With nine missing – but “with a very high level of enthusiasm”, as Sebastián Beccacece explained – Elche CF travel to Barcelona to face Club Esportiu Europa, their opponents in the first round of the single-game Copa del Rey. . The event will be held this Wednesday at 18.00 at the Nou Sardenya stadium. On the contrary, the Second RFEF team Local competition like Elche CF is also on the rise. They won 3 of the last 5 matches and drew 2. Among their wins, the last one was 1-0 against Hércules and they also won at home in Cerdanyola.
To relax
It’s a cup match where Beccacece wants to protect his players with discomfort and more minutes – there are 9 missing in total, but three are forced due to serious injuries – and also give opportunities to his less common players, whom he tests. In an unusual training session with a number of young players yesterday, he will give them as many minutes as possible.
As stated in the press room, “The aim is to travel with the majority of the staff and then we’ll see who we use.” In fact, Elche went to Catalonia with 20 players14 of them belong to the first team. «As in all games, we go to everything. But it is true that negatives have arisen, such as the injuries of Borja Garcés, Sergio León, Fidel, Pamies and John… There are a lot of unpredictable situations that mean we have to take a bit of the infrastructure to complete the squad. “Coach elaborated. Özel, Regulars like Pamies and Rodri Mendoza travel, joined by Nordin, Dídac, Adam and Houary. The last five are young.
unpredictable eleven
With such a call-up, it is anyone’s guess what Beccacece’s starting XI will be, although there will be at least seven or eight players from the first team. The person who will be safe is Edgar Badia. The Rosario coach emphasized that the goalkeeper “is in very good shape, he is in the process of accompanying me with an emotional maturity that comforts me as he gets used to playing a leading role.” and said it will help him grow as a professional in the future. From there, we expect him to return to the same performance from the beginning of the season.” In defense, the central axis can be Diego González and Álex Martín; Carreira can be on his right and Pamies can be on his left. While Guti and Cristian Salvador will be in the midfield, Lautaro and Tete Morente will be able to play on the wing. Mourad and Mendoza will be chosen for attack. Or enter Nordin.
Possible alignment
The Argentinian coach gave some feedback in training, where he clearly used a method required by this competition. The Argentine coach started training with only 15 players, including three goalkeepers. Jesús López did not travel. Those players included all those who started on Saturday. Only one man was missing, the injured Borja Garcés. There were Morente, Josan, Febas, Castro, Nico, Clrec, Bigas, Mario Gaspar and Óscar Plano. The second group included Rodri, Nordin, Mourad, Lautaro, Guti, Salvador, Martín, Carreira, González and Pamies. Beccacece left her home, along with five wounded or “wounded” Josan, Febas, Clerc and Bigas.
Regarding the match, Beccacece warned about two more things: On the pitch he noticed: “They have the advantage of knowing their own area and the artificial turf, the ball also changes, which is heavier. But you train for this and you have to adapt quickly.” He made the following warning about his opponent: “We will have to be very focused against an opponent who is very clear about what they are playing, loves the ball and is very deep.”
Europa’s starting line-up was formed by Marc Vito in goal in the last matches; Mario, Cano, Campeny, Valeler and Aliağa in defense; Midfield of Álex Pla, Pau López and Noel; and forward for Adri Gené and Eslava.