Diego Rivas has lived one of the craziest weeks of his career. He retired in the summer after promotion with Racing de Ferrol and took on the role of goalkeeping coach at Arenteiro, without thinking that he would have to take down the gloves one last time. And in which place. Deportivo fan, he will have the task of becoming villain where it already went hero a decade and a half ago in a play off promotion to Second B with Fabril. Then, after two draws, the tie went to a penalty shootout. The subsidiary had been superior to Burgos, but that could be a lottery. Until the man from Naroñés stopped two penalties. The other, from Txitxo, went away. A promotion that they vaguely remember Diego Seoane and David Añón, former teammates and friends of the goal. “It is a knock on two not very good doors, both Seo Like me, we don’t have a very good memory,” jokes the current Coruxo player. “They were very close games. Diego had done well on penalties. He is a goalkeeper who gives you a lot of security”he remembers.
Seoane retired last season and did not waste a minute in his next step. He started as an assistant in Cadet B of the Lugo and now he directs Cadet A. The benches and the scoutting They call it. “Diego promoted us in the penalty shootout, we took few shots and he was the absolute protagonist”explains the former Deportivista winger.
They both agree that Diego Rivas is reluctant to make a decision like playing this Sunday. “Diego is a great professional and will try to do his best.” for the team he represents. It’s going to make it very difficult. That reaction of lending a hand hits him. He is worthy of praise,” says Añón about his former partner. Seoane adds that he is “a calm guy” and believes that he will be calm and do well: “He is a brave goalkeeper. He has no problem taking responsibility. Having a brave guy with that personality under the sticks helped me a lot personally. You know he’s not going to wrinkle.”
anonHe also remembers his good technique with the ball. An important facet in Arenteiro’s game. “He has a game with his feet that many footballers would like.”. He participated with us and was like a field player. He was a marvel. He gave you that free man at the back and then, between the sticks, he was a very complete goalkeeper. That first year for promotion helped us a lot.”
To which he adds that he believes that he will be very supported by his teammates: “They are going to try to even give something extra so that he does not feel sold at any time. It’s not going to be easy at all. The best thing Dépor can do is abstract itself and focus on its game.”
In 2010, after the victory against Burgos, Diego Rivas explained in LA OPINIÓN how he experienced that day: “Man, I don’t know. The truth is that I prefer to be a hero than a villain (laughs).” This time he will have to do everything possible to do the opposite so that Deportivo does not score. “We did write to him, we put some pressure on him (laughs), but he takes it phenomenally. He is a very calm guy, he is going to be calm and he will do well,” Diego Seoane joked about his friend.
2024-04-28 04:02:50
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