{"id":207427,"date":"2017-05-25T14:21:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T12:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/escriba-we-want-to-keep-improving\/"},"modified":"2017-05-25T14:21:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T12:21:53","slug":"escriba-we-want-to-keep-improving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/escriba-we-want-to-keep-improving\/","title":{"rendered":"Escrib\u00e1: &#8220;We want to keep improving&#8221;"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg","alt":"LALIGA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Manager was hopeful in today\u2019s press conference as his contract renewal was made official"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At midday today, the Villarreal CF Training Ground (Ciudad Deportiva) hosted the press conference that made Fran Escrib\u00e1\u2019s contract renewal official as Villarreal CF Manager for next season. The event was led by Fernando Roig, and Vice President Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza and CEO Fernando Roig Negueroles were also present, as well as Fran Escrib\u00e1 himself."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Manager expressed his satisfaction and ambition for the future: \u201cThe start wasn\u2019t easy, but we all kept rowing in the same direction and had a great season. We want to keep growing by being reliable and our we want next year to be better than this in terms of play, despite the difficulties we will have, as the opponents are getting better and better. This club would not be what it is if it had not been ambitious. I\u2019m joining that ambition\u201d, he stated."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Fran Escrib\u00e1 came to Villarreal CF last season and under his management the team finished the season in fifth place in the LaLiga Santander. In fact, this result made him the Manager to have achieved the most points in his first full season in charge in the First Division. Escrib\u00e1 did this by picking up 67 points in the 2016\/17 season. \u201cI want to improve on what was already done well. We\u2019ve improved in attack, in goals for and against\u201d, he recalled."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With regard to objectives for next season, Escrib\u00e1 demands a lot: \u201cWe have to find the balance because Europa games cause a lot of fatigue. We have to think about the cup (Copa del Rey) and the Europa League, but our priority is the league\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Fernando Roig: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For his part, the Villarreal CF President, Fernando Roig, praised the work done by the Manager and the players: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season. I can only thank the coaching staff and players because it has been a great victory. To finish fifth in LaLiga is really difficult\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To hear what Fran Escrib\u00e1 and Fernando Roig had to say just click on the \u2018Video\u2019 link above."},{"type":"link","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cgITjJ7mNtA","text":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cgITjJ7mNtA","target":"_blank"}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"The Manager was hopeful in today\u2019s press conference as his contract renewal was made official At midday today, the Villarreal CF Training Ground (Ciudad Deportiva) hosted the press conference that made Fran Escrib\u00e1\u2019s contract renewal official as Villarreal CF Manager for next season. The event was led by Fernando Roig, and Vice President Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza and CEO Fernando Roig Negueroles were also present, as well as Fran Escrib\u00e1 himself. The Manager expressed his satisfaction and ambition for the future: \u201cThe start wasn\u2019t easy, but we all kept rowing in the same direction and had a great season. We want to keep growing by being reliable and our we want next year to be better than this in terms of play, despite the difficulties we will have, as the opponents are getting better and better. This club would not be what it is if it had not been ambitious. I\u2019m joining that ambition\u201d, he stated. Fran Escrib\u00e1 came to Villarreal CF last season and under his management the team finished the season in fifth place in the LaLiga Santander. In fact, this result made him the Manager to have achieved the most points in his first full season in charge in the First Division. Escrib\u00e1 did this by picking up 67 points in the 2016\/17 season. \u201cI want to improve on what was already done well. We\u2019ve improved in attack, in goals for and against\u201d, he recalled. With regard to objectives for next season, Escrib\u00e1 demands a lot: \u201cWe have to find the balance because Europa games cause a lot of fatigue. We have to think about the cup (Copa del Rey) and the Europa League, but our priority is the league\u201d. Fernando Roig: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season\u201d For his part, the Villarreal CF President, Fernando Roig, praised the work done by the Manager and the players: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season. I can only thank the coaching staff and players because it has been a great victory. To finish fifth in LaLiga is really difficult\u201d. 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The event was led by Fernando Roig, and Vice President Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza and CEO Fernando Roig Negueroles were also present, as well as Fran Escrib\u00e1 himself. The Manager expressed his satisfaction and ambition for the future: \u201cThe start wasn\u2019t easy, but we all kept rowing in the same direction and had a great season. We want to keep growing by being reliable and our we want next year to be better than this in terms of play, despite the difficulties we will have, as the opponents are getting better and better. This club would not be what it is if it had not been ambitious. I\u2019m joining that ambition\u201d, he stated. Fran Escrib\u00e1 came to Villarreal CF last season and under his management the team finished the season in fifth place in the LaLiga Santander. In fact, this result made him the Manager to have achieved the most points in his first full season in charge in the First Division. Escrib\u00e1 did this by picking up 67 points in the 2016\/17 season. \u201cI want to improve on what was already done well. We\u2019ve improved in attack, in goals for and against\u201d, he recalled. With regard to objectives for next season, Escrib\u00e1 demands a lot: \u201cWe have to find the balance because Europa games cause a lot of fatigue. We have to think about the cup (Copa del Rey) and the Europa League, but our priority is the league\u201d. Fernando Roig: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season\u201d For his part, the Villarreal CF President, Fernando Roig, praised the work done by the Manager and the players: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season. I can only thank the coaching staff and players because it has been a great victory. To finish fifth in LaLiga is really difficult\u201d. To hear what Fran Escrib\u00e1 and Fernando Roig had to say just click on the \u2018Video\u2019 link above.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Manager was hopeful in today\u2019s press conference as his contract renewal was made official"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At midday today, the Villarreal CF Training Ground (Ciudad Deportiva) hosted the press conference that made Fran Escrib\u00e1\u2019s contract renewal official as Villarreal CF Manager for next season. The event was led by Fernando Roig, and Vice President Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza and CEO Fernando Roig Negueroles were also present, as well as Fran Escrib\u00e1 himself."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Manager expressed his satisfaction and ambition for the future: \u201cThe start wasn\u2019t easy, but we all kept rowing in the same direction and had a great season. We want to keep growing by being reliable and our we want next year to be better than this in terms of play, despite the difficulties we will have, as the opponents are getting better and better. This club would not be what it is if it had not been ambitious. I\u2019m joining that ambition\u201d, he stated."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Fran Escrib\u00e1 came to Villarreal CF last season and under his management the team finished the season in fifth place in the LaLiga Santander. In fact, this result made him the Manager to have achieved the most points in his first full season in charge in the First Division. Escrib\u00e1 did this by picking up 67 points in the 2016\/17 season. \u201cI want to improve on what was already done well. We\u2019ve improved in attack, in goals for and against\u201d, he recalled."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With regard to objectives for next season, Escrib\u00e1 demands a lot: \u201cWe have to find the balance because Europa games cause a lot of fatigue. We have to think about the cup (Copa del Rey) and the Europa League, but our priority is the league\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Fernando Roig: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For his part, the Villarreal CF President, Fernando Roig, praised the work done by the Manager and the players: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season. I can only thank the coaching staff and players because it has been a great victory. To finish fifth in LaLiga is really difficult\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To hear what Fran Escrib\u00e1 and Fernando Roig had to say just click on the \u2018Video\u2019 link above."}],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg","alt":"LALIGA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"}],"widgets":[],"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg","alt":"LALIGA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Manager was hopeful in today\u2019s press conference as his contract renewal was made official"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At midday today, the Villarreal CF Training Ground (Ciudad Deportiva) hosted the press conference that made Fran Escrib\u00e1\u2019s contract renewal official as Villarreal CF Manager for next season. 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Escrib\u00e1 did this by picking up 67 points in the 2016\/17 season. \u201cI want to improve on what was already done well. We\u2019ve improved in attack, in goals for and against\u201d, he recalled."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With regard to objectives for next season, Escrib\u00e1 demands a lot: \u201cWe have to find the balance because Europa games cause a lot of fatigue. We have to think about the cup (Copa del Rey) and the Europa League, but our priority is the league\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Fernando Roig: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For his part, the Villarreal CF President, Fernando Roig, praised the work done by the Manager and the players: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season. I can only thank the coaching staff and players because it has been a great victory. 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The Manager expressed his satisfaction and ambition for the future: \u201cThe start wasn\u2019t easy, but we all kept rowing in the same direction and had a great season. We want to keep growing by being reliable and our we want next year to be better than this in terms of play, despite the difficulties we will have, as the opponents are getting better and better. This club would not be what it is if it had not been ambitious. I\u2019m joining that ambition\u201d, he stated. Fran Escrib\u00e1 came to Villarreal CF last season and under his management the team finished the season in fifth place in the LaLiga Santander. In fact, this result made him the Manager to have achieved the most points in his first full season in charge in the First Division. Escrib\u00e1 did this by picking up 67 points in the 2016\/17 season. \u201cI want to improve on what was already done well. We\u2019ve improved in attack, in goals for and against\u201d, he recalled. With regard to objectives for next season, Escrib\u00e1 demands a lot: \u201cWe have to find the balance because Europa games cause a lot of fatigue. We have to think about the cup (Copa del Rey) and the Europa League, but our priority is the league\u201d. Fernando Roig: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season\u201d For his part, the Villarreal CF President, Fernando Roig, praised the work done by the Manager and the players: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season. I can only thank the coaching staff and players because it has been a great victory. To finish fifth in LaLiga is really difficult\u201d. 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We want to keep growing by being reliable and our we want next year to be better than this in terms of play, despite the difficulties we will have, as the opponents are getting better and better. This club would not be what it is if it had not been ambitious. I\u2019m joining that ambition\u201d, he stated."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Fran Escrib\u00e1 came to Villarreal CF last season and under his management the team finished the season in fifth place in the LaLiga Santander. In fact, this result made him the Manager to have achieved the most points in his first full season in charge in the First Division. Escrib\u00e1 did this by picking up 67 points in the 2016\/17 season. \u201cI want to improve on what was already done well. We\u2019ve improved in attack, in goals for and against\u201d, he recalled."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With regard to objectives for next season, Escrib\u00e1 demands a lot: \u201cWe have to find the balance because Europa games cause a lot of fatigue. We have to think about the cup (Copa del Rey) and the Europa League, but our priority is the league\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Fernando Roig: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For his part, the Villarreal CF President, Fernando Roig, praised the work done by the Manager and the players: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season. I can only thank the coaching staff and players because it has been a great victory. To finish fifth in LaLiga is really difficult\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To hear what Fran Escrib\u00e1 and Fernando Roig had to say just click on the \u2018Video\u2019 link above."}],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg","alt":"LALIGA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"}],"widgets":[],"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg","alt":"LALIGA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ed85afa0087f9edd0e081bb991b66ad4.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Manager was hopeful in today\u2019s press conference as his contract renewal was made official"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At midday today, the Villarreal CF Training Ground (Ciudad Deportiva) hosted the press conference that made Fran Escrib\u00e1\u2019s contract renewal official as Villarreal CF Manager for next season. The event was led by Fernando Roig, and Vice President Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza and CEO Fernando Roig Negueroles were also present, as well as Fran Escrib\u00e1 himself."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Manager expressed his satisfaction and ambition for the future: \u201cThe start wasn\u2019t easy, but we all kept rowing in the same direction and had a great season. We want to keep growing by being reliable and our we want next year to be better than this in terms of play, despite the difficulties we will have, as the opponents are getting better and better. This club would not be what it is if it had not been ambitious. I\u2019m joining that ambition\u201d, he stated."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Fran Escrib\u00e1 came to Villarreal CF last season and under his management the team finished the season in fifth place in the LaLiga Santander. In fact, this result made him the Manager to have achieved the most points in his first full season in charge in the First Division. Escrib\u00e1 did this by picking up 67 points in the 2016\/17 season. \u201cI want to improve on what was already done well. We\u2019ve improved in attack, in goals for and against\u201d, he recalled."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With regard to objectives for next season, Escrib\u00e1 demands a lot: \u201cWe have to find the balance because Europa games cause a lot of fatigue. We have to think about the cup (Copa del Rey) and the Europa League, but our priority is the league\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Fernando Roig: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For his part, the Villarreal CF President, Fernando Roig, praised the work done by the Manager and the players: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season. I can only thank the coaching staff and players because it has been a great victory. To finish fifth in LaLiga is really difficult\u201d."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To hear what Fran Escrib\u00e1 and Fernando Roig had to say just click on the \u2018Video\u2019 link above."},{"type":"link","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cgITjJ7mNtA","text":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cgITjJ7mNtA","target":"_blank"}]}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"The Manager was hopeful in today\u2019s press conference as his contract renewal was made official At midday today, the Villarreal CF Training Ground (Ciudad Deportiva) hosted the press conference that made Fran Escrib\u00e1\u2019s contract renewal official as Villarreal CF Manager for next season. The event was led by Fernando Roig, and Vice President Jos\u00e9 Manuel Llaneza and CEO Fernando Roig Negueroles were also present, as well as Fran Escrib\u00e1 himself. The Manager expressed his satisfaction and ambition for the future: \u201cThe start wasn\u2019t easy, but we all kept rowing in the same direction and had a great season. We want to keep growing by being reliable and our we want next year to be better than this in terms of play, despite the difficulties we will have, as the opponents are getting better and better. This club would not be what it is if it had not been ambitious. I\u2019m joining that ambition\u201d, he stated. Fran Escrib\u00e1 came to Villarreal CF last season and under his management the team finished the season in fifth place in the LaLiga Santander. In fact, this result made him the Manager to have achieved the most points in his first full season in charge in the First Division. Escrib\u00e1 did this by picking up 67 points in the 2016\/17 season. \u201cI want to improve on what was already done well. We\u2019ve improved in attack, in goals for and against\u201d, he recalled. With regard to objectives for next season, Escrib\u00e1 demands a lot: \u201cWe have to find the balance because Europa games cause a lot of fatigue. We have to think about the cup (Copa del Rey) and the Europa League, but our priority is the league\u201d. Fernando Roig: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season\u201d For his part, the Villarreal CF President, Fernando Roig, praised the work done by the Manager and the players: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great season. I can only thank the coaching staff and players because it has been a great victory. To finish fifth in LaLiga is really difficult\u201d. 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