Still “130 beats” away from everything he has experienced in an RCDE Stadium that he knows so well, Joan Francesc Ferrer Rubi appeared before the media with a clear message: “I end my cycle”. It was the last response to a press conference in which he also encouraged Espanyol after relegation, a club he spent the 2018-19 season with when he qualified for Europe.
This departure caught the Almería squad by surprise, as Adrián Embarba, another former Espanyol player who was key to the permanence of the Almerías scoring a penalty in the last minutes of the match, confessed to the Cadena SER microphones. “We had no idea about Rubi. We must respect his decision, even if he surprises us, ”she assured.
The tension of the party “I’m still at 130 beats. There was a lot of tension, we knew it would be like that. Espanyol is playing very good football. He played a great game, he dignified the profession, I have doubts if they have competed just as well on other pitches”.
The atmosphere at the RCDE Stadium. “It has hurt us, the Espanyol player has been very involved. Espanyol’s fans are from the First Division and there are 365 days left for it to return to the First Division”.
The level displayed by the equipment. “When you risk something and it’s the last day and you know that if you fail you won’t make it… It’s very traumatic. For a promotion it would not be the same. That’s the beauty of this sport, you can’t take everything for granted. It is the week that I have enjoyed the least, we wanted it to happen, it was not a priority in the game. It was a half Almería, we were nervous, but the satisfaction is great. You can go on vacation in peace.”
The future of Spanish. “I do not have doubts. From the outside, there is a very valid bulk of the squad. We all believe that he had a squad to be in the First Division, but the seasons are like that. And there is a trainer for time. You have to work, a lot of things have to happen, but the bet is safe if they keep what works”.
Message about your future. “I want to wish Espanyol good luck and thanks to the club’s employees, the Almería fans, and some players who believed in hard work. I wanted to make public that we are ending the cycle. We will not continue. We are grateful. We have long met objectives such as salvation, sports growth and the revaluation of players. Surely discipline and habits will be found for the future. I choose this moment because I don’t want to waste the club’s time”.
