The former Arsenal captain flailed wildly on the touchlines as a borrowed team of players who could not understand him or one another were hammered by Celta Vigo’s second-string – and there was little sympathy from fans or press
At the end of his first game as coach of Granada, Tony Adams strode on to the pitch and, pointing to the stands at Los Cármenes, told his players to applaud the fans. When they did, the fans booed them. Those that were still there did, anyway. A total of 13,442 came and by then most had gone again. It was late: late on a Sunday night, late in the season and too late to save them. Holy week ended with no resurrection, just another cross to bear. The players headed down the tunnel, eyes down, and turned right towards the home dressing room, signposted in Spanish, English and Chinese; supporters headed for home, resigned to relegation.
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