I really would not like an Iraola-type player coming in here unless they are completely comfortable having a limited role and getting spot minutes.Lol, I was thinking the same thing. I don't know if that's realistic though. Iraola was capped by Spain and played in a La Liga / European side for 12 or 13 seasons, with many as captain.
I noticed that Rangel was at Girona for a season (2004-5). Torrent was head coach 2005-6 so there's reason to believe they may have overlapped, which maybe lends weight to the rumor based on a similar connection with Amagat. I still think it's hasty to imply that Dome or anybody else on the technical side thinks that this is the solution (BxLio91), but admit that it's a concern if we are unduly weighting personal connection to the coach when assessing potential targets.
Even if Rangel was of Iraola's caliber, would an Iraola-like performance still be useful to us, 2 years on?
Regardless of what we do with Herrera, 2/3 of the midfield is down in ink with Maxi and Ring. Dome has also said in the past that Sands is the 6 for next year (source: I remember him saying he was the future, on the latest SITC they said he said specifically Sands is the 6 next year).
Now, if those three are starting, we still need to bring in 1-2 more depth midfielders to rotate in. I'm hoping Ofori is not part of that (love that we just had him on loan last year - we took a shot with him, and it didn't completely work out, easy to cut bait now). Perhaps an Iraola-type would be helpful, especially to tutor Sands a bit, but I get the feeling that a player like that would be looking for more playing time than I would like to provide someone like that.
