Between the pride of knowing they are competitive and the disappointment of being so far from the main goal of the season, there can be no consolation enough for that. Feelings in the Elche dressing room oscillate between accepting the truth until May, and having the slightest hope of a miracle, at least unless the math says otherwise..
To do this, they embrace the famous “match-match” method that Fran Escribá fashioned in these lands ten years ago, and which Diego Pablo Simeone reinforced at the media level. Franjiverdes realizes that there is no other option, and even that updating the classification on their mobile device does not do much.
«To be honest, we don’t look at your rank in the locker room because if we look at it, we die.“, he accepted Tete Morente, the author of the goal that allowed them to score a point against Valladolid on Saturday. “We think about adding in every game and as far as we can go…”, reflects Andalusia in good form and plays a key role in Elche’s development in the second part of the fight against Pucelanos.
“After winning at Mallorca, the team had a different mentality, although we adapted very quickly. We did our best in the second half and deserved to win. Seeing the classification the point knows very little» Adds the Right winger.
“The coach gives me confidence and I adapt well to this new position. I train hard to do my best and give last year’s level. I want to continue in this way to help the team,” said Tete Morente, although he has made a remarkable progress despite coming as a substitute in many matches in recent days.
The goal was conceded too quickly
Larin’s goal, which was accepted so quickly, was one of my biggest regrets when evaluating the draw with Valladolid in the Franjiverde setting. “We have been stronger defensively lately, but we have adapted quickly again. The important thing is that the team does not give up and fights to the end,” said Tete.
“The first episode was weird, they came out better and the goal came very early. We have to improve it because it’s happened to us in a few games and then it’s hard to go back.. In the second part, with hierarchy and ambition, victory could come. We were about to win. “We have to stay with that and keep working,” he said. Raul GutiHe came back with two goals in the 98th and 103rd minutes.
“The most important thing for us is to be together. “We know how difficult the situation is and we will continue to do so no matter what,” he said.Where there is life, there is hope. We are realistic, but we will not stop dreaming.. We’re going to go every day to win as many games as possible until the end of the season,” Guti concluded, amid the illusion of never wanting to lose the option to reverse a bad situation with this acceptance of what’s going to happen.
Finally, the Argentina center Lisandro MagallanReturning to the starting 11 after his controversial dismissal against Betis, he was again unlucky as they drew 0-1, but praised his team’s stance: “The team is working very well. Our effort is huge. From my point of view we deserve much more and it will be given to us. People see this, challenge us, encourage us, and value our effort. Although we are not satisfied with the point reached, we are on the right track.