There are 33 stations on the climbing route, twelve of themThere’s no natural grass to poke your boots in, and you can expect the ball to bounce predictably. Hércules will play the first of a dozen League games this Sunday on rubber, synthetic turf. Formentera Municipal CampA scenario he has yet to win.
On his last visit to Alicante last year Alvaro Salinas Sharpened the defensive crisis of the team he managed angel rodriguez if no protection basis is applied to the equipment. This is where the real downfall of the unprofitable Leonese coach began. Michel At the end of the first half after suffering a lot in the first 45 minutes.
Hercules needs to be first at the end of the regular season because that’s the only thing that guarantees them a definitive break from the fourth category of Spanish football. For this to happen, he will need to build up a constant, dynamic winning momentum, which will force him to do well on astroturf pitches as well because a third of the days A controversial issue remains.
8 MATCHES
Hercules played on synthetic turf last year
► Failed to win until the fourth start. In the first three games, they got two defeats and one draw.
11 POINTS
Added to 24 possible carpet related conflicts
► We lost more than half of the points, including three points from Formentera. It also crashed with Terrassa and Ebro.
3 GAINS
Succeeded on artificial turf throughout the course
► Hercules managed to win at Sagunto (2-3), Badalona (0-1) and Ebro (0-1). Draws in El Prat and Manresa.
In the previous campaign, the Alicante team had toured the grassless fields eight times. He didn’t win his first game until the fourth quarter. in the top three, 9 points harvested. Ángel Rodríguez’s project tied at El Prat but later lost at Formentera (2-1) and Terrassa (3-1).
With this average, your chances of finishing the season as a champion are very slim unless you hit record numbers on the remaining surfaces. The first away win on the astroturf sealed it Lolo Escobar. repeatedly won Sagunto (2-3), in whitewashand Ebro in the municipality AlmozaraBoth have the same score (0-1) and all three have the same dose of wealth, a very high rate.
These miraculously saved matches gave Hercules a chance to think they could make it to the “play-offs” in time, but they stuck with it because luck was on it, and the reality of a locker room where neither of the two coaches went took more than the few resources he had.
The balance of the fake grass was negative, Added 11 points out of 24 possible points. Historically, clubs with the distinctive character of Hercules suffocate in fields that are not watered naturally, do not hide roots, or are mown.
But for the first time, Rico Pérez’s presence favored players who were not surprised by the hardness of the pitch or the irregularity of the ball’s rebound, at least to the vast majority.
Ruben Torrecilla He planned two sessions on a terrain similar to the one his players would find on their way to the island. The team will train in the sports city of Antonio Valls today and tomorrow. Coach did not want to make any further corrections to avoid risks at the beginning of the course. They all exercised at the same pace yesterday at Fontcalent. Nico Espinosa And Augustine CosciaThose excluded from the last call due to muscle overload.