After spending time on the Cordoba bench on two occasions (2007-2008 and 2011-2012), former footballer and now coach Paco Jémez talks about the shock of the league between the green and white team and Deportivo de La Coruña, with whom he also had a relationship when he wore their jersey as a footballer. Today, after finishing his stay in Iran, Jémez analyzes a Second Division in which Córdoba and Deportivo return after several years of shipwrecks away from professional football.
Paco Jémez acknowledged: “I’ve seen a lot of Second Division, I’ve seen practically all the teams. It’s another category, it’s another story. I’m not thinking about Córdoba or Deportivo made their dream come truebut let’s hope that little by little, especially Cordoba, who is further behind, they will take the lead in the category and will be able to climb in the positions. He did not want to get involved in the evaluation of the green and white project because “I am not made for that”.
According to him, “in the end, there is what there is. We must demand according to what has been invested and spent. Cordoba has just a very compromising situation just like Deportivo. Now that they are in the Second Division, I think it is time to make an effort to prevent this from happening again. That the past does not reappear. “I cannot value a project because I do not know it in depth, everyone when they invest their money adapts to what they can.”
Deportivo and Córdoba are trying to adapt to the category as quickly as possible. The former coach of the Greens and Whites assured that “you will be busy throughout the season, which is very long and you have to hold on mentally. Hopefully little by little they add points, that they put themselves in a calmer situation and allow them to play without too much tension.
Regarding the fans, he said that “the Córdoba fans are like those of Deportivo, they are always in the worst moments, they have always been by their team’s side with a number of fans that some teams in the First Division do not have. I hope that one day they will both be in the First Division because that is the place that both entities and both cities deserve.
Without a doubt, the level of the Second Division has increased exponentially since Córdoba left it five years ago. For the former footballer, “it’s only just beginning, the season is very long, very competitive and any team can make things difficult for you. In the end, the normal thing is Let the big budgets be on the riseThat’s normal. But we come back to the same thing, that is to say that if we let ourselves get a little distracted, we start a little late and then we don’t have time to catch up with those at the top. That’s the beauty of the Second Division, which is the second strongest in the world.
The keys
The 22 teams that They make up the Hypermotion League They are trying to adapt to the category and understand the keys to survive in it. Córdoba and Deportivo have been away from professional football for many years and must achieve their goal of permanence. For Paco Jémez, “this is a key that is important, having the possibility of signing good players, having the possibility of signing good coaches, having good doctors, etc. It costs money. It is true that it can also be done with less, but it costs more and is complicated.
According to him, “teams that have more usually invest well and know what they are doing. They have more possibilities than those who do not need to invest. With money, everything will improve. “Whoever does not have this type of investment must settle for less.” However, “Football is such a difficult sport to understand. That there are times when the one with the least is above the one with the most. But that’s punctual. Normally, in Primera, the league is always won by the same team. And in the Second Division, the same favorites tend to be promoted, it’s hard to go wrong with just one. “The economic potential is important when it comes to strengthening your team and having good players.”
