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When talking about Getafe CF, the first thing that comes to the football fan’s mind is one name: José Bordalás. He has done it all at the club. He took them to Europe and saved them from relegation. Loved and criticised in equal parts, Bordalás reviewed the start of the league in GOLES: “I consider myself a competitive coach and I don’t like to lose. I want my players to have that mentality”. It is said that his teams are author’s teams. He prefers to say that he adapts to the needs and the squad he has.
This year he has a very media-friendly player in his squad. Mason Greenwood was going to be a star at Manchester United. There he has the achievement of being the player under the age of 20 with the most goals. Extra-sporting matters kept him off the pitch for more than a year. With offers from important Italian teams, as Bordalás himself confirms, the Englishman chose Getafe to relaunch his career: “Greenwood is friends with Bellingham and advised him to come to the Spanish league”, admits the coach. His adaptation is what worries him most at the moment: “He is a fantastic player. We have to be patient, calm and we are helping him and his team-mates. He is integrating in a sensational way and hopefully he can help us”.
There are many who criticise his style. On this, José Bordalás has no doubts: “It doesn’t bother me at all. When they beat you easily they wish you luck. What does bother me is that there are professionals who justify themselves with the rival’s play”. And his style is one of the most discussed in the league. Nor can the data be disputed: In the first four league games Getafe have received 22 yellow cards and one red card. Those who call the team aggressive add fuel to the fire: “I respect the Spanish referees. They are great professionals, but it’s true that this current and this mantra means that for the same fouls we are punished with more rigour. It’s labelled and it’s not real”. Two of those four were against Madrid and Barça. In both, the effective time was one of the highest in those matches. The Alicante coach also boasted about this.
Finally, Bordalás spoke about two presidents he has worked with: Peter Lim and Ángel Torres. Bordalás explained his relationship with each of them: "I didn’t have much of a relationship with Lim. What I had was at a distance. The relationship with Torres is very close. You all know that what happened last season was unexpected and my heart went out to him. Fortunately we made it.