thrive or die

The answer is simpler than it seems. And it resides in one of man’s fundamental principles: adapt or die. Or in this case, evolve or die. There are few things in life and sport as dangerous as clinging to what one already has or has accomplished.

So, beyond the occasional arbitration award, which is incomprehensible to a distinguished professional, this Elche has no way of getting started. Only one of the summer reinforcements to improve the team saves the ballot. And exactly what’s out there is the hardest to cure: priest. The laner player has made notable progress in recent games, but mojika Martínez is very tall on Valero’s left flank. It will be difficult for you to reach their level.

new girl in class

The most obvious and painful example, if not the only, of the almost non-existent contribution of new signatures, Alex Collado. It took the footballer five minutes and two details from Barça to get Martínez Valero’s applause. Personality and quality go hand in hand. There was no room for error, it was a matter of finding a place for him to play in a well-established team.

A few weeks later, Collado is on her way to becoming that girl (or boy, excuse the author’s possible micromachinery) who’s new to school at the First of ESO and is revolutionizing the entire classroom. All those friends you knew from childhood were forgotten. Because the “new” was innovation, it was the future, it was the definitive step towards puberty. And looking back now, it turned out to be maybe a shooting star. And your life partner could be the girl you shared finger painting with, learned the multiplication tables, and discovered the first steps of sexuality with a sneaky innocent kiss in a ridiculous game for teenagers.

Before Collado, Elche still has time to be her love for at least a year, if not a lifetime. One year old, let’s not forget, it’s special. Because yes, although it may not look like it, the club is in its centennial year. Jorge Almiron He got him off the bench, but right now his two starts are turning into two halves where the best news for everyone, including the player himself, is the agony of two performances far from what they promised. August.

Play nice and green shoots

After Mestalla a week ago, it was written here that Elche continued to play badly. The other two games have passed and only one more point has been added. Certainly not rocket science. It’s time to search and search to find the famous green shoots that predict development in the green franciver.

One thing is for sure: Almirón soon managed to give the team a certain offensive identity, which they “lost in the last period of the season”. francisco». This was not easy given Argentina’s football ideology. Against both Real Madrid and Espanyol, a much more skilled team was seen in the preparations, although Ancelotti against the leader and his soldiers were overwhelmed by the seriousness they took in the match and were somewhat lacking against the “budgies”. physical background in the second part.

That yes, what shows no signs of improvement is defense. This is still Elche’s weak spot, and one server has many doubts that there are solutions for this in Almirón’s ledger. He picked the fastest at the moment: trying to strengthen the defense with more central defenders. It didn’t work. It’s simple: in football you don’t attack better with more forwards, or you don’t defend better with more defenders. It is a matter of order, work and safety.

With three defenders on the field, they can’t be scoring two goals and finishing in the small area like Cornellà’s. Elche de Almirón’s identity cannot be built on possession alone, although it is a good premise for growing defensively. If I have the ball, you cannot attack me, but for this it is also important not to make mistakes in the beginning and not to accept counter attacks. It is the evolution that Almirón seeks not to die.