The euphoria that Real Sociedad lives for the excellent season that its team is doing has been rewarded with a gift from Reyes that arrives three days in advance. In a time of traditional anxiety in the First benches, the San Sebastian team has announced this Friday the renewal of Imanol Alguacil.

The Orio coach had a contract until the end of this season. A priori, none of the parties was in a hurry to undertake the revision of the contract, but they have chosen to do so at six months before seeing the good dynamics of the team and the symbiosis with a traditionally very demanding fans who feel more than satisfied with Sheriff, whose New contract expires in 2021.

His is the triumph of patience, discreet work and commitment to the club of his life. Sheriff debuted in Primera as interim coach in 2017 after the dismissal of Eusebio Sacristán with the season already advanced. He directed the last nine games of that League with good results, which were not worth it for the Royal to definitely bet on him.

Not a bad comment

Asier Garitano, from Leganés, was chosen to take on the project of last season in the summer of 2018 and Imanol returned to the branch that had been directing three and a half seasons, assuming at all times the role that the Gipuzkoan club had assigned him. Something that not everyone does in their situation. To the best of my knowledge, there was no bad gesture or bad comment, although I could have claimed that it deserved continuity.

Garitano's project in Anoeta did not bear fruit and Real looked back at the subsidiary coach. The difference was that on this occasion Sheriff was not appointed on an interim basis, if for a season and a half, with a renewable contract "year by year", as announced in his presentation. A reality that this Friday has been found real.

"I felt happy, valued and safe. This is the consequence that things are going well and that Roberto [Olabe, sports director] and the board of directors are happy with the work we are doing," Alguacil said in statements released by the Royal Society after the renewal announcement.

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