Elche CF sporting director Mauro Óbolo with Sergio Mantecónwas responsible for the presentation of the first Elche supplement this morning. In the press room of the Martínez Valero stadium, the Argentine leader underlined, above all, “the excitement that both had to come. they have always been very positive“Sergio (Mantecón) had a difficult job, especially with the representative of Aleix (Febas), a very commendable job” which was decisive in his hiring.
Óbolo wanted to emphasize once again “ the desire to come from both and be a part of this project. They are actually here and we want to host them.”
his arrival
The first player consulted about the process leading up to his arrival was Canary central defender Álex Martín, who also assured: “It is very easy to sign for Elche. My manager’s effort, my club and my desire to come here. Whoever says no to Elche means they don’t want to be a football player because it’s a very big, historic club… That’s where I want to grow up.”
Idense’s midfielder Aleix Febas said: “I was very excited when my representative told me about Elche’s interest.; This is an ambitious project, and the truth is, I was always clear that this was one of my first choices, and that’s why I’m here.”
What is Elche’s goal, would you like to play in the First Division?
Febas, your goal is “ambitious but Those of us who have been in the Second Division for a long time know how difficult it is to set very big goals. Better to go match by match with ambition, with clear steps to be taken, because it is a very straight and tough category. There will be bad times and we must be united. The project is ambitious, but at the same time you have to be calm because it is a very equal category”. Faced with a new question on the same subject, the player said, “I’m coming to an ambitious team, but we have to. go with lead feet because the latter is a very equal category. It is necessary to be united in good and bad days, but it is clear that if I come here, it is to prefer good things.”
Martín sees it as necessary to “go step-by-step, to make an effort in each training session, and to be clear that we have to compete.”. Regarding his landing at the club, he said, “I was very pleased with my teammates, the technical team… the whole club, they welcomed me with open arms and I have a great desire to start working. The aim is to get first place, but you have to go match by match”.
In the same sense, Febas also stated that he was himself. “I am looking forward to the start of everything. Too much intensity in training, which is important. I had two sessions and this is what I saw. “I see a lot of desire and ambition in the locker room,” she said.
What can they contribute individually? What did Beccacece ask you?
Álex Martín: “Due to my playing conditions, What I can contribute is speed, I’m a fast player who likes to predict, focus.I love having the ball and getting help where needed, being another one in the locker room and helping out where the coach thinks. We have to be a family and help each other. Coach is very close, what he told me about how he wants to play and be the lead gives me a lot of confidence… I’m very happy. Elche is a club where I will leave my skin…”.
Alex Febas: “I can work hard in midfield positions, I can make sacrifices, I can be with the coach whatever he wants.I think I’m good and fast with transitions, I can adapt to the coach’s wishes. I can also contribute to the work, I can cross the lines…”. As to whether his playing style is similar to Beccacece’s philosophy, the actress said, “From the first moment I spoke with the coach, I was in tune, he told me things he didn’t like about me and others, he was very transparent and over the top I’m very happy with his idea of the game”.
The actor also announced “I thought it was important to arrive early to meet my classmates. and in the pre-season that the coach is physically well and everything is clear. I was lucky.”
new additions
Regarding the process of configuring the template, Mauro Óbolo acknowledged that “the ideal thing for the coach is to always have the maximum number of players from day one so that the players can adapt.know the process and what the technician wants. And we are working on it, the market is not easy, but I think we will form a good lineup with what we have. We want to bring players who want to come and are important to reach our goal.”
Concerning the field lines to be strengthened, he concluded by saying, “We will strengthen all of them”. Óbolo noticed Elche’s interest in Valencia player Fran Pérez. “It’s one of the alternatives we’re talking about. As I mentioned recently, this is not easy, all negotiations take time, but it is one of the alternatives we are working on.”