Elche CF’s manager, Sebastián Beccacece, can count on 21 players from his squad to make up the starting 11 of the 2023-2024 season in his first friendly match against Rotherham United today (La Finca, 10:00). and between there are many familiar faces but also many absencesAt least five compared to the last starting teams playing the Elche-Cádiz match on LaLiga’s 38th matchday on 4 June.
Enzo Roco, Lisandro Magallán, Randy Nteka and Gerard Gumbau are no longer in the team. They are four of the eleven of the meeting in question. Added to his lack is the absence of Tete Morente, who on April 1 was the only player to play anything with an Argentine coach in the twelve league games he managed from Elche-Barcelona until the end of last season. Morente suffered from muscle overloadespecially on soleus and Beccacece won’t force it.
concentrates
At Algorfa concentration There are currently 22 players making up the roster. In principle, according to club sources, everyone except Tete Morente counts for the first friendly match before the season.
Available from last season Fidel Chaves, Edgar Badia, Josan Ferrández, Pere Milla, Raúl Guti, Lucas Boyé, Pedro Bigas, Diego González, Carlos Clerc, John C., Lautaro Blanco, Nico Fernández-Mercau and Ezequiel Ponce.
local players
On the other hand, local players who played last season, goalkeeper Jesús López, defender Javi Pamies and midfielder Rodri Mendoza are also ready. They are also with José Salinas and the Mourad group during these preparation days.They played on loan last year.
And three new players have been added to Beccacece: Benidorm goalkeeper Miguel San Román, defender Alex Martín and midfielder Aleis Febas.
top eleven
Who will be the first eleven of the new season with these units? Everything is a secret. Coaches use these matches for testing purposes., but it’s also true that winning them gives confidence to the group. And the Argentinian coach has also shown that in the 12 games he led in the First Division, he is a coach looking for a typical team that he can grow and fine-tune.
Considering this situation, it should be noted that: Beccacece’s top players are Fidel, Clerc and John, as well as goalkeeper Edgar Badia. The first just missed a meeting of Argentines. The goalkeeper missed two, but prevented him from participating for personal reasons. It is normal for the Argentine coach to bet on Catalan, starting with a goal. Even though Miguel San Román becomes a direct opponent of Badia, the start of the season has all the conditions to go on like this, and on the other hand, a first-time substitution could undermine his safety.
System
Beccacece mainly used two types of defense systems. With three defenders and two wingers, they are usually not pure wingers but converted wingers. And the classic defense of four players. You can even change both drawings during the match. In principle, Pedro Bigas could be in the back, accompanied by Clerc on his left and one of the newcomers, Álex Martín, on his right. On his side would be Josan – there is no one else who can occupy the position at the moment – and Lauturo Blanco in the other group.
Ahead of the Argentine will be captain Fidel Chaves, along with Raúl Guti or John and perhaps the other signature Aleix Febas. Ahead, Pere Milla and Lucas Boyé could start.
There are other men—not many anymore—who could make up a completely recognizable eleven, like Nico Fernández-Mercau, Ezequiel Ponce, or Diego González., the least used by Beccacece in her short tenure in the Major League. They will be on the bench with the aforementioned domestic players and borrowers. As changes are unlimited in these matches, the coach will have the opportunity to see all the players on the field, even a young player he can count on for the season.
back home
Elche CF will play this friendly match against Rotherham United Football Club, founded in 1888 and playing in the EFL Championship (Second Englishman). The meeting will be behind closed doors. and after the recovery, the coach will rest the players who will be returning home to return to routine next week at the Martínez Valero and Díez Iborra facilities. The second pre-season concentration will be on the same stage next week.