Blur… and new defense

Two have arrived so far. Lisandro Magallán and José Ángel Carmona. To these are added the incorporation, which was already closed in August. lautaro white, a left-back. If it depends on Machín’s wishes, the involvement of the defenders is not yet complete. He wants more. Specifically, one more, with first and last name.

Aridane Hernandez Elche’s main goal is to cover her defenses. The 33-year-old defender from Osasuna is the player Soriano’s coach wants to complete his new list of defenders. Machín also does not hide the object of desire.

Aridane fits perfectly into the position on the defensive axis and I would be happy to have him come, but the clubs have to agree. I know he has worked well throughout the season and is the prototype of the football player we need.», said Machin.

Centre-back celebrates his sixth season in Osasuna, which he joined in Segunda in 2017 and promoted with him the following year. He signed his best field in 2019/20 in the top flight: 29 matches and 3 goals. Due to physical conditions and seniority, Elche meets the desired profile. The good relations they have with technical secretary Sergio Mantecón and the family ties with Elda can play in Elche’s favor.

Until day 31, Elche will try to please his coach and sign Aridane. Negotiation is open and particularly dependent on the Navarrese club’s position of letting him go. He has played in only 4 games in the league so far. Thus, Aridane would join Magallán and Carmona as reinforcements for the battered defensive zone of Elche.. Two football players, already with the green stripe on their chest, came to occupy the right profile of the line: Argentine as a centre-back and Andalusian as a centre-back or winger or winger.

Neither security nor continuity

Elche’s defense has given all the coaches a headache this season. The defense of the team that scored the most goals in the Primera had neither security nor continuity due to injuries, sanctions and performance..

Throughout the campaign, Elche repeated his starting defense only once. He was in matches against Almería (1-1) and Real Sociedad (0-1) on days 2 and 3. Then Francisco formed a four-man row at the back with Pol Lirola and Mojica and Enzo on the wings. Roco and Pedro Bigas as the centre.

From then on, there was a whirlwind of changes that would see its continuity in Cádiz as Machín could not repeat (even in the same matches due to expulsions in the early stages, as with Betis, Barça and Atlético) a second time delay Bigas sanction. Franjiverde coach hopes to have both Carmona and Magallán for tomorrow’s game. While the former points to the top eleven, the latter is still in doubt due to its non-ideal physical condition. It will be called and may have minutes.

In 16 league games in 2022/23, different Elche coaches used five-point defense 9 times (3 points in these games) and 7 times quarters (1 point).. There seems to be little controversy with Machín, as Soriano’s favorite plan is three centers with two lanes. His requests to reinforce the team confirm this, as he feels it is necessary to build the rear axis in order to grow from an improvement in defense. Elche is willing to create a blur through a new defense. The question is whether it’s in time for that.