• LaLiga.The excursions and barbecues of Granada

Granada today looks up at the table and only sees Real Madrid, the leader. After seven days, the Andalusians will visit the Bernabéu with the option of leaving to command the classification in the case of obtaining the victory. It would sound like a utopia if it were not because the Nasrid team has started their first trip as a shot, with triumph over Barcelona included. Behind this tireless, tidy team and with the most clear ideas, Diego Martínez (1980, Vigo), a coach who took root in the foothills of the Alhambra after maturing the trade in the academy of Seville. He answers by phone before sitting at the table with his players, forced to eat in the sports city.

Psychologist, spiritual leader, group manager ... You have everything you do in the club. The strength belongs to the group, I remind the team every day. And the work has a prize. For example, being here, in First and on the way to the Bernabéu, is the week different, with Madrid on the horizon? I tried no. I want it to be another game. Although many will debut in that stadium. As happened against Barça, we will have to be honorary and they badly. Does Granada believe its surprising start to the season? I don't detect euphoria. The team is serene and mature. We are aware that the goal is to add points, because surely there will be hard times. The important thing is to stay focused in every game, in every talk, in every training. Is the Bruges scare an incentive for you? On the contrary, it is bad news. Because it is hard to imagine Madrid stumbling two games in a row at home. And let's not forget that he did not lose, he managed to overcome two goals against, something not easy in Europe. That character he has is unique. Does he take work home? When you live of your passion, you do not account for the time you spend or the place. Sometimes, in fact, I find football solutions in other activities. Watching series or reading, when I'm relaxed, inspiration comes. He has a reputation as a scholar. How many games do you see per week? All I can. On Tuesday, in the day of Champions, he was doing an intense zapping , until seeing the Second Division. He uses coaching techniques. I don't like the term. Rather we try to manage emotions, activate interaction, encourage coexistence ... The famous barbecues. Well, that and field trips, group meetings, motivational talks, documentary viewing ... Sports? Not only. There are examples of overcoming today very good for a team. I also put football, of course. For example, the last Champions League final is reviewed a lot, to show the penalty that Tottenham does. A loose hand that cannot be held like this within the area. My players learned from that action and against Barcelona, ​​we avoided a penalty with the arms stuck to the body and the hands behind. Another match we have reviewed is the final of the Bayern-Manchester Champions League, 99, when the English come back in two minutes. You have to know how to manage the finals of the matches. The Spanish coach is listed on LaLiga and abroad. Only three are foreigners in First. The level of LaLiga is very high and we all learn from our good players. Training also has a lot of level. But you can't talk about a single school, we are very different. How would you explain your method? I think it all depends on the players you have at a given time. That and the work, the culture of the effort, an identity as a team ... All that is something we bring with the inertia of the ascent. And what are its benchmarks on the benches? Many. I am eclectic. I like many other things. I look at the dynamism of Klopp, in the automatisms of Guardiola, in the competitiveness of Simeone, in the serenity of Valverde ... It does not mention Zidane. That happens when making a list, you always forget someone ... Of course, Zidane, also Unai Emery, with whom I was lucky to work in Seville. And I follow the work of other sports technicians, such as basketball, with Sergio Scariolo or Phil Jackson. Returning to Zidane. What do you have different as a coach? What he has done with Madrid is extraordinary. Winning so much on a bench so complicated is only done by someone special. The documentary they made about their career [Zidane, like a dream] I've seen it 100 times. There is much to learn from your values ​​as an athlete. And lead one of the best teams in the world.

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