Back and Back Big!

Now you really didn't think I was going to forget that my beloved El Infierno had started back up, did you?

As is custom, the Spanish gratiously allowed the rest of Europe to start their futbol season prior to their own kickoff. We are all aware of the headlines made by Real Madrid over the summer with their infusion of Galacticos 2.0, but largely unnoticed was what transpired over the summer in the Segunda Division in what in my opinion was the biggest news piece.

Esteban Vigo. Remember that guy? We talked about him alot last season. He was the Xerez coach who got Confederation Cup hero Jozy Altidore in a midseason loan from Villarreal but elected to never play Jozy, hell, that's doing it justioce. Esteban only called his name once to sit on the bench and then Jozy never even saw a minute of action in that 3-0 blowout over Hercules.

Well, it was hard to be critical at that time seeing that Xerez rode the brilliant coaching of Vigo all the way to their first ever appearance in the Primera Division where they will get smacked around all year long by their older and stronger opponents.

But in a rare move, Esteban said, "Thank, but I'm pretty comfy here in El Infierno, so good luck playing Barca next year and I'll just head east to Alicante to coach Hercules."

So there you have it. The best coach in the Liga Adelante was so taken with the second level of Spanish futbol that when he was given the once and a lifetime chance to coach a Primera Division side, he turned it down and decided to go coach another team in El Infierno. In a way, I admire his spirit.

That said, I hold a grudge against the guy for keeping Jozy on the bench, but I cannot dispute his ability to coach up a team so here I am on September 4th telling you that Hercules will return to the Primera Division for the 2010-2011 La Liga season. In the meantime, let's enjoy the games, shall we?

Jornada 1 - Resultados

Celta - Numancia 1-2
Cádiz - Salamanca 0-1
Villarreal B - Levante 2-2
Betis - Córdoba 3-0
Castellón - Hércules 0-0
Real Unión - Recreativo 0-1
Rayo - Albacete 3-0
Girona - Cartagena 0-1
Murcia - Gimnástic 0-1
Las Palmas - R. Sociedad 1-1
Elche - Huesca 0-2

Clasificacion

1. Betis - 3
2. Rayo - 3
3. Huesca - 3
4. Numancia - 3
5. Cartagena - 3
6. Gimnástic - 3
7. Recreativo - 3
8. Salamanca - 3
9. Levante - 1
10. Villarreal B - 1
11. Las Palmas - 1
12. R. Sociedad - 1
13. Castellón - 1
14. Hércules - 1
15. Celta - 0
16. Cádiz - 0
17. Girona - 0
18. Murcia - 0
19. Real Unión - 0
20. Elche - 0
21 Albacete - 0
22 Córdoba - 0