Fifth start in seven weeks, third in a row against obvious candidates for promotion. If by hand, then Digest the end of Cornellà a little harshly, returns to another big stage, Ciutat de València, this afternoon and believes it looks more like the team that kept Espanyol on the ropes than the team that paid dearly for its mistakes against leaders Zaragoza at La Romareda. Estevez will not be able to trust Marco Doure nor Alex Martinez. They are the only players in the league to suffer a loss in a scouting campaign that is still in the making despite a good start.
Levante had already done some of the work necessary to recover from a 1-4 drubbing against Perico’s team by winning at Alcorcón last Saturday. However, they could not win in the two matches they played at home and they are aware that a significant part of their desire to be among the best in the category consists of home duels. Javi Calleja You can’t trust injured players in this derby Ivan Romero And Robert Ibanez He also learned last Thursday that the winger will not be able to play for the next six weeks. Andrés Garcia When there is bone edema in the left foot.
“Eldense are a very competitive team. They’re not going to give us anything and it’s going to be difficult. We’ll be disappointed if we think they can’t go against us because we’re promoted.”
But Levante coach saved the defendersPostigo and Vezo. The starter suffered some ankle discomfort during the week and arrived on time, with the Portuguese serving a one-match suspension for Alcorcón. The loss of Andrés García, who started five of the six rounds of the championship, will force Calleja to change part of the midfield. So the technician can place stone cutter on the right and join Koço And King in the middle, Lozano on the left.
Another change in the starting 11 could be ownership. BrugesScored the first goal of the season in Arcángel and will accompany him bouldini Levante attack. A striking feature of the call was the following statements: Pablo Martínez Almost seven months after suffering a ligament injury in his left knee.
Fear
“They are a very competitive team. They will not give us anything and our job will be difficult. We will be disappointed if we think that they cannot stand against us because we stand up. We will not make this mistake. If they get a point, they will deserve it,” said the Granota coach at the press conference held before the derby. .
“I look at the team they have, the moment they are there. A team of the category, with very contrasting players, those who have a lot of wood in their body to compete and fight. “They did it at the beginning of the season and they will do it until the end,” Calleja added. Levante coach was convinced that they need to “get stronger” in their stadium, referring to the atmosphere they expect on the field after not being able to win at home in the last two days.
«We want the field to be filled and people leave happy. “Every match is the key to being as high as possible,” said the coach, aware that his opponent will have the support of his fans this afternoon (16.15, Movistar). set.
“Seeing the conditions around us, we should be optimistic about the future of the team.”
players Fernando Estevez They believe that the Alicante team is on the right track and that they can compete with such teams, as they showed against Cartagena, Espanyol or Villarreal B at home. Deportivo faces Levante with this self-confidence. whereat He won 35 years ago In the 87-88 season, when both teams met at the Granota Stadium in the Second League B, they won 2-5.
“We the under construction, But it’s not because I said so, it’s an objective fact. We barely had time to get the team together in the summer and yet we are struggling and have already succeeded. 8 points “Despite the fact that we play five of seven weeks away from our stadium,” Estévez defends, underlining the efforts made by everyone to keep up with the competition. “Seeing the conditions that surround us, we must be optimistic, but at the same time we also take into consideration the fact that we are facing the last finalist for promotion to the First League,” said the Eldense coach. “We can’t ignore it,” he recalls.
Possible squads:
► I grew up: Andrés Fernández, Capa, Vezo or Postigo, Álex Muñoz, Valle, Lozano, Rey, Kocho, Cantero, Brugué and Bouldini.
► If from hand: Guille Vallejo, Toni Abad, Dumic, Carlos Hernández, Poloni, Timor, Sergio Ortuño, Marc Mateu, Iván Chapela, Soberón and Florín Andone.
► Judge: Sánchez López (Murcian School).
► Stadium: The city of Valencia.
► Hour: 16:15
► TELEVISION: Movistar LaLiga Hypermotion.
Source: Informacion
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