The script for the Elche season would probably be rejected by any producer for extreme unreality, if I may speak. It’s impossible for everything to go so wrong. It’s not just a matter of sorting through the very long list of misfortunes that a good fan of Franjiverde would certainly have in mind. What I wouldn’t give to have an exhibit with them all on New York’s longest street. Just remember what happened in the last two weeks.
Let’s be honest, Elche’s relegation was probably done before they beat Villarreal. But even the vilest damned has a right to at least a nice last supper. Green fringe, not even that. The win over Villarreal was accompanied by an injury. Father Milla. Man of impossible goals. A player who scored a three-pointer in the same game.
In case of any doubt, the duel against Espanyol sealed the franjiverde’s coffin in a way other than brutality. Elche was accumulating failures in the opposing field and his own mistakes. It was a matter of waiting for the ball to drop boyé. Spoiler: didn’t like it. In an hour’s play, Machín’s men had committed four fouls. Spoiler: it would have ended with ten for double yellow carmona. An error made by Palacios in overtime was condemned by the top quality player on the pitch. Exhibition Darder He scored a beautiful goal that excited Espanyolismo as much as it upset Franjiverdismo. Another chapter full of misfortunes.
Elche is like a living dead now. Or as one of the protagonists of “The Walking Dead,” which seems to have no end and the result is the prologue to two or three “spin-offs.” The rest of the season looks like life in a world full of walkers, where you’ve learned the hard way that you can’t even celebrate the good times.
What’s left for Elche?
This is a big question. Pride and fans. Truth is what it is, and permanence is now a utopia. But defeat is also a part of sport and life.. You must know how to accept it. And you must be aware that there are a thousand ways to lose. It’s up to Elche players to lose with pride or lose with shame.
It would not occur to anyone to say that he was ashamed in front of Espanyol despite the defeat. Nor is it a matter of buying a conversation like this 100%. machinebegins to repeat in the press room. There is a middle ground between not blaming the players and blaming them for a defeat: blaming whatever it takes to blame them. For example, against an opponent in crisis and in the defensive penalty area, they failed to score in the hundred minutes.
In addition to this pride, which is also present in defeats, it is the fans. Unlike the first franciverde parts of this course, some followers like Espanyol will definitely accept more first timers. The team had energy, order, pressure, physicality, and the ability to create danger.. Data says it’s the best first episode of the season. I think the sensations confirm this.
Is it late at all?
Another detail left by the data is that the top four in terms of offensive points in the first half of the season were Espanyol (12 shots), Villarreal (8), Celta (7) and Cádiz (6). Four games in which Machín was on the bench. “Top 5” would close the conflict between Almeria and Francisco.
With the coach’s arrival from Soriano, there was hope of making the promise that it’s better late than never. Looks like it won’t be later, but The truth is that the current Elche is a very different team from the start of the season.. The mystery of the setback with Francisco compared to last season could only be explained by the respective coach.
In memory, obviously, the scene remains Jorge Almiron. Lost months. Lost matches. That farewell sentence still echoes Christian Bragarnik He talked about how his fetish trainer accepted the challenge when he was in town those days without asking for a salary and almost by chance. In those weeks, Elche unknowingly signed the death certificate. He did this with some gruesome events that were so common in this centennial, like the arbitration award in Mestalla.
At that time, Elche was already living in her own “The Walking Dead”. And it happened to Bragarnik like Rick Grimes. The responsibility of being the main hero has weighed heavily on him and left him behind.. I hope that all the burden does not fall on your shoulders to rebuild the future. Only in this way will your club cease to be a sporting dead body and will once again become the hero of scenarios with a happier ending than 2023.