{"id":621424,"date":"2025-12-09T04:28:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T04:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/621424\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T04:28:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T04:28:29","slug":"leeds-united-icon-pablo-hernandezs-castellon-rise-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/621424\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United icon Pablo Hernandez’s Castellon rise continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Away from Leeds United<\/a>, Pablo Hernandez\u2019s first permanent stint in senior management could not be going any better at Castellon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pablo Hernandez\u2019s<\/a> exit from Leeds United was a really emotional one for me. I\u2019m 27, and I have not seen a player with such genius<\/a> in my time avidly following the club.<\/p>\n

That being said, his story continued in a very wholesome way, returning to his hometown club Castellon. First, he was saw out the latter stages of his playing career. Now, he\u2019s dipped into management thanks to inspiration from Marcelo Bielsa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most Read on LeedsAllOver<\/p>\n

Pablo Hernandez thriving as Castellon\u2019s permanent manager after recent appointment<\/p>\n

Having taken up a role as Castellon B\u2019s head coach, Hernandez was thrust into the first team<\/a> when he became interim manager, replacing Johan Plat initially.<\/p>\n

In eight league games on a temporary basis, Hernandez collected four wins and two draws for a total of 14 points. As a result, he earned the job on permanent terms with his side sat 12th at the time.<\/p>\n

A permanent contract hasn\u2019t stopped Hernandez\u2019s rapid rise into the LaLiga2 promotion picture, though. 11 games in and he\u2019s picked up 23 points to sit fifth, currently in a playoff spot as it stands.<\/p>\n

\"\"Leeds United legend Pablo Hernandez is having an incredible start as Castellon manager. (Pool via REUTERS\/Lynne Cameron)<\/p>\n

Most recently, he secured win last time out against second-placed Deportivo La Coruna, dismantling Leeds\u2019 2001 Champions League opponents with a resounding 3-1 away win. Marca\u2019s<\/a> review of Hernandez\u2019s setup speaks volumes for his exciting progression into management.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe visiting team dominated the game and possession. Pablo Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s team is designed to attack the opponent\u2019s goal,\u201d Marca wrote. \u201cPablo Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s team was putting on a masterclass in attacking football.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leeds United must be keeping an eye on Pablo Hernandez\u2019s amazing managerial work<\/p>\n

For me, the rate at which Hernandez is driving Castellon into the promotion picture is definitely worth keeping a close eye on.<\/p>\n

At the moment, it seems like Daniel Farke has battled his way through an incredibly challenging period<\/a> to retain his job. Even if he\u2019s not totally out of the woods.<\/p>\n

That being said, I for one am really intrigued to see how Hernandez develops into a senior coach over in Spain. Because, it seems an inevitable situation where he\u2019s being linked with a move to Elland Road.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not for a minute saying we get him in any time soon. But, should the time come, he might be someone the 49ers are already monitoring.<\/p>\n

Read more: Leeds United exploring \u00a321million Serie A star for January swoop.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Away from Leeds United, Pablo Hernandez\u2019s first permanent stint in senior management could not be going any better…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":621425,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,25764,393,4884,1860,2922,142361,44574,142362,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-621424","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-elland-road","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-leeds-united","14":"tag-lufc","15":"tag-pablo-hernandez","16":"tag-the-whites","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115687726860343782","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}