With Roger Martí and Pere Milla long injured in Cádiz, there are only three reference forwards for Elche to welcome Betis at the Martínez Valero stadium this Friday (9pm). One of these attackers is also in danger. Randy Nteka hasn’t trained with the group all week. On Monday, there was a rest day like any other. He worked out in the gym Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the club. No further details were provided, but the striker has been suffering from muscle discomfort since he left the pitch in the 66th minute of the match against Real Madrid.
his arrival
It lacked rhythm. He played but was not comfortable. Nor against Espanyol. A week before the last meeting, the Franjiverde player was already in the cotton ball. He played in just 20 minutes of the 0-1 loss against the lovebirds. He had little participation in them and was even seen as “timid” in print.
Elche’s manager Pablo Machín could be left with only two references in the attack. Eze Ponce and Lucas Boyé Yesterday they trained with the group in Díez Iborra. And they did it extensively. No one can say they don’t want it, but take aim… There were countless wasted opportunities against the blue and whites. Especially for Ponce, who has three goals in LaLiga. Boyé is even worse outnumbered. A little. Between two, four. With 29 goals scored 14 times more than Elche, Betis is without a doubt the little gunpowder who is fifth on the table.
It is unlikely that Nteka will be in the game in the team offered by Machín, but it is also true that this could happen against Espanyol and the player will be on the bench for a few minutes at the end of the match.
no others
The other two missing on yesterday’s workday are Pere Milla (long-term disability) and Jose Angel Carmona, sanctioned and will not be able to play against Betis. Take advantage of this situation to reduce the load. They are not available for the next meeting either. Álex Collado, John Chetauya or local players Jony Álamo or Javi Pamies. Others received the same level of training at Machín’s behest.
Collado has seen the door once this season. And she’s crippled like Milla. Other scorers are suspended Carmona and players who are not usually in Machín’s eleven. Like Gonzalo Verdu, Josan and Lirola.
The team is training behind closed doors at the stadium today. Later, the coach will hold a press conference before the league day, where he will examine in more detail the absences due to Nteka’s illness and the dynamics of the group that will face Betis tomorrow.