Elche CF midfielder Aleix Febas believes in Beccacece’s game and ensures that his teammates do too. And they support the Argentine coach. “We believe in our coach and his method. And it shows in the games too… we give it our all“says.
The 27-year-old native of Lleida believes that the team improved against Eldense based on what was done so far from home. “It was clear that we would take three points from Elda. We’ve done some things pretty well, and we can improve on others. We weren’t as fluent as we should have been, but We took one step forward in competitiveness and doing the same thing we do at home and doing it at home.” Febas believes in the play suggested by Beccacece. In fact, he remembers “how we got the rise we got in Mallorca by playing like that.”
Elda’s mistake
When asked how he approached the matches after Beccacece insisted on leaving with the ball because of the goal he scored against Elda due to Bigas’ mistake, Febas said: “The coach talks to us every day about the game plan,” he explains: “Eldense’s goal was due to an error in the release of the ball, but we also corrected the situation by putting the ball up.. Moreover, we won a lot in the second games, but they could barely take part in our field. We took a step forward and I think we are finally superior. We have to adapt to every opponent and every venue, but we don’t lose rings to clean up. Moreover, apart from the goal, as far as I remember, they did not catch us in any counter-attacks.”
Elche has only 2 points out of 15 at home. Isn’t it too risky to come out from behind while the ball is being played? “After all, we like to be dominant and we have players suitable for that style of play. Other teams are trying like us and doing well. “At the end of the day, football is about results and we need to improve our results away from home, but I believe we need to persist with our game for the wins to come.”
John’s return
As Febas explained, John Chetauya’s return to practice today was special. He’s a very popular player and he really wanted to come back and we really wanted him to join. Although there’s still time to race, His return was pleasing because he can be an important player for us.”. What about Febas specifically for the group? Could John’s return mean a change in your situation? “This is more of a coach’s problem than mine.” Regarding his position specifically in defensive midfield, he said: “This is something new for me, but I feel very comfortable and I am someone who wins duels… Coach also gives me freedom in my game, I am comfortable. I played more in other positions, but I am a football player who can adapt to many roles and I think this benefits me.”. The Catalan adds: “Today is the first day that John has been able to train with the group and I think he still has a long way to go before he can be 100% ready for the competition. I hope it will be soon”. Meanwhile, “I can adapt to different positions and the coach’s decisions will definitely be good for me and the group.”
What are the reasons for being so low in the table?
“We deserved more points than we got at home against Levante or Racing. Only with those 4 points, we can move up the ranks.” The gist of the matter is this: Becoming more competitive away from homeWe need a little more fluidity in the game…
Do you think the coach might be on a tightrope?
“We have to focus on training as hard as possible and getting better every day. We are all training very well to be able to compete in the matches in the best possible way. We demand it and train even harder if possible. We believe in our coach and our method. So you can see that we give it our all in the games.” The set piece is also practiced “every week”. And quite a long time.” Therefore, Febas said: “On the day of Eldense there were a lot of set pieces and they did not create any chances for us. Not against Andorra either.” And he insists: “I think we need to increase our numbers away from home. We do things well at the level of play, with almost 20 chances per game at home. No team does this. “This has nothing to do with being the same team outside, but we need to get closer to being the same team we are at home.”
He also laments the bad luck the team is experiencing. “There are details that may and may not fall on our side. “It’s like what happened to Borja Garcés in ’90.”
Is there a difference in approach at home or away?
“The approach is the same. We are trying to offer. The game plan is the same focus. Get the three points because we believe in it. “I have encountered a similar situation… and I think what we need to do is look at our navels to know how we will improve individually and we will improve collectively as well.”
Visit Huesca
The next opponent is Huesca “It’s a complicated game because they have a big deficit and they will do their best to win at home. Even more so with the new coach. “We have to try to have the identity we have at home and maintain Elda’s competitive level.”