To win; Achieving the first second win in a row will add meaning to Elche’s positive series in recent days (two wins and one draw). 13. Match day. After two away games (Eldense 1-1 and Huesca 0-1), return home (Martínez Valero stadium, this Saturday, 21.00). I return home with a clear goal: add three. “It’s time to find what we’re looking for. Not just look for it,” coach Sebastián Beccacece lectures his team. “We have a great opportunity before us, not forgetting that Tenerife are favorites because of their play and results,” he adds.
lack of concreteness
Strengthened by the last victory, the Elche coach underlines the following: “We are the team that runs the most, is the most intense, and creates the most chances in the category. It is true that we lack certainty, but We find the way by preserving the style of play,” says Beccacece.
Elche-Tenerife is a classic that has been experienced 25 times, two of them were friendly matches and the other two were Copa del Rey matches. Only one of the remaining 21 matches took place in the First League and we have to go back to the 1961-1962 season. On the 25th matchday, Elche, led by Romero, Cardona, Quirant and Pahuet, managed to defeat the Tenerife team 3-0. In the silver category, they met 20 times; They had 11 local wins, 4 draws and 5 away wins. 40 Franjiverdos goals to 24.
To present
History is clearly in favor of the Franjiverde team, but today the situation is different. Tenerife is in fourth place with 23 points, with 7 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Elche is in twelfth place by collecting 4, 4 and 4. They also have two more key losses, John and Sergio León. Fidel returns to the meeting after “resting” in Huesca. You are experiencing discomfort in one of your calves. He accepts for sure that he will be there beccacece, but at the same time he practically emphasizes that he could start yesterday.
Nico Castro could continue in his place. No other changes are expected in the rest of the core. Áleix Febas is unquestionable. Nico Fernández Mercau also scored for Huesca. Josan seems to have beaten Tete Morente in the right lane, while Borja Garcés has no rivals up front. Having won the position, San Roman will continue in goal. And on the left could be Lautaro Blanco, who initially appeared at Elda and Huesca and should in principle be the one selected. Although he has some muscle discomfort, the young player who was his substitute in the last match is in the same condition as Salinas. Other defenses are generally fixed: Mario Gaspar, Pedro Bigas and Carlos Clerc.
complex opponent
The dynamic is positive but be careful, “a very complex opponent comes with a very fast and vertical game.” Moreover, “We faced each other in a very balanced match during the pre-season.” Beccacece warns: “We have to be very competitive knowing that we have a very fast opponent, this opponent works very well and will demand the maximum from us to see if we can get that extra and find the levels of a dominant team at home… We will have to be very good at building the game.” And Be very careful about possible lossesBecause there are very fast people who can take advantage of any failure.
In the Canary Islands, Garitano has decisive defeats against Sipcic, León and Medrano, while Bodiger is a serious doubt.