Hercules goalkeeper Carlos Abad ninth place team still choose at least two of the positions offering the option to object promotion promotion. Alicante team is one point behind fifth place, but five points behind fourth place Espanyol B, so the remaining teams have to win their classification, with the exception of the goalkeeper, Teruel and Mestalla, who “keep their level for longer”. blue and white goalie one of the most outstanding players of the season, Relax after the victory over Formentera last Sunday. “We’re fine, you’ll notice a little less negative voltage after winning. After losing a few games, that was obvious before. They had nerves and wanted above all to win at home and against a direct opponent. This win has given us a lot emotionally,” he said.

Abad is not worried about his team’s poor performance under Rico Pérez: “We kept the three points we wanted in the match. It doesn’t matter if we play well or not. The important thing is to win. When we look at the upcoming games, there will not be too many nerves.

The goalkeeper made everything clear. “Now we have to go for three points, but with our tools, what the coach and our philosophy want us to do. We go all the games with that, but there will be times when we have to play better to win,” says Abad, who acknowledges that the team often lacks concentration. «We make concentration errors at certain moments You cannot allow yourself in any category because it costs your goals. That’s what punished us throughout the season. We are aware and already more serious and focused on Sunday. “It was one of the keys to victory,” said the goalkeeper, optimistic for Sunday’s match: “Manresa will be more nervous than we are. We come from winning and we have a lot of confidence in the group. We have a great team and we are working very well. He will have the same enthusiasm and intensity, if not against direct opponents. We will play many matches.

Abad isn’t concerned about the contrast between his 30 goals and his great season: “Football is often that unfair. I think I had a great season, but still, the goals scored at the end are a matter of eleven. A lot of attention is given to the goalkeeper but it is a collective effort and we need to leave a clean slate to win our games.

Abad made it clear that Hércules cannot be put under pressure: “You can’t think beyond the next match. We have been playing the final in this club since the beginning of the season. Anything involving playing for Rico Pérez requires a final, and we’re already experienced and ready for that.”

Finally, the goalkeeper said about the fans in blue and white: «We feel safe at Rico PérezBut you also have to understand people that after several defeats in a row at home they are more nervous and tense in the next match and push a little harder ».

César Moreno, Harper and Diego Jiménez, ejected

César Moreno is recovering from his injury and will not take part in the match this Sunday (12:00) in Manresa. Hercules misses the midfielder terribly and is counting the hours until he returns to the team, although there is currently no date for his reappearance. Harper, who missed the match against Rico Pérez due to a severe toe injury, is unlikely to travel to Manresa as he hasn’t trained so far, like Diego Jiménez, who has been here for over a year. year. month left the team.