When will signings arrive for Elche CF? How many will come? Will it be enough to fulfill your dream of achieving permanence? these The endless questions that fans, coach, Pablo Machín, and even members of the current roster have been asking themselves for a long time.
everyone is aware of this Elche team needs reinforcements. a situation that gets worse with A plague of injuries and casualties that punished the Frangiverde team, especially in the defensive zoneThis is where the arrival of signatures is most needed.
Elche faced just 18 first-team players against Atlético de Madrid last Thursday. As if that wasn’t enough, in the Cívitas Metropolitano match, The expulsion of Gonzalo Verdúdirectly red and Sunday Quina, for a double yellow card. HE IS On Friday, January 6 (6:30 PM), Martínez Valero will face Celta at the stadium, preventing them from being ready for the next LaLiga game.A direct competitor in the liberation struggle, a true finale in which only Green-Francis is worthy of victory.
Panorama is quite discouraging, because when faced with the Galicians, the squad will continue to be very depleted if reinforcements do not arrive by then.
josan ferrandezwho had a tear in the adductor of his left leg will not reappear until now. end of january. John Chetauya The fibula bone is broken and will need to be out for at least two months. You won’t be able to play before February.
There are already four safe absences. They can join Pol Lirolahe’s been recovering from a muscle injury for three weeks and although he may come in time, his physical condition and match rhythm will not be ideal.
The same applies to Nico Fernandez Mercau. The Argentine player is training but has suffered an injury. broken wrist, from a ball that prevented him from being ahead of Atlético de Madrid in practice. Left side Maybe for the Celta game. But this is not a great relief either, because Machín will have Clerc and Lautaro Blanco in his position.
The only good news for a Green Franchiverde technician is this: The return of Gerard Gumbau, who could not face Atlético de Madrid He had to serve a one-match suspension for five accumulated yellow cards before the World Cup break. and existence lautaro white principally, Next Monday, when the window to register players for the winter market opens, you must have your file certified..
In these moments, already Notable losses of Pastore and Fede Fernández, who left the team at the end of NovemberElche’s manager Of the 26 players in the first team, only 18 are available.counting Lautaro Blanco and John, who for all intents and purposes a first-team player despite having an auxiliary file
Josan, Gonzalo Verdú, Domingos Quina and John will be safe losses against Celta. Pol Lirola and Nico Fernández doubts.
Machín already had to make a bobbin tie to plan the match against Atlético de Madrid. Because it doesn’t have certain right-wingers, Helibelton had to remove Palacios from the defensive centerperforms well; Y Give Diego González access to the rear axis.
Now, in the absence of Soriano’s coach Verdú He has only three centers: Pedro Bigas, Diego González and Enzo Rocowho has just recovered from injury and has not played an official competitive match in over two months.
And in Ceuta in the Tuesday Cup
The clouds are even darker because three days into the final against Celta, this Next Tuesday, 3 January (21:00 PM), Elche will have to face the King’s Cup in Ceuta. A long journey and no dose-minute alternates between the team’s components.
At least, Gonzalo Verdú and Domingos Quina will be able to play without any risk in the match in Ceuta.because their sanctions for expulsion in the Metropolitan will be fulfilled in LaLiga as they are two different competitions.
Pablo Machín does not want to delve into the wound about the need for a transfer to comeYes, but he warns at every opportunity that they are necessary and the sooner the better, for a complex and decisive January is coming.
«They told me the club is already working on it. we’re talking about possibilities And until January 2, there is time to open the market and register players. It is important for us to have them as soon as possible, because if not, time will undoubtedly consume our chances of succeeding in saving the category.. The club knows this and will work on it.”
Decision in the hands of club owner Christian Bragarnik. The winter market is always complex, but for Elche it is urgent and The deadline cannot be extended any further, because if it were, it would be too late..