It’s the opportunity of a lifetime. Everyone knows it, but that’s not why the legs of Manolo González, Espanyol’s new coach, are shaking. After several days in charge, the one from Folgoso do Courel is aware of where he is and what he has come to, but he remains calm ahead of the debut against Zaragoza, in which there will be more than 2,000 parakeet fans. “All my life I have worked to play these kinds of matches”, said the coach with some solemnity, who insisted that he is not “nervous”, but rather “motivated and very eager”.
Despite the fact that it is a scary field, González hopes that his team will go out “to win this and all the games we have left. I see the players very committed to the goal”, he assured. He also confirmed that Nico Melamed could get minutes again after several months out injured, although he ruled out Pacheco due to discomfort.
Víctor Fernández will also make his debut on the bench in front, a historic player who will try to refloat the Aragonese team towards the playoffs.
