With Javi http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martinez-c24468 leaving the Spanish club, Athletic Bilbao, to join the German giants, Bayern Munich, Bielsa believes that his side have lost one of the best players in the team.
Athletic Bilbao recently lost one of their best players, Javi Martinez, to the German Bundesliga giants, Bayern Munich.
Martinez was one of those players who managed to save Bilbao in the last season.
Even though he is naturally a holding midfielder, he played as a centre-back during the absence of the injured players, and helped his team qualify for the final of the Europa League.
Bilbao were not able to win against fellow La Liga side, Atletico Madrid, but they still managed to impress audiences around the world, especially after they managed to win against the Premier League giants, Manchester United.
Bielsa helped his side win two silver medals last season, the Europa League and the Copa del Rey.
Throughout their performances, Javi Martinez was widely noticed by elite European clubs, and teams such as Manchester United, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 were all interested in signing him.
However, Munich were the ones willing to pay the high price attached with the player and now the Spaniard is going to play in the German Bundesliga.
While speaking about Martinez’s departure, Bielsa spoke of him in good words, but said that since the pre-season games were played without him, the team is not going to miss him much.
“Athletic lose the contribution of a fantastic player that is the result.”
“However, he virtually played no games in pre-season and the team was constructed without him.”
“The reality is that the decision is one that everyone knows. It is so and only time will tell how it affects him and us.”
Bielsa also spoke about the team’s current performances and said:
“A good performance does not improve anything, but a bad performance would worsen the situation we are in.”
Athletic Bilbao won their most recent fixture against Helsinki, and the final score-line of the match was 6-0.
This result has helped Bilbao be in the driving seat for the Europa League qualification.
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