It would be somewhat difficult under any circumstances, if it weren’t for your bitter rivals. If your boss has never told the media ‘I’m not saying I’m going to cut off one of my hands to confirm it, but I’m probably going to’. Anyway that’s exactly what happened – ‘No calls, no communication’ when Barcelona worked his €25M director said Espanyol sporting director Fran Garagarza – But after nine days, it has been said.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Joan Garcia was the difference between survival in La Liga and what would have been financial fraud, one with more painful consequences than his exit. Garcia’s saves, 140 of them, parted from a museum-sized tapestry showing the genius of the senses, but it was because of his performance, the unbearable performance of his winning performance before the victory of Espanyol fans after Espanyol’s goal after his goal.
So when he leaves, it can be understood if he is disappointed if he is disappointed to soften the survival he was inspired by. Los Phricos, not to worry about the future. Losing your best player throws the team and its fanbase into uncertainty: Both are thrown in new faces to find their hopes.
This year without garcia, Espantol with 15 points from their nine games, which placed them 6th, the number of the last 16 games needed. That suggests that Espanyol have put down a forest full of rebuilding after the big sale.
After a repeated spell, Garagarza returned to Spanish football with Espanyol in 2022, and despite the opposition in 2023, it has completed well and sometimes the opposition of the team, involved in the loss of many stars. Meanwhile, Los Pericos brought in €63m in sales in the summer as well, the only money from Garcia’s move to Barcelona contributed to 11 signings, and a profit of €10.8m. Among those registrations were Kike Garcia, the Top Gallingscorer of Survival Rivals for survival (15 seasons), Roberto Fernandez and Urko Gerzalez and Urko Gerzalez, allowing the manager of Mayolo Gonzalez to keep his best placement from last year. Of those who signed, seven are 24 years old or younger.
Both Fernandez and Urko arrived in January, and played leading roles in their transition in the second half of last season. Perhaps the way in the forest of problems, is more rational in the same city with Barcelona’s response to the loss of Neymar Junior, it is easy with the goal, the position that affects the way to play less. So often the groups are too much, too much or too much – the desire to respond strongly is perhaps the most natural response.
Garagarya is focusing his efforts on development across the board. Holding on to Captain Javi Puado, without a contract and with great interest, can be considered a coupor as big as the signing of the title. The early performance from Tyrhys Dolan, a pacy winger with a strategy that was absent last year, and the younger members of Clemens’ defense showed much promise.
It’s easy to see why Garagarya is related to Gonzalez. “When I signed, I had to test. It took me four hours. One question was about my availability, and I said it was 24/7 … When he was training in the lower divisions of Spain, Gonzalez used to start work at 06: 00 AM as a bus driver so that he could train in the afternoon. Stone tones, aimed at the edge of blue, and the determination to stick to his players and the club, not because Muricio Pochettino enjoy a strong connection between the fans and the coach. It is a combination of satisfaction and humility and you also see Jose Luis Mendilibar, Garagarza’s long-term partner at Eibar.
Gonzalez is a furnace, the warmth to keep his players closed and to gain the trust of his players, the intense heat and confidence that they don’t just want to sweat for a reason, but to improve. “He was quickly transformed because he is a footballer, he understands the game well and does his part. It’s all about dying,” said another option, “says another option,” said another person, ” After consistent success in the lower stages, Gonzalez was in the fourth stage with Espanyol B in March 2024 when Garagarthi asked him to take the old side. The unattainable promotion of play-off play saw him with a real evicedo in the Final, a personal jump of three categories in five months.
Asis Va Ser La Reacció Al Gol de Kikike 👀 pic.twitter.com/nlhbtvqeuq
– RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (@RCDESPANYOL) October 18, 2025
However, there is a danger that his modest roots and associated characters hide the ability to go the best tricks with the best heads. El Scomencial notes that Gonzalez is a tired touch of the bus driver’s trust; He has been in training since the age of 21, and has gone on a long coaching journey with Barcelona’s Grid Street program.
It has been just twice this season for Espanyol to have been well placed; At the top of the real madrid table they broke the deadline with a long micle of the width from Eder Militao, while the real fifth betis got their real shot three of the steps. The victory of the title took place in Atlético Madrid on the first day at the RCDE Stadium, home to a season record number of ticket holders of the year. To keep their head above the rising Atlético Atlético for the first hour, Genzalez Grin matched his face when he watched as he found the spot to make it 2-1, which gave the game in Atlético’s control.
Beyond the big guns, neither offense executed their game plan against Espantol for any length of time, neither team was comfortable. Now with a greater depth of quality, and a wider range of talents at his disposal, Gonzalez shows that beneath the Brazsen Facade, there is more variety and exploration beneath it. Among the articles, you can read about their 2-0 victory over the real Oviedo on Friday night, the meeting and the first time since the last 16 months. Despite the year of beacon punoaco, Espanyol had 40 percent of possession and dominated the game. “His absence can be solved in several ways,” he explained in advance at MD. “We don’t attack in the same way. It depends on the type of game.”
👏 ¡Oregulloso de Sere Perico! 🤍💙 pic.twitter.com/mtttzfedg7
– RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (@RCDESPANYOL) On October 17, 2025
Save the opening minutes of the second half, Oviedo’s attacking efforts looked convincing and withdrawn – the polar opposite of their opponents. ESPANYOL went from high to low with confidence and humility in a tricky situation reminiscent of the richest teams. The slavery and confidence of last season remains, but with any victory to feel inevitable, it is a rich thing with Los Pericos considering the white-knuckle ride they continued last year.
Earlier this month, the face of New Wroup velocity Sports Sports Ltd. His package of Alan gave the first conference Growing hope, swelling pride and increasing noise in Cornella from Garagarza and Gonzalez however. Losing Garcia was a blow to their side’s expectations, losing him to Barcelona was something of a nightmare. However, for four months, Espantol does not end up winning, they are as light on their feet as they have been for years.
