{"id":673193,"date":"2026-11-11T04:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T04:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/673193\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T04:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T04:32:08","slug":"real-madrid-present-behind-the-scenes-between-raul-and-oviedo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/673193\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid present behind the scenes between Raul and Oviedo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ra\u00fal Gonz\u00e1lez’s appointment as Real Oviedo manager means far more than the simple choice of a new coach in the second division. Such is his stature in Spanish football, and so intense was the media attention around his arrival, that the decision carried weight well beyond Oviedo. President Mart\u00edn Pel\u00e1ez has now lifted the lid on how it happened, explaining why the club gambled on the Real Madrid legend and revealing the piece of advice from inside the Bernab\u00e9u orbit that settled the board’s mind.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the newspaper “Marca”<\/a> on the sidelines of the Football Hall of Fame ceremony in the Mexican city of Pachuca, home of the Pachuca Group that owns Oviedo, Pel\u00e1ez confirmed that signing Ra\u00fal had sparked huge interest across Spain. He spoke of the club’s excitement about the new chapter and thanked the previous coaching staff, led by Juli\u00e1n Calero, for their work in building the team.<\/p>\n

So why Ra\u00fal? The president explained that the board wanted a coach who could deliver its philosophy: a brave team that plays good football, chases wins and takes the initiative to attack. Ra\u00fal, he believes, has exactly those qualities. The success of the venture, though, will come down to what he produces on the pitch.<\/p>\n

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Sporting director David Hern\u00e1ndez knows Ra\u00fal’s work with Real Madrid Castilla inside out, and that familiarity strengthened the case for the appointment. The choice, Pel\u00e1ez stressed, rested not only on his playing career but on his personality and everything he represents, which the club expects to create a positive atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Why change the coaching staff while Oviedo were still in the competition? Pel\u00e1ez said the board simply did not see the team in the shape they wanted, and wanted Oviedo to look different.<\/p>\n

Do not hesitate: a decisive Madrid word<\/p>\n

The board, Pel\u00e1ez revealed, spoke to a number of people inside the Real Madrid orbit and heard a range of opinions. One piece of advice stuck with him. “Do not hesitate, this does not require thinking, Ra\u00fal is the coach you are looking for,” he was told.<\/p>\n

He admitted the board knew the size of Ra\u00fal’s name and his pull in Spain, but did not fully grasp the storm it would unleash until they witnessed it for themselves.<\/p>\n

Take the numbers. Laura, who runs the club’s communication department, usually sent him a daily press file of between 15 and 25 pages. The report on Ra\u00fal’s first day ran to 139 pages. That alone captures the media weight the Real legend carries.<\/p>\n

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