Karanka, new coach of Granada

Karanka, in his time as second coach of Madrid. EUROPA PRESS (Europa Press)

The tough defeat against Levante (1-4) felt like a bomb in the upper echelons of Granada.

The Andalusian team clearly lost a clash that they considered to be a real final.

The sensations offered by Granada were very bad.

In 16th place and one point from the relegation zone, the Andalusian team has announced the hiring of Aitor Karanka and the dismissal of Rubén Torrecilla, the interim coach who has been in charge for five games, in which Granada won one , tied another and lost three (4 of 15 points).

In the last two games, against Sevilla and Levante, Granada conceded eight goals and scored only three.

“Rubén Torrecilla has shown that he is always at the service of the club in his five seasons as coach of Juvenil, Club Recreativo Granada and at this stage as head of the first team.

The club wants to thank Rubén Torrecilla for all his effort, work and dedication, as well as his willingness and dedication as coach of the first team of Granada CF”, clarified the entity from Granada, and then announced the arrival of Karanka .

“The coach Aitor Karanka (Vitoria, 09/18/73) takes the reins of the Granada first team.

Karanka's career as head coach has been marked by a long career in England from 2013 to 2021 at Birmingham, Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough, with whom he achieved promotion to the Premier League", highlighted Granada, who at the same time praised Karanka's experience as assistant to José Mourinho as manager of Madrid (from 2010 to 2013).

As a player, Karanka was a technically acceptable central defender who played for Athletic Club and Real Madrid.

Karanka comes to save a very delicate situation.

Granada have only won one match in the last 14 matches, with nine defeats and four draws.

That bad streak caused the dismissal of the first coach who started the championship, Robert Moreno.

Rubén Torrecilla has not been able to straighten the course of a team that presents a great defensive fragility (56 goals against, the second worst figure in the entire competition) and offers many doubts in its attacking game.

The mark left by the previous coach, Diego Martínez, has been very deep and the course was complicated for the Andalusian team.

The new coach will direct his first training session this Tuesday and will make his debut in an important match against Atlético de Madrid this Wednesday (7:00 p.m.).

In the absence of official confirmation, Karanka signs for the remainder of the season and the next.

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