Diego Martinez is one of the stylish Spanish football coaches. His arrival at Las Palmas has been key to the Canaries’ flight in just eight games – five wins, one draw and only two defeats – managed to push UD out of last place and out of the relegation places. The Galician pressed the right button and They admire him on the island. Two straight fights are expected to finish the first round, both at home. The final hurdle will be Getafe, but RCD Espanyol will have to get past Gran Canaria firsta club that he knows very well.
After winning in Granada, Martinez needed a year to learn and improve. Get off the bench and soak up football before taking on a new challenge.He chose Espanyol, but the adventure in Barcelona did not go as expected. After 27 days, he was fired. A performance that reminded him, in a bad way, of a parakeet fan after Las Palmas’ Copa del Rey clash against CE Europe, and which the coach did not take well. It reminded him of the blue-whites’ slump that ended with Luis Garcia on the bench.. Martinez left Espanyol in April with the idea of salvation and a heart full of love. “Being part of Espanyol is a gift for which I can only thank. I arrived as Vigo from Granadaby force of feeling“, he admitted during his farewell.
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The paths of the two teams are now crossing. Both aim to save the category and only five points.Espanyol – one game down– divide them. That so-called collision of four points. Although Martinez has said more than once that he doesn’t like looking at rankingsknows that points against direct opponents are worth more.Special match in person and in qualifying.