Hercules faces the final stage of his preparation for the new year. first game of the year Against Atlético Saguntino. He will be in a vital duel from 12 noon this Sunday. start climbing positions from the table. The blue and white team is at full throttle. winter market where it hopes to include four players as well as drop like the others. In this sense, Lolo Escobar He believes this situation is “shaking locker rooms”. «I’m awake because in the end the market always moves a locker room And you have to be prepared for what might happen, but I’m happy with the way things are going. These 15 days went very well for us, we even included the double session. Not wanting to rush to make a decision, the Hercules coach spared the minutes to clarify all the concepts, “says: “We have a plan of action and we are clear about it. we will not go beyond If something doesn’t fit, nothing happens and we go for something else. but let us choose We will not impose anything or sign someone just because they have to be there.. It would be good for us to have more centimeters to be safer in Sunday’s game. Having a roster is essential for a controversial field (Sagunto), but we won’t rush or sign a player that doesn’t convince us or is worth it ».
«The markets are until the 31st and until then we will try get the best options that they fit us in everything and are there to compete. Escobar, who prefers to go slowly but surely, we focus on ensuring that no one comes from any injury or unemployment. “There are different things we touch on different positions and we need to move forward and negotiate. We are residents. We try everything but calmly and without hitting any slips. “Getting it right this winter market will give us a lot in the second round,” said the coach.
He chose not to hint at positions he wanted to strengthen: «I want to double players by position. I don’t want to give any more hints because it’s not positive that the player who has to fight on Sunday knows if we will sign his position. Winter markets shake up the locker rooms a lot and I think everything should be done as quiet as possible. I don’t like airing the market because it’s counterproductive for the team.”
“I am very happy because they trust me for everything. Every name that enters or leaves is consulted with the entire sports side. We are all aware. The coaching team has a lot to say in the decisions,” he said. He is clear on what game he is planning this Sunday: «I expect a war in Sagunto. It will be a small field and a duel match. It is the team that throws the most balls to the opposing field in the entire category. He is the leader in won aerial duels. They will try to take the game where they are dangerous and we try to take it the other way around because if we play the same game we have very little to do. We will look for alternatives. It’s a tough game because Saguntino has everything that can hurt us. He’s going to demand a lot from us, but he gives us a chance that if we win there, the team can do anything.”
It’s a complex game because Saguntino has everything that can harm us.
As for the team’s comeback to reach the playoff zone, he prefers to go step-by-step: “I have a point estimate in mind. I can’t think of more, only in Saguntino. I know that if we do what we have to do, it will give us the score to get us where we want to be. But the truth is we need to get all three points. We were ten points behind the playoffs when I came and now we are eight but I don’t even know what position we are in. I see a team that can achieve this. This match is transcendent, like all of them.”
“I had 15 days to get the team into the concept. In the end, the competition does not fail and we will see if we really get into the context. I hope I’ve convinced them of what they’ll find on Sunday,” Escobar finished.
Truyols, Dylan, Harper and Nico make their first game of the year
Hercules will only have two defenders in this Sunday’s game at Atlético Saguntino. Neither the Truyols nor Dilan They are available. Also, the Argentine defender left the stadium on crutches yesterday after suffering a knee injury and will undergo medical tests to assess his condition. The center couple in the first match of the year will again be Riera and Marín. Neither Nico Espinosa, whose return is uncertain, nor Harper, whose recovery process continues and whose return date is unknown, will not come.
On the other hand, the Hercules coach admitted that he was impressed by Rico Pérez’s atmosphere during Wednesday’s match between Intercity and Barcelona, and assured that it would be “one of my dreams” to experience something like this as a protagonist from now on.
«Alicante is a city devoid of professional football and it would be a dream come true if it was me who gave it to him.”convicted Lolo Escobar at a press conference.