omar mascarell He becomes the most outstanding and regular player in the league. Elche CF this season, the Canary football player made a statement to the press this Wednesday and evaluated the situation. team statusher new frontier centrally and his futurebefore you are sure Relegation to the Second Division.
How are you in the Valencia game on Sunday?
With great desire. We’ve been playing away for two weeks, and despite our bad situation, it’s a good time to reconnect with our fans. It will be a great match against an opponent in need and it will be a very intense game with a lot of struggle. Even though the results are not out, we are on the right track, we are improving every week and we want to reflect this with a win.
How do you adapt to your position at the centre-back?
I’m happy. Anything that helps the team is good. Whenever I feel better and you enjoy playing any position, you feel good. I think I can continue to improve and perform better and better.
Were you surprised when Beccacece came along and put you in the middle of the defense to get the ball from behind?
The truth is, it took me a little by surprise. Despite playing in this position before, the truth is that he has done very little. He talked to me, told me what he wanted to see based on my specifications, and said I could do it. I am happy and want to help the team no matter what my position is.
Elche’s descent is almost a reality. Would you like to continue in the Second Division?
I am happy here. I signed until 2025 in the summer. No one could have predicted that we would come to this situation, but these things can happen in football. I’m focused on finishing the season as well as I can and after that I’ll sit down and talk to the club and anything can happen. But it can be an option.
One of the fans’ favorite players. Due to his performance, he will receive offers from the First Division in his territory in Tenerife, they are also sighing for his signature. Can you upset the balance when it comes to keeping that love away from followers?
I feel very loved here since the first day I came last season. It would be wrong to reassure this or that right now, because everything in football can change in an instant. But Elche is a great club and will continue to grow. When the time comes, I will look at the project, which should be a clear project, and make a decision. Staying is one of the options.
How does the locker room mentally manage this very difficult season of defeat after defeat?
It’s a difficult question to answer. It’s going to be a more complicated year than anyone could have imagined. It can happen sometimes in football. No need to look for an explanation because it’s hard to find. There is no other choice but to try to assimilate this, try to make the best possible end of the season, try to play a good game and try to give wins to our fans, and from there we will all prepare for the next matches. season.
At this time, it is most important to try to avoid the final stage of self-destruction…
I totally agree and this is the most important thing. I say this based on experience because I had a similar situation in Germany. You have to absorb the fall is coming, no matter how much it hurts. Try to manage it as well as possible and remember that we are in the First Division and are facing many of the best teams in Europe. We have to try to enjoy it and be prepared and prepare to be a leading team in the Second Division.
Have you ever lived in another team with such understanding and always supportive fans?
To be honest no. It’s hard to see him in a situation like ours. Their behavior is exemplary, there’s obviously some anger, it’s normal but it’s unbelievable how they’ve supported us in such a bad season and with so few points. They are the least guilty of what happened and they are always with us. They deserve the best. He can just tell them that everything is out of the question and that Elche will return to the place she deserves.
Elche and Valencia have a wonderful relationship. Even when the administrative relegation of 2015 took place, Mestalla was the only stadium that shouted that Elche was from the First Division! Now they come to a very sensitive moment, and defeating them could mean an almost fatal blow…
Yes, but it’s a sport and when you’re in a situation like ours, you want to win every week, because we’ve had very few (two) wins and we want to savor the victory again. We need to keep growing and our fans deserve joy too. I know it’s a good match between Elche and Valencia and their fans, but we want to win on Sunday and from here we wish them all the luck in the world and stay in the First Division because they deserve it.