The Rayo Vallecano Chronicle
Squad20 Aug 2029
Pathé Ciss in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Rayo Vallecano this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom20 Aug 2029
Graduation day at Rayo Vallecano
13 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match18 Aug 2029
6 unbeaten for Rayo Vallecano
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Rayo Vallecano did not have in the autumn.
Squad20 Aug 2029
Augusto Batalla gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Player ratings20 Aug 2029
Ninety minutes of Grady Diangana at his very best
Marked 8.77. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Rayo Vallecano.
Market20 Aug 2029
Rayo Vallecano promote Jorge Marín from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jorge Marín has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market20 Aug 2029
Francisco Vázquez steps up from the Rayo Vallecano academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Francisco Vázquez has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market20 Aug 2029
Rayo Vallecano promote Sergio Delgado from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sergio Delgado has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market20 Aug 2029
Alberto Carrasco steps up from the Rayo Vallecano academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alberto Carrasco has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad Pep Chavarría falls out with a teammate over standards
- Player ratings Jorge De Frutos in the eights
- Boardroom Rayo Vallecano board go back on their word