Jorge Sampaoli must be treated as if he were the disciple of a current, not a simple footballer. When that happens, it is best to apply the maxim 'back to basics', back to basics.

Mendilibar had never belonged to that football, Second Division player and coach who had won titles in Preferente, Third, Second B and Second, but never with a First team. He is not a top coach, in the sense that Mourinho said it years ago, defeated by the Basque in Budapest.