Undoubtedly, the away win in Mallorca last Saturday meant a change of mind that can be seen in almost every move of the team. From her entry into education to her appearance in front of the media. “We were very encouraged by the victory,” says Franjiverde winger Tete Morente.Elche is perhaps one of the men who best reflects CF’s recent metamorphosis.

The player from Cádiz managed to change the whistle for applause. How do you do this? “With hard work and sacrifice. He helped me a lot in gaining the coach’s trust even though I wasn’t playing in my own position. I am much happier on the field. And this shows. Mentally, I am quite strong now and there is someone who has helped me a lot.”

psychological help

Tete Morente asked for help and what made him even bigger was that he had no problem accepting it. “Two months ago I started working with Ricardo, a sports psychologist outside the club who helped me with my performance. And I think it shows. I am much stronger mentally and that is important,” she explains.

The football player who thinks that the complaints from the stands are normal: “We get the fans. We’ve had a pretty bad year and it’s normal for the fans to justify themselves somehow.” But what happened to get here? “The dynamics of the team are not good.” And these signs say, “I think it’s also affecting my personal performance.”

“Almost” output

Morente was a foot and a half outside of Elche last winter market. Málaga wanted him but made a bureaucratic mistake to secure his transfer. How are you when you are about to leave? “I never wanted to leave this team and I’m focused here on Elche, which is important. I want to keep thinking about today.”

By “working hard” and “doing what the coach tells us” this Elche begins to awaken. And now, this Saturday (16:15) we came to the game against Real Valladolid, “We came with great ambition and wanting to get the three points. “We will try to chain two or three wins in a row as soon as possible so that we have options to the end.”

For this, the franciverde group will try to implement it. Same philosophy as Machín. We can do a lot of damage to them on the flank and we’ll try that.”

Do you sincerely believe that there are permanent options?

“The truth tells us it is very difficult, but we will fight for it until we say otherwise. Fan, club, shield deserve it. we leave everything on the field. It is very difficult, but there are possibilities,” he said.

One of the keys to recovery has been a coach. “We did a pretty good job with Machín in the pre-season – during the World Cup break”. Now the fruits are coming as we have shown that we are physically in better shape than our opponents in the final minutes of the last games,” said Morente. This fact can be confirmed in the duel against Mallorca, the turning point of a dynamic change.

Hobby

“We had a very difficult year with a few games where our teammates cried at the end,” says Morente. This is why one factor has been so important: “The best part of the season is undoubtedly our fans who have always supported us even though we were last.. “I think we have shown them what we want in the last month and a half and we will show it by the end of the season.”

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When asked about Pacheta’s visit to the head of Valladolid, Morente said: “I wasn’t lucky enough to work with him, but I know the people here love him very much. It will be a special match. But despite the arrival of such a valuable person, I hope we get three points. Our fans deserve it.”