Robert Moreno had been on the tightrope for weeks. Granada was stoning its mattress with respect to the descent little by little. patience was running out and the match against Cádiz was marked in red: if the coach did not win, he would be dismissed. The early expulsion saved the coach’s neck, who was given one more chance. However, the defeat and, above all, the sensations have ended the catalan’s adventure at the helm of Granada in what has been his first experience in the highest category of Spanish football. Granada fired Moreno with a brief statement: “The Club has decided this Saturday to disassociate itself from the first team coach. From Granada CF we want to thank Robert Moreno for his work and dedication during this period and we wish him all the luck in the future”. Now looking for a replacement. for now, everything indicates that Rubén Torrecilla, coach of Recre Granada, will be the one to lead the team until a new coach is found since the first option that was handled during the disastrous streak at the beginning of the course, Francisco, was hired by Elche.
Robert Moreno faced the difficult challenge of replacing Diego Martínez, who had made history with Granada. The Catalan coach arrived with a game model and high aspirations, however, the start was not as expected. Eight games, a month and a half, it took him to get his first victory when his head was already being asked for. The entity trusted in the change of course and so it was. The victory against Sevilla followed a streak of four games without losing that gave the coach air and reason for the board that opted to continue trusting the coach.
Before Christmas, the Nasrids added six games in a row without losing only with the mole of cupera elimination at the hands of Mancha Real. The epic victory against Atlético and the win against Mallorca suggested that the course had already changed. However, after the holidays, the team has taken a nosedive. Two draws, against Elche and Barcelona, and five straight defeats before scoring again against Cádiz has placed the team in a limit situation. The defeat in Valencia means the ninth game without a win in which only three draws have been achieved. Namely, Granada has added three of the last 27 points and its cushion regarding relegation has disappeared…
Not only are the results, but also the sensations that the team leaves behind. Since scoring two goals in the defeat against Getafe back in mid-January, Granada have only scored twice, against Villarreal from a penalty and against Valencia, at Domenech’s own door. In addition, he has conceded 17 goals in that streak of nine games without a win. The changes in the eleven, which has not been repeated throughout the season, the lack of a game idea and a system and, above all, being a team without a soul right now has led the Nasrid club to make this decision to try make the team react before falling into relegation. Against Elche on Saturday is a final to avoid being in the red zone of the table.
Little more than six months has lasted the adventure in Granada for Robert Moreno. Now the entity probes the market in search of a substitute. For now, Rubén Torrecilla, who arrived at the subsidiary in 2017 and He has done a great job at Recreativo Granada, he will take over the reins of the team. The club is expected to make his promotion official on Sunday. At the moment, in Granada they are silent regarding his successor…