Marcelino returns to the Molinón in Cup after his latest controversial visit in 2016

As coach of Villarreal, was defeated on the final day of the campaign, 15/16, which gave permanence to the asturian

On the eve of the duel, the technician said that he wanted the Sporting to remain at First, what raised suspicions

The 9th of January, Marcellin will sit on the bench at the stadium of The Molinón to try to leave out of the Copa del Rey to one of the computers in your life, the Sporting of Gijón, which, like Valencia, lives in mid-table of the Second Division very far removed from the positions of ascent. The draw has brought to the valencian, the confrontation with the single 'second' alive in the competition but, perhaps the coach would have liked to have another rival.

The path of Marcelino has been linked to the set of asturian as a player and as a coach. Raised in Dizziness, wore the white jersey four seasons on the First, and, on the bench, took him back to the team to the top flight in the 2003/04 season.

however, the last visit of Marcelino to Gijón was surrounded by controversy. May 15, 2016, the Sporting achieved the permanence after a 2-0 defeat to Villarreal, coached by Marcelino in El Molinón. Those convicted of this victory were the Getafe and Rayo, who accompanied her to the Lift to the Second Division. Anything abnormal if it was not because the technical spaniard acknowledged during the previous week that, although the obligation to Villarreal was to win the game, wanted to save the set gijón. The controversy grew when his wife published on social networks: "mission accomplished. I leave it in First". These words upset the president of Villarreal, Fernando Roig, and led to an investigation of The League by the possible fixing of this meeting, which finally was closed for not having any kind of clue.

The second week of January, Marcelino will have to try to eliminate Sporting in a match that will be continued a week later at Mestalla. The King's Cup is one of the handles of Valencia to find the possibility of fighting for a title this season. In addition, or much improvement the team in the last two matches against Eibar and Huesca before the break garter belts or the spaniard will come home with homework without doing.

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