No matter how you achieve it, the weeks after a victory are usually calm and kind. So was Hercules’. After two and a half days of rest since the victory over Andratx, the only thing that disrupted the harmony was the absence of Mendes, Coscia and Nico Espinosa in most of the group sessions. Beyond that, the only thing that really worries Rubén Torrecilla behind closed doors is the match he faces this Sunday. (12:00 hours) To his team with Ibiza’s Penya Independent.
Sadness in small town Sant Miquel de Balansat It puts blue and white football players in a difficult situation concentration maximum “because the dimensions of the pitch mean that the ball reaches the areas very easily and is there most of the time,” Cáceres’ coach warns.
“It is not easy for a team like ours to adapt quickly to these conditions, but we have to” change the way you play To compete face to face with our rival,” Extremaduran explains.
Following tactical development throughout the week, Torrecilla made it clear that Hércules will try to “spend as much time as possible in the opposition half and pay attention to set-piece movements”.
Penya field “12 meters less wide”
According to the Hércules coach, the Sant Miquel de Balansat municipal pitch is “twelve meters less wide than Rico Pérez.” «This is a very long distance, so you need to know how to adjust and adapt quickly. forget the pretensions The blue-white coach warned, on the contrary, he was less interested in the synthetic surface of the playing field, “because it is new, very new and in perfect condition.” This will be our third match on artificial turf this season.
“Zones are very important because the ball will stay there for a long time during corner kicks, fouls and throw-ins. Someone has to do it. Forget ‘tiki-taka’ Confident that the blue-whites’ bet will work, the coach repeated to spend as much time as possible on the opponent’s field. fill the standsAs in Narcís Sala and in the municipal area of Formentera. «I prefer to play in a good atmosphere because If it’s full it will help us get in sooner in the game,” he thinks.
«The most important thing this Sunday is to dominate the areas because the ball will be there for a long time, it will not be the center of the pitch.’
“From the 1st second to the 97th minute, you have to adapt to the conditions and overcome them to win. We need to accumulate people in the opponent’s field,” emphasized the blue-white coach, convinced that this would be the best way to add three points to the city of Ibiza. After one victory (Formentera) and one defeat (Sant Andreu), this Sunday will be the third contact with artificial turf among the twelve scheduled teams. He states that in this case, synthetic turf would not concern the coach because the playing field is “new and good”.
Anxiety about seeing Nico again
Torrecilla stated that he was sorry to lose Marcos Mendes due to injury, and said that the African striker made those around him and the team better, but the young man trusted him. Diego Lorenzo “Continue the development you have, because it helps us a lot,” says the coach, but the numbers belie the impact the Rayo striker has had on the game.
“We can’t wait to see Nico smiling and enjoying football, he is a great player, he will raise the level of the team a lot when he arrives.”
Of the three men who definitely lost in the island duel, it is Espinosa who hurt Torrecilla the most: “Nico has incredible potential. I’m looking forward to seeing him, especially for him, to see him enjoy football. It will be a very high-level signing.» he commented.
Four wins in five matches did not create relief in the locker room. “Right now, apart from the week’s training against Sant Andreu, I didn’t see the team relaxing in training. And if it happens, I’ll give more than one wake up callbut they haven’t told me the reasons yet.