“These results don’t surprise me at all” | Relief

Arenas de Getxo – another one from the landing Ibai Gomez on the bench. The former Athletic and Deportivo Alaves player, among others, is experiencing the sweetest moment of his career as a coach at Arenas with a legacy left behind by the Dominican Republic U-23 team, which Together with Fernando Amorebieta, he led the Olympic Games in Paris.

Before heading to the Olympics, he had already decided on his next destination: Arenas de Getxo. Although he had interest from partner teams and was offered an adventure at Recreativo Granada, the opportunity to take the reins of a senior team like Arenas was a challenge he could not resist. “As part of the process, we thought that it would reach the level of results later.“Ibay Gomez, who already has Arenas high in the second RFEF classification,” explains Relevo.

The commitment to the Getxo company, which won the Spanish Cup in 1919, is complete for the young coach. For my part, Ibay Gomez is grateful for the opportunities the club has given him when it comes to implementing his model.. The former player always has good words for President Gorka, as well as sports director Oscar and other managers such as Ainara, Cristian or Alvaro.

We were joined by the coach, still taking his first steps on the bench. a young and hungry squad that has already shown that Gobela will be their fortress this yearor. “Looking at the daily life of the team, these results do not surprise me at all.. Our goal was to see players paying attention, listening, and being able to integrate concepts, especially with such enthusiasm and passion. Every day, every workout is simply outrageous.“, says the former Athletic player about the team found in the Arenas.

For now, Ibai Gomez’s men have five wins from seven games, and this income takes them to sixth position in the standings.where the difference between the four outcomes is 15 points. The start of the season is more than noticeable for the organization, which last year managed to keep the category at a minimum. “We have more than goals, we have illusions. With this hope that we can succeed, both my coaching staff and I think big and don’t say no to anything, but At the moment, the issue of promotion is still very far away.“, details about the expectations that are gaining momentum in Gobel.

“One of our goals was achieved: to interest people. People want to go to Gobela to see the team they identify with. Looks like we’re getting closer to our goal“, he continues. The desire to see Arenas is so great that Even Marcos Llorente, Ibay Gomez’s friend and partner, came to see the team a few days ago. This is evidenced by the data: to this day, playing at home is synonymous with victory for Arenas de Getxo. Four of the five victories this year came in Gobel, three of them in a row.

Habits of the first division in the second RFEF

Coach Ibai Gomez has a rule that he emphasizes throughout his performance: Everyday life is everything to understand the overall result of the project.. In this puzzle of options that makes up the club’s game, the former footballer does his homework every day. “Day by day IWe try to acquire the everyday habits of the First Division or the top level, that’s how we see it.“, speaks.

“Within the capabilities of the club We try to make the experience equal to the First Division in terms of nutrition, physical training, rest…He added to Primera’s habits a friend like Endika Montiel, who has been advising the footballer on nutrition for years.” Endika deals with team issues, Omar (Fernandez de la Calle) deals with physical prevention, and otherwise we also gave a lot of advice to the players,” he elaborates. When it comes to these tips for football players, the following stand out: blood test from a specialized doctor (Dr. Txanton) so that everyone has a nutrition and supplement plan, or cold baths with the help of which they contribute to the physical recovery of athletes.

All this in order to create a team that “press high and live far from our area– this is how the coach himself describes his playing style. Today, his idea is working for Gobela and those happy times have returned, which seemed to have been forgotten just recently.