Javier Aguirre hinted that to win titles and revolutionize football there are specific DTs, as well as to save teams from relegation, and in the eyes of the fans he is closer to the latter than the former, which is why he stated that it does not bother him that they refer to him as a “firefighter”.
And boy, “El Vasco” has shown skills to put out fires, since the weekend saved Mallorca from going to the second division, when a few weeks ago, in April that he took the team, it seemed that relegation was imminent , since the Bermellones occupied the red zone of the general table, in the number place 18.
With this save, Aguirre added his fifth escape from the second division in soccer Spain, since previously he did it with Zaragoza, Espanyol and twice with Osasuna, a team that, coincidentally, they beat on the last day of La Liga and with which they managed to complete the task this season, Granada, Levante and Alavés being condemned to relegation.
“It doesn’t bother me at all, I’m seen as a ‘fire-fighting’ coach and that’s fine. Not everyone can be like Guardiola, Mourinho or Klopp who win titles and titles, there are others who have to put that other part (that of avoiding relegation) ”, he expressed in an interview for Movistar Plus.
With Mallorca, Aguirre played 9 games, of which he won 4, tied 1 and lost 4, which turned into 13 points of 27 disputed: pure gold for a team that, before his arrival, had accumulated 6 wins, 8 draws and 15 losses in 29 matches.
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