Athletic Club international goalkeeper Unai Simón will enjoy from this Thursday of a few days of rest, and it will not be available to Marcelino García Toral for the match of the first day of LaLiga what will the team face rojiblanco with Elche, next Monday at the Martínez Valero.
Unai Simón has trained this Thursday with the team, at his own request, after having considered the option recommended by the club taking a few days off after having chained the Eurocup and the Olympic Games, the player It has been since May 31 without stopping and with only 5 days off. The international was ready to put the holidays aside, but it has decided to heed the recommendations of the technicians, who were clear that the best option for the goalkeeper to come back strong is to rest.
On the other hand, the coach Marcelino has always maintained that Simon needed to rest, mostly from mental fatigue which means chaining two tournaments of such transcendence in such a short time and in a position as complicated as that of goalkeeper. The coach’s approach has been reaffirmed by the sports management, psychological and recovered.
As announced by the rojiblanco club, “the goalkeeper himself and the club’s sports managers “ have agreed to that rest period after Unai Simón’s participation in Euro 2020 and the recent Tokyo Olympics. In the statement, they have not detailed how long the doorman will be on vacation, they have only made it clear that: “It will not be available next Monday in the league premiere against Elche“.
The youth squad Julen Agirrezabala, 20-year-old, starter in the last three friendlies of the preparation phase, is emerging as a starter in the league debut Athletic against the Elche team.
ℹ️ Unai Simón is enjoying a few days off from today after his tour of the Eurocup and the Tokyo Olympics.#AthleticClub 🦁
– Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) August 12, 2021