How José Bordalás Delivered Getafe to the Promised Land

Getafe CF has been the surprise of La Liga the past few seasons. The fact that a neighbourhood in Madrid with a population of 180,000 people nearly got into the Champions League is impressive. This is mainly thanks to José Bordalás, who took the team when they were facing relegation from the second division, to nearly qualifying for the Champions League. 

Either way, they qualified for the Europa League that season and did quite well, beating Ajax along the way. Their other seasons in La Liga were all in the top half, apart from this season where they suffered more and had to fight to stay in the league.

To make a small team competitive, you need to find a strong differentiating factor to be able to compete against bigger teams consistently. Bordalás found this in his famous 4-4-2 where Getafe players are pressing you intensely throughout the whole game. 

Now that Bordalás will be Valencia CF’s new manager, it will be interesting to see his playing style and how he will look to make Valencia a competitive team again. After two complicated seasons, Valencia has looked to Bordalás to become the new leader and the man to make them recover good sensations.