Tenerife Boss Says Owono's 12-Match Ban "Feels Light"

Tenerife head coach Alvaro Cervera has said that the 12-match ban handed to goalkeeper Jesus Owono feels light, offering a blunt view on a sanction that will keep the player out for a long stretch of the season.

Twelve matches is a significant absence for any goalkeeper, and Cervera's comments make clear he does not believe the punishment goes far enough. His remarks came as the club turned their attention to the next fixture, which will be their first game since the death of Jesus de Miguel. The match carries obvious emotional weight for everyone connected with the club, and the coach's comments on Owono were made against that backdrop.

Cervera's position is worth noting because it puts the club's coaching staff publicly on the record about discipline, a subject that can quickly become a point of tension between a manager and a player who is still part of the squad. Whether the coach's view changes how the club handles Owono's situation going forward has not been detailed in the material available so far.

The immediate question for Tenerife is how they cope without the goalkeeper for the next 12 matches, and how they manage the wider mood around the club while they prepare to play again.