Joan Collet has called on Espanyol to find continuity and to push for higher objectives than those achieved in recent seasons.
Los Pericos have finished in the positions eighth to 14th in La Liga in recent years, since making the UEFA Cup Final in 2007, but for their current President, that is not enough.
“We have to be accustomed to objectives more ambitious than in previous years,” Collet told reporters today.
“These last four seasons, three have seen us approach the final few weeks talking about Europe. It is something that for one reason or another, in those final few weeks the team have lost their way and left the fans discouraged.
“It is no use reaching the UEFA Cup Final in Glasgow or the one against Leverkusen [in 1988] and then going another six years without Europe. It is continuity that will make us grow further.
“Sporting wise, we need to climb this step and position ourselves within the top eight.
“We must look to surpass 2013, where institutionally things have been a lot calmer than in 2012, but we are a football team and people value winning and achieving goals. I am sure that 2014 will be better.
“If the team does well, this institution deserves to have ambitious targets and expectations. This will mark the club.”
