“The situation does not frighten me. I know exactly where I came from.” this is how it was presented Lolo Escobar at first appearance new Hercules trainermade it clear that he did not think twice about accepting the offer of the blue and white team. “Let’s not scare us, we saw it as an opportunity” and I am very happy to enjoy such a century old club,” said the coach. “We trained on Tuesday because I didn’t want to lose a single minute since I came to Alicante. I just wanted to train and every minute we can spend with the team is better for everyone,” Escobar explained. He was clear about his branding goals: “We are very focused right now and this market the only goal is to win (18.00) To Deportivo Aragón. I don’t want to look any further. No ratings or anything. now you have to re-arm the team with feelings and connecting them to a project that touched a lot in terms of trust and mainly fans’ enthusiasm”.
Escobar talked about how he sees the players: “They’re not good psychologically. They were quite touched because they are in the mood right now and this should be tried to improve.. we are a injured animal and it can also be very dangerous. We will try to steer it and be dangerous. As for the physical issue, that’s what worries me the most because the team is broken by injuries. Nine injuries worries me. This whole team is very competitive. As for tactics, it’s a lot of work because I have a different perspective on football than Ángel. Neither better nor worse, different. And technically, that’s what the team surprised me the most. Technically I like what I see. Now that you can see a better team and win on Sunday, you need to work on improving and optimizing these four performance variables.”
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Regarding the winter supplements, Escobar said the club’s “open to change template”. “The club is willing to develop the squad as much as possible and react to the situation.” “Difficulties have never frightened me, I hope we experience something similar to what I experienced in Salamanca,” said the coach, admitting that he suffered more from the loss of goals to the team. The thing that impresses the coach the most is that the whole squad is not ready.”
Regarding the rare environment around the team, he hopes that everything will change. “I totally understand. The size of the project disappoints people because the team is not where it should be. It’s us, not the people, who have to give. I know, I’m watching from afar.”
Escobar is optimistic about which Hercules he wants to see on Sunday:It’s too early yet, but I would like a change in dynamics, attitudes and above all a clear head. When a head falls into such a situation, it gets dirty and that means you’re not competing. This week I want to clean up and see a different Hercules than I saw in Olot the other day.