The leader defends his privileged position in Barcelona. This is the first time he’s done this in this course. The team needed seven days Ruben Torrecilla To get rid of your rivals in the fight first place. It is now up to him not to lose the step of staying at the top of the 3rd group. This won’t be easy at all. The people of Alicante return to the ingratitude of the rubber, firmness, direct play, maximum concentration to avoid making mistakes, causing Carlos Abad to sell Narcís Salas in Barcelona’s Sant Andreu district in a similar scenario.
HE Nou Sardenia It preserves the same mystery, the same atmosphere, the sense of belonging, and a neighborhood identified with its team of the old football. Add to this the fact that the locals won every game they played there in their first year at the Second RFEF. After two matches (and four points added), Europa returns to the field ready. maintain your infallibility locally Claiming a historical enemy.
“We are focused on the game against Europa and what we will find. Leadership right now is more anecdotal than anything. It will make sense to fight with him when the championship comes to an end, now we have to think about continuing to add, continuing to grow. Have regularity “It’s the basic thing,” explains Torrecilla, who doesn’t believe reaching first place can cause any relief from his team.
«I haven’t noticed any slackening, the team continues to train superbly; “It doesn’t matter one way or another, it’s already over.”
“We are having a great training session. I don’t think being first will deter us from our mentality because we think we have already reached where we want to be. I see all my players very well. If I realize that we have lowered the piston because it is up, then I would give it a go wake up call serious, but for now it has not happened,” says the Hercules coach.
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Due to the renovation of the stadium, the blue-whites will end the week by walking five different surfaces (Rico Pérez, Antonio Valls, Samaranch, Fontnivel and Sardenya), but this does not seem to be relevant to Torrecilla because “this is something we have already assumed.”
“We know that we have to adapt to everything and that we cannot make any excuses. “I always tell the players that the pitch we train on or play on is the best in the world,” the coach recalls, predicting it will be in Barcelona at noon this Sunday. tough match, “Working and wearing overalls to cross Europe.”
“They are a strong team at home and very solid. We need to be aggressive on offense. These games are winnable Spending more time on the opponent’s court», Torrecilla reiterated after comparing the match to the only match Hercules had ever lost. “It’s the same context, and since we already know what’s going on, we go by adapting our minds to what’s waiting for us there.”
“It is true that we did not rotate in defense, but we did not concede 4 goals and the ones that worked should not be touched… for now.”
«I expect an area similar in size to Sant Andreu, with people on top. If we’re not careful, if we don’t concentrate, suffering “Like the pain we suffered with Narcís Sala,” warns the former Castellón coach. Unlike what happened there, the Extremaduran coach will be able to rely on the big spiker as his starting center. Mark MendesThe person whose last ultrasound result is confirmed as suitable one month later.
Mendes ready to re-emerge, Alvarito doubtful
Marcos Mendes will be included in the call for a trip to Barcelona. The forward from Bisauguine finished the week on a “very high” level and ultrasound The person who was supposed to approve the medical evacuation confirmed that: micro tear in hamstringIt is perfectly sealed, making the African a candidate to regain his place in the starting 11 as the sole reference at the top. The only doubt is Alvarito.
Nico has already been restored and Agustín Coscia Torrecilla, who remains on the sidelines of the group as he continues his individual treatment on his Achilles tendon, must decide whether to travel after the Madrid footballer had to stop his physical routine due to the ankle bruise he suffered during training on Wednesday. There is no injury, just pain from the impact.
He will also go on a trip Nico EspinosaHe resurfaced last Saturday after nine months without playing an official match. “This much ready to compete on any terrain“GPS records also confirm this to us,” said the coach, justifying the lack of rotation in defense on the grounds that “we kept four clean sheets and what works should not be touched”, but reminded this at the end of the course, “Everyone will have a chance to show.”
Finally, the Hércules coach commented: cup sifter He played against Burgos, but did not hide that the desired opponent was Elche “due to the historical rivalry” between the two teams. “I’m not thinking about the Copa del Rey, just Europe and then mestallaWithout wasting a second to expand on his answer, he concluded, “that’s what it is.”