Athletic’s elections are here and that Marcelo Bielsa is once again the coach of the lions is an option that is gaining a lot of strength.
The athletic club is looking for a new president and has the elections just around the corner. Inaki Arechabaleta He is one of the candidates for the presidency of the Athletic Club of Bilbao and next to him walks a Marcelo Bielsa who would be the coach if they won the elections. And be careful, because most Basque media give it as a favorite. We analyze how he did to the Argentine in his previous stage.
Marcelo Bielsa led a total of 113 games for Athletic Club. Of all of them he won 43, drew 31 and lost 39. The percentages? 38%, 27% and 35% respectively. And it is that the numbers were not especially bright, but the feelings say otherwise.
The youngest fans Athletic They have lived the best moments with him on the bench. Those round of 16 Europa League in 2012 before him Man Utd that ended with the lions defeating a historic European, the final reached that same year against Atletico Madrid. Cotas that have not been seen again in San Mames.
Also, in the Copa del Rey He also reached the final after performing a spectacular competition. He was unable to lift the title, which ended up falling on the side of Barcelona (0-3), but the residue will always remain, and it is what excites the Bilbao fans.
In his first season (2011-12) the rosary beads finished LaLiga Santander in tenth position with 49 points. He stayed six points behind the European positions, scoring 49 goals and receiving 52a bad balance for what is expected of the Athletic.
In his second year (2012-13) things were worse. Athletic did not get past 12th place (45 points), with 44 goals for and 65 against. And it is that in the First Division he did not have the best results, focusing on the Europa League and the Copa del Rey.