Four friendlies and no goals from the forwards del Hércules is a blue and white classic even in the pre-season. Paco Peña left his signature “9” to the end, which should not be failed, as in recent years. Nearly all of his chances of fighting for promotion will depend on him, so the technical secretary must devote all the time necessary, Enrique Ortiz must pay whatever is required, and play it safe every infinite year.
Target costs money and you have to pay for it yes or yes. It is very important to avoid another big disappointment that no one can bear anymore. The team wants so much gunpowder that if the club finds two strikers with absolute guarantees, Jean Paul’s case may falter. The French are a struggle and surrender, but not enough to appease Hercules’ demands or get results. Goals, strong finishers, experienced players with offensive pay are needed and Jean Paul doesn’t seem like the solution for the blue and white team at the moment. Fans’ love is not enough for a player who has grown from a subsidiary, in Hercules only results matter and there is no margin for failure or sentimentality that matters. Either two strikers are signed or problems arise.. Hercules scored two goals in four matches, one Juanmi and the other young Guti, and they conceded only one penalty goal. Now come two important litmus tests against Cartagena B and Atlético Baleares to gauge the current status of the team.
Hercules fans and loyal followers, who want to see the team succeed, are concerned about the lack of strength on the opponent’s field that has been constant in past seasons. The numbers don’t lie, and ineffectiveness in front of the goal has been clear this pre-season.. Hercules struggled to maintain control of the ball and develop a flamboyant and vertical play, but his lack of success in scoring was once again his Achilles heel.
Besides the lack of offensive effectiveness, Rubén Torrecilla’s Hercules hints at good football In this pre-season, the Coach demands verticality, speed, arrival, defensive power and attitude, all of which was appreciated in the first four pre-season games where the work of Juanmi, Ketu, De la Nava or Samu Vázquez stood out in their minutes. Grass. Hercules created luck, and this, while far from sufficient, is already important. The team has been built with an interesting combination of youth and seniority, and dedication in these early preparation weeks is one of the most promising points, something that has already been appreciated in recent seasons. The team is hungry and the coach speaks clearly without hesitation and being aware of the demands of his job on a highly flammable Rico Pérez if something goes wrong.
improvement in defense
Hercules made a significant leap in defence, compared to last season. Djaló and Leiva’s joke was well learned and the occasion was signed with quality defenders such as Josema, Juanmi and Nolan and the renewal of Sergi Molina as it should have been done before. The team’s standout player after recovering from a very long injury.
More than 2,000 subscribers are already accumulating Hercules, days after they started physical sales of season tickets at Rico Pérez. Despite the slaps every year, the enthusiasm of the fans in blue and white is not lacking. Another season in the well to start against Espanyol B in three weeks, a period when the club must retain a striker or two to mark the possibilities of this Hercules.
There is no doubt that the entity is trying to improve in every field by accepting its endless mistakes in the past.. Realizing the importance of having a good infrastructure system in the long term, it has strengthened its base football structure. After a responsible person on the board signed a technical secretary and hired Dani Barroso as director of the youth academy, the club signed an agreement with Acatec to strengthen the football development of young talent. All that remains is to capture the decisions correctly and turn them into results. Communication was also finally strengthened with a greater effort in social networks and daily activities, which are key to the image of the blue and white club at a time of instant and constant demand for information.
Three weeks to start the season and the feeling with Torrecilla that the team is walking with confidence. He knows what he’s got and that it’s only worth attacking and winning. It conveys seriousness and good feelings, and above all it starts from scratch, something that will not happen with the much missed Lolo Escobar.
Good feelings after the first four tests against Alcoyano, Santa Pola, Águilas and the AFE team, but without a guaranteed striker or two, the team is sure to run into the same wall as usual. And that would no longer be forgiven.