Discreet and erratic start of competition Elche CFNext to you Lack of success in both areas (effectiveness in attack and fragility in defence), He also has other conditions such as: deportations and injuries Franjiverde players had difficulties in the first five matches of the season.
The Elche team fell one short on the field of play twice. last sunday While Mario Gaspar received a red card in the 59th minute in Valladolid, the previous day saw Carlos Clerc in the 75th minute..
For your part, Borja GarcesIn the latest offer at JOse Zorrilla; And Christian SalvadorBefore the 3rd match, Villareal BThey were forced to retire after more than 30 minutes, forcing Sebastián Beccacece to rebuild the team.
The setbacks started even during the preparation period. youth player John ChetauyaSince the arrival of the Argentinian coach, he has been called up as the defensive center of Elche this season, just like in the last part of last season in the First League; He injured his fibula again. He had to undergo surgery on July 19 He won’t be able to play again until late October or early November.
A few days before officially starting the course, Beccacece highlighted his players’ good work in pre-season, implying that injuries had saved them and only John’s problems had disrupted this good harmony.
In the first two matches we played Racing de Ferrol and Eibar, Despite the two defeats, there were no problems with injuries and dismissals.
However, from the third day onwards, problems started to accumulate. In the match against Villarreal B Cristian Salvador had to leave the field in the 37th minute due to a problem in his posterior tibial muscle.. Zamorano midfielder missed next match Santander Racing.
They also suffered muscle problems the week before the match against the Cantabrians Álex Martín and Diego González and they could not enter the search.
If that wasn’t enough, in the 75th minuteCarlos Clerc was sent off with a straight red card for stopping the Racing striker. He was facing goal in what the referee deemed a clear goal-scoring move. Elche had to play the last part of the match with one man missing when they had to attack in search of victory.
The negativities continued last week. In the last training session before going to Valladolid on Saturday, Josan had muscle problemsIt is this situation that prevented him from going to the Pucelana territory when he was called up as a starting player at the José Zorrilla stadium.
While the match was only 30 minutes ago, Borja Garcés, who made his debut for France, had to retire due to injury.He has a muscle problem in his right calf.
Both Josan and Garcés will undergo medical tests this Tuesday to find out the exact extent of their injuries. Everything indicates that they will not be able to play in the match against Leganés at the Martínez Valero stadium next Sunday (18.30)..
Who will not be able to stand in front of the cucumber team? Mario Gaspar. The Novelda player made a move that was not consistent with his experience by punching the Valladolid Boyomo defender in the stomach without blocking the ball. At first, the referee only showed him a yellow card, thinking that there was a struggle for position between the two while waiting for the corner kick to be taken. VAR warned him to review the play as it could have been rough or violent play. It was. Andalusian Quintero González sent him off and now we have to wait for the sanction that the Competition Committee will decide at its meeting on Wednesday, because Mario Gaspar may lose more than one match.