Third striker in minutes played for Elche (911 compared to Boyé’s 1,429 or Milla’s 1,235), but first place in terms of matches he interfered (22 compared to 21 and 19). Currently, Ezequiel Ponce with his compatriot is the team’s starting offense, but Milla and Nteka’s injuries also got in the way.
He has scored three goals this season. Although more is expected from him. His clause was five million euros, and the club paid close to ten for his signing last summer. It was one of the calls to make Elche del Centenario a center table team, although the Franchiverde entity did not release the exact amount.. But… “This season is very different from last season. We face different things, we have not been able to overcome the obstacles that have come our way. We want Mallorca to be a new starting point for the victories we need”.
On a more personal level, Do you think you met your performance expectations? “You can always improve. I’ve been playing back-to-back games lately. I try to show my best in every game and do my best in every practice. It’s not my job to give the idea, it’s the job of doing it. I try to do it well every day”.
you still have faith
There is a difference of 15 points between Kurtuluş and Kurt, “We have a lot of work ahead of us and as we said in the locker room, we will work for permanence until the last game we have a chance. to keep the category. That’s why we get up every morning. That’s how we’re going to do it in Mallorca and in the remaining games.” Ponce is optimistic and “personally I think we’re going to save ourselves and continue in the major leagues, and I think it’s the same mentality that is in the whole club. Personally, I don’t know what will happen tomorrow. I don’t know what the club will think of my future. It will come.” But it doesn’t seem impossible to you that the victory is impossible under this or that condition? “Of course, we are discussing this among ourselves, and when the results are not clear, we try to find the reasons for the matches. Although we always do this with the intention of improvement and so that the next game does not happen to us. We don’t have to win lately but we always think and work with our teammates to win the next game.“, sentence.
Ponce doesn’t give up. “Every match can be a new beginning for us. Every day we train so that the next game can be the one we stand up for. Obviously persistence would be a success. But we continue to fight to make history and stay in this premier league, which is very important to us, our club and our people.”
referees
Regarding the final arbitration, Ezequiel Ponce said, “We were hurt because we did a very good job getting to the end with a chance to win in the first half. They conditioned us with the expulsion of Magallán. The club is trying to talk to the referees to want this not to happen again. But we players can’t do anything. We hope that the expulsions do not harm us further. We cannot do anything. We need three points every weekend and we are working towards that. It hurts us because of Magallán and Palacios, because these are clear situations and better decisions can be made with technology, but we must continue on the same path.”
Cadiz goal
What do you think about Cádiz’s claim to have stopped the league? Referees make decisions like on Betis day and many other times… we have nothing to do with it. If things have to turn around, it’s not just a game – referring to his goal in Cádiz – but also lots of other things that have happened lately. For me, it’s always time to help the referees. so they can have a good meeting and in their decision everything is as it should be. I hope they can be as fair as possible for the good of football.”
Sheikh Sanction
“I saw Pape hurt after the match. I asked him and he didn’t understand the situation. He confirmed that he didn’t say anything to the referees. Their interpretation is different, and they take a pretty drastic action against a player who assures they didn’t say anything like that. “We just need to pay attention, absorb the precautions and comply with them,” he said.