Beyond the victory and qualification to the next round of the Copa del Rey, coach Fernando Estévez has received positive marks from many players, having spent fewer minutes so far this season. The starting 11 against the Jaén team was full of newsWith the use of Aceves in the goal, who scolded Guille Vallejo, the national goalkeeper struggled with the U-21 in the first minutes.
Aceves himself, Miguel Marí and Joel Jorquera They were the only 11 players yet to get the opportunity to start during this campaign. Poloni, Miguelón, Arnau Ortíz and Youness also got their chances due to the absence of other regular players. The Moroccan midfielder had to ask for a substitution after half an hour because he felt uncomfortable, which was one of the bad news of the match.
“Everyone is important and there are people who have stepped forward”, said Eldense coach after the victory in Jaén. Estévez highlighted three names for their determination for the match: Miguel Marí, who scored the first goal, Derick Poloni, who scored the second goal, and Joel Jorquera, who made the first assist and gave the penalty that gave Elda’s team the victory.
However, the competition in these positions is quite fierce, especially in the case of Poloni, where Marc Mateu appears unchallenged in the left lane. Despite this, the Brazilian full-back played minutes in the last two league matches against Ferrol and Amorebieta in the second half. The Granada coach also emphasized that the changes made after the match increased the team’s level on the field once again: “The trend is always to renew the team, to give a little more, and today, as in other matches, they gave us more.” The participation of Juanto, Toni Abad and Iván Chapela was decisive in achieving the comeback.
One of the positive connotations of the team’s departure this season is this: There are many football players who perform very well and, as Estévez has emphasized on several occasions, the level of competition in every position is very high.
The clearest example of this was with Jorquera, who was a dagger on the right wing despite making his first start yesterday. The Catalan saved himself with a great play yesterday from the penalty he scored against Espanyol in Cornellá a few weeks ago. But not all of the less common players had their best game against the lizard team. Players like Arnau Ortiz, Miguelón or Aceves missed the opportunity to show that they could play more minutes in the league.
In the second half, Arnau and Miguelón were replaced by Juanto and Toni Abad respectively, who showed more trust in Estévez. The young goalkeeper could not stop the two shots taken by the Elda team on the goal and had doubts about the solution of the situation in both goals.
Despite this, they managed to advance to the next round in a competition where the road was long, often used to gain minutes, and where new opportunities could arise. The second round draws will be held in Las Rozas on Tuesday, November 7, and the matches will be played between December 5-7.