He took over the team in 15th place in the standings at the end of February and nine points from relegation. After 10 games, Sporting have not been able to improve their position in the table, they have been in 17th place for six games and, what is worse, the danger zone has moved closer to four points. The numbers don’t lie: Martí has worsened Gallego’s career and, as a consequence, the club is considering dismissing the Mallorcan coach.
The results condemn José Luis Martí, without a doubt, despite the fact that the coach showed confidence and strength after the defeat against Ibiza. “I have the strength to continue, I believe a lot in what I do and I believe a lot in these players”, he said in the El Molinón press room. “We don’t like the situation, but it is reality, we have to face it with ambition and knowing that we are risking the future of an entity like Real Sporting de Gijón”, he added.
The truth is that the data does not lie: 6 points out of 30 disputed; only one victory (4-1 against Cartagena), three draws and six defeats; 9 goals for and 12 against. In a classification of these last ten days, Sporting would be penultimatewith Fuenlabrada bottom.
The last ten days of David Gallego on the bench of the team from Gijón ended with 12 points out of 30 played, after three wins, three draws and four losses (11 goals for and 10 against). The problem for the Catalan coach is that until that moment he had had a previous streak of only two draws in eight games, which completed a series of only 14 points in 18 games (54 points played).
“I feel the pressure from day one in a team as important as Sporting. The results are not as expected, they are not good at all,” admits Martí, for whom the club is looking for a substitute.