A footballer who was a long time under the orders of José Luis Mendilibar usually says of him that he is a fantastic coach, one of the best, but that he could never train a great: «The stars would not allow him the fights he throws and journalists they would kill if he gave in Barça or in Madrid the answers he gives in Eibar ». In times of maximum political correctness, the Eibar coach is the only one - along with Javier Aguirre - who retains a countercultural naturalness. Without hairs on the tongue, the technician who visits Camp Nou today has coined famous phrases to write a book.
«Messi rests in the game, his bastard. He knows when to rest and when to participate. If they gave him the day off he would have a worse time from the stands and he would get more tired ».
On the eve of this afternoon's meeting, he was asked about the possibility of Setien rotating the Argentine. That was the answer about a soccer player whom he has always praised: «With the guy this is impossible. You get a goal out of nowhere ».
«Orellana is a red green mouse. You don't know how to catch him. If you have the bad day it is a bastard. You have to understand him because if he can't send you to take for sack and you lose him. And then it is worse ».
When Eibar signed Orellana, it was clear that, given their strong character, there were only two options: either it went very well or very badly. Fortunately for the gunsmiths, the explosive mix has been a success. In fact, the Chilean is now the best footballer in Eibar.
«Inui is too obedient, sometimes I have to tell him not to pay attention to me. I tell him to center and center, I tell him to come and go. It does not improvise. Once I shouted: 'You have to be more brazen!' I laughed: 'What have I told you?' And he goes and answers: 'On the right'. Look ... Luck that Enrich was around: 'No,' Taka ', the coach says to be brave, to do what comes out of your tail with the ball' ».
No one has starred in more phrases to remember Mendilibar than Inui. "He has been like my father," the Japanese said. «He is a player who did not understand or pope when he arrived, who now does not speak the language, but football does. It is one of the players that has best understood my football, ”the coach praised him.
«'Taka' is Japanese, but it is very 'salao'. He scores a goal and then apologizes to me ... Well, don't give it to us! Here he has already scored two goals and is scoring more than with us, so something he will have learned in Betis, alas, in Betis no, he did not play! Well, he will have learned it in Eibar ».
Inui again, but this time as a rival in a match against Alavés. The Japanese had changed Ipurua for Villamarín with the freedom letter despite having renewed it. He did not do well in Seville and Mendilibar, lovingly and jokingly, did not miss the opportunity to remind him. A few months later, they met again.
“Ramis does not move fast either forward or backward, nor will he do any sprint, but he is always well placed. I could go in a wheelchair and it would still be the best center we have ».
Said after winning Real Madrid 3-0. The Balearic is his man of confidence in the defense and his continuous injuries one of the main reasons for the weak season that Eibar is doing.
«I get the feeling that the referee is the one in Madrid. It is very difficult to fail with the VAR because they take a long time to whistle, they let go and when they chivan they make the decision. In the end this is going to look like American football and the day will come when we can change the eleven players on each play ».
This is what he said after the first game with VAR that he had to lead. His opinion has not improved since then: «I don't trust the VAR at all or who throws the lines. The machines are handled by people and there will be those who know how to handle them well and who does not, or people who do not want to do well. I have no idea. I would take them all ».
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