{"id":216258,"date":"2020-01-29T08:33:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T07:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/a-year-with-calleja\/"},"modified":"2020-01-29T08:33:43","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T07:33:43","slug":"a-year-with-calleja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/a-year-with-calleja\/","title":{"rendered":"A year with Calleja"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6a0b0a9e84b1e053a846dcbcad74f8fd.jpg","alt":"||||||","width":1653,"height":930,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6a0b0a9e84b1e053a846dcbcad74f8fd.jpg 1653w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6a0b0a9e84b1e053a846dcbcad74f8fd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6a0b0a9e84b1e053a846dcbcad74f8fd-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6a0b0a9e84b1e053a846dcbcad74f8fd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6a0b0a9e84b1e053a846dcbcad74f8fd-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6a0b0a9e84b1e053a846dcbcad74f8fd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6a0b0a9e84b1e053a846dcbcad74f8fd-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6a0b0a9e84b1e053a846dcbcad74f8fd-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6a0b0a9e84b1e053a846dcbcad74f8fd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6a0b0a9e84b1e053a846dcbcad74f8fd-1200x675.jpg 1200w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 1653px) 100vw, 1653px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The manager from Madrid has an impressive record since returning the the Villarreal bench"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This Wednesday, 29th January 2020, it is the first anniversary of the return of Javi Calleja as Villarreal CF men\u2019s first team manager. The manager retook the reins of the Submarine and improved the Yellows\u2019 performances in the final straight of the league season. With seven wins and five draws, Villarreal once more confirmed their place in the top flight of Spanish football by beating SD Eibar in the penultimate game of the season."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal also had a decent campaign in the UEFA Europa League, reaching the quarter-finals, after beating notable opponents, such as Sporting de Portugal and FC Zenit."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the current season, Calleja\u2019s side have been performing well. The Yellows are still in the Copa del Rey (playing against Rayo Vallecano today), while in LaLiga, they have 31 points from 21 games, and are in the fight to play in European competition next season."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The statistics support the hard work of the coaching staff. Since his return as manager, Villarreal have played 47 games, with a win percentage of 47%. They have also drawn 21% of those games, losing only 32% of them."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Taking into account only league ties, Calleja\u2019s Villarreal have played 38 games since his return. In this period, as if it were a normal league season, the Yellows have taken a total of 57 points, which would have given them a place in European competition in five of the last ten LaLiga seasons (2009\/10, 2011\/12, 2012\/13, 2014\/15, 2015\/16 and 2018\/19)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Furthermore, the statistics are backed up by the excellent run Villarreal are on. The Yellows have won seven of their last eight matches in the league and the Copa del Rey."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For the head coach, who as well as being a former player for the Yellow Submarine, took his first steps as a manager in the Yellows Academy, it\u2019s is an honour to manage his team: \u201cI\u2019m very happy to manage Villarreal. Every game, we\u2019re improving our numbers. I\u2019m very proud because we\u2019re a recognisable side that play football well. We want to go and we\u2019re working hard to find different ways to help us get to the European spots and play football as best as possible.\u201d"}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"The manager from Madrid has an impressive record since returning the the Villarreal bench This Wednesday, 29th January 2020, it is the first anniversary of the return of Javi Calleja as Villarreal CF men\u2019s first team manager. The manager retook the reins of the Submarine and improved the Yellows\u2019 performances in the final straight of the league season. With seven wins and five draws, Villarreal once more confirmed their place in the top flight of Spanish football by beating SD Eibar in the penultimate game of the season. Villarreal also had a decent campaign in the UEFA Europa League, reaching the quarter-finals, after beating notable opponents, such as Sporting de Portugal and FC Zenit. In the current season, Calleja\u2019s side have been performing well. The Yellows are still in the Copa del Rey (playing against Rayo Vallecano today), while in LaLiga, they have 31 points from 21 games, and are in the fight to play in European competition next season. The statistics support the hard work of the coaching staff. Since his return as manager, Villarreal have played 47 games, with a win percentage of 47%. They have also drawn 21% of those games, losing only 32% of them. Taking into account only league ties, Calleja\u2019s Villarreal have played 38 games since his return. In this period, as if it were a normal league season, the Yellows have taken a total of 57 points, which would have given them a place in European competition in five of the last ten LaLiga seasons (2009\/10, 2011\/12, 2012\/13, 2014\/15, 2015\/16 and 2018\/19). Furthermore, the statistics are backed up by the excellent run Villarreal are on. The Yellows have won seven of their last eight matches in the league and the Copa del Rey. For the head coach, who as well as being a former player for the Yellow Submarine, took his first steps as a manager in the Yellows Academy, it\u2019s is an honour to manage his team: \u201cI\u2019m very happy to manage Villarreal. Every game, we\u2019re improving our numbers. I\u2019m very proud because we\u2019re a recognisable side that play football well. 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The manager retook the reins of the Submarine and improved the Yellows\u2019 performances in the final straight of the league season. With seven wins and five draws, Villarreal once more confirmed their place in the top flight of Spanish football by beating SD Eibar in the penultimate game of the season. Villarreal also had a decent campaign in the UEFA Europa League, reaching the quarter-finals, after beating notable opponents, such as Sporting de Portugal and FC Zenit. In the current season, Calleja\u2019s side have been performing well. The Yellows are still in the Copa del Rey (playing against Rayo Vallecano today), while in LaLiga, they have 31 points from 21 games, and are in the fight to play in European competition next season. The statistics support the hard work of the coaching staff. Since his return as manager, Villarreal have played 47 games, with a win percentage of 47%. They have also drawn 21% of those games, losing only 32% of them. Taking into account only league ties, Calleja\u2019s Villarreal have played 38 games since his return. In this period, as if it were a normal league season, the Yellows have taken a total of 57 points, which would have given them a place in European competition in five of the last ten LaLiga seasons (2009\/10, 2011\/12, 2012\/13, 2014\/15, 2015\/16 and 2018\/19). Furthermore, the statistics are backed up by the excellent run Villarreal are on. The Yellows have won seven of their last eight matches in the league and the Copa del Rey. For the head coach, who as well as being a former player for the Yellow Submarine, took his first steps as a manager in the Yellows Academy, it\u2019s is an honour to manage his team: \u201cI\u2019m very happy to manage Villarreal. Every game, we\u2019re improving our numbers. I\u2019m very proud because we\u2019re a recognisable side that play football well. 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The manager retook the reins of the Submarine and improved the Yellows\u2019 performances in the final straight of the league season. With seven wins and five draws, Villarreal once more confirmed their place in the top flight of Spanish football by beating SD Eibar in the penultimate game of the season."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal also had a decent campaign in the UEFA Europa League, reaching the quarter-finals, after beating notable opponents, such as Sporting de Portugal and FC Zenit."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the current season, Calleja\u2019s side have been performing well. The Yellows are still in the Copa del Rey (playing against Rayo Vallecano today), while in LaLiga, they have 31 points from 21 games, and are in the fight to play in European competition next season."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The statistics support the hard work of the coaching staff. Since his return as manager, Villarreal have played 47 games, with a win percentage of 47%. They have also drawn 21% of those games, losing only 32% of them."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Taking into account only league ties, Calleja\u2019s Villarreal have played 38 games since his return. In this period, as if it were a normal league season, the Yellows have taken a total of 57 points, which would have given them a place in European competition in five of the last ten LaLiga seasons (2009\/10, 2011\/12, 2012\/13, 2014\/15, 2015\/16 and 2018\/19)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Furthermore, the statistics are backed up by the excellent run Villarreal are on. The Yellows have won seven of their last eight matches in the league and the Copa del Rey."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For the head coach, who as well as being a former player for the Yellow Submarine, took his first steps as a manager in the Yellows Academy, it\u2019s is an honour to manage his team: \u201cI\u2019m very happy to manage Villarreal. Every game, we\u2019re improving our numbers. 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In the current season, Calleja\u2019s side have been performing well. The Yellows are still in the Copa del Rey (playing against Rayo Vallecano today), while in LaLiga, they have 31 points from 21 games, and are in the fight to play in European competition next season. The statistics support the hard work of the coaching staff. Since his return as manager, Villarreal have played 47 games, with a win percentage of 47%. They have also drawn 21% of those games, losing only 32% of them. Taking into account only league ties, Calleja\u2019s Villarreal have played 38 games since his return. In this period, as if it were a normal league season, the Yellows have taken a total of 57 points, which would have given them a place in European competition in five of the last ten LaLiga seasons (2009\/10, 2011\/12, 2012\/13, 2014\/15, 2015\/16 and 2018\/19). Furthermore, the statistics are backed up by the excellent run Villarreal are on. The Yellows have won seven of their last eight matches in the league and the Copa del Rey. For the head coach, who as well as being a former player for the Yellow Submarine, took his first steps as a manager in the Yellows Academy, it\u2019s is an honour to manage his team: \u201cI\u2019m very happy to manage Villarreal. Every game, we\u2019re improving our numbers. I\u2019m very proud because we\u2019re a recognisable side that play football well. 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