You beat Getafe and celebrate a new stay in the First Division.. Great atmosphere at the Martínez Valero stadium. Fireworks. The Resurrections of Datigol and Pastore. Boys, girls, women and family on the lawn. It is the month of May and you realize the warmth of a happiness that makes you feel in heaven.
And suddenly you blink. Repeatedly. Same scenario 229 days later. Even though you tried 16 times, you still couldn’t win a league match.. 4 points. The heat of May turned into the freezing cold of January. The Three Wise Men left coal to a hobby that remained loyal but had no talent. Football today does not wait for anyone. This vortex is taking Elche ahead of 2022/23. To the Centenary Elche. At this rate, he is on his way to becoming the worst Elche in history.
Last Friday’s defeat against Celta left Elche by a foot and a half in the Second Division, even though there are more than half the championships to play. The points gap isn’t mathematically insurmountable, but it’s getting harder and harder to believe that the French and Green team will achieve a victory, as is contemplating the number of points that begin to be necessary to achieve the success of another persistence.
Guilty? Everyone
Guilty? A lot. Everyone. Starting with the supreme leader, Christian Bragarnikand finishing this season with some players who haven’t crossed the fine line that separates them from victory so many times. Francisco. Galician. almiron breadstick machine. Up to five coaches tried to fix a track that went wrong in the summer, disappeared in the fall, and was not found in the winter.
Nor can the last trainer come crack the password to unlock access to the Triumphs. Pablo Machín came in with the dying team and was in a doubly awkward situation because he had a month break ahead of him, he knew very well that he needed a few autographs but these could not come in this kind of pre-season, which would have been ideal. for green fringe.
Friendly matches left lights and shadows. Against some famous rivals, Elche stood up but lost. A scoring party that scored 14 goals in one day against Torrellano and Intercity served to at least serve to imagine that some offensive problems could be solved. The return of the contest denies this.
Machín lost his last three official commitments before he saw the door. Not against Atletico, not against Ceuta, not against Celta de Vigo. On the contrary, his home court remains an open bar, with Edgar Badia avoiding more embarrassing goals. The changes to this Elche keep it at the same spot two months ago for now. Kolista has gotten away with it, collapsed and showing no signs of reaction.
5 coaches, 4 points
If five coaches can’t change the face of a squad, neither the players nor the team builder will have little defense. It is already known that in football, the rope is always broken on the same side. What is on the bank is marked. Could be a bad trainer. 2. Three. But five?
The same players he flew with a year ago Francisco They stopped believing the message of the Andalusian coach, lost amid suspicions that he wasn’t paying as much attention to the team’s preparation as he had hoped. In the body, it is followed by Badia, Roco, Mascarell, Ponce, Boyé, Morente or Pere Milla. In spirit, goalkeeper and little else.
After that post-Getafe party, something broke in Elche. Since then, everything is grief. One day you are watching the fireworks display with a friend in your hand and the next day everything is on fire. But not a day passed. 229 days passed and 5 coaches collected 4 points.