The Santander coach has not achieved the expected results after taking charge of the yellow submarine and there was even talk about his dismissal before the league break
Quique Setien has had a very difficult return to the Santander League with the Villarreal CF. The former coach of teams like Real Betis or FC Barcelona took charge of the yellow team after the unexpected departure of Unai Emery, but he has not finished fitting in. In fact, in his first days in charge of the team he had to face a small rebellion led by Dani Parejoone of the strong men in the locker room.
The bad results, together with the coach’s bad relationship with part of the squad, meant that The board will consider throwing out the coach a few weeks after his arrival. Now this option seemed completely out of the question, but everything has changed. And it is that Villarreal CF is very aware of Belgium to decide on Quique Setién.
The future of Setién in the air
The Belgian team has had in recent years what is possibly the best generation of footballers in its history. Hazard, Courtois, De Bruyne, Lukaku and company made Belgium a favorite in all the major tournaments, but the results have never come. And in the World Cup in Qatar they will not arrive either.
This has caused the Belgian federation to have practically decided to embark on a new stage after the World Cup. This will mean the departure of Roberto Martínez, who since 2016 has led the Belgian national team. And his plans go through returning to the day-to-day of the clubs, since he has several interested in signing him.
Villarreal CF wants the coach of Belgium
If Roberto Martínez finally ends up leaving the Belgian team, the Villarreal CF He has in his plans to offer him to be the coach of the new project. It would be the first experience of Balaguer’s coach in Spain, since for the moment his entire career in charge of clubs has been developed in England, where he has gone through teams like Wigan or Everton.
Now, after trying his luck as a national team, having even reached the semifinals of the World Cup in Russia, everything seems to indicate that Roberto Martínez wants to try new experiences. Spain is one of the possibilities that he has always had on the table. And Villarreal CF seems willing to make him the replacement for Quique Setién if the opportunity presents itself. Something that we have previously discussed in TheGolDigital.