Elche, whose offensive power has greatly diminished due to defeats against Sergio León, Borja Garcés and Fidel, will play in Albacete on matchday 14 of LaLiga Hypermotion this Saturday (21.00). The team is driven by positivity on a run of three wins and a draw in their last four games, but at the same time With the lack of strikers and the warning from coach Sebastián Beccacece that “we cannot let our guard down”. The coach believes that when the streak is good, you need to be more careful than ever. «We must remain ambitious and not think that Elche’s dynamics are good and Albacete’s are bad; “That would be a very serious mistake.”
Beccacece warns about her opponent’s weapons, “They are a very vertical and direct team with a great coach.” Albacete had only one draw in the last four matches and was eliminated from the cup by Terrasa.
“They come injured and that makes them more dangerous.”Says the Rosario coach, who understands that “it will be a very complex scenario against an opponent who knows very well how to fight in the Second League” at the Carlos Belmonte stadium.
Elche has its sorrows too. «I don’t like to complain and I will never use that as an excuse, but we came with a death toll, but on the other hand it should strengthen us to be more united and to know that we have to make an extra effort. . The coach, who only has Mourad as a natural striker in the first team, agrees that we need to focus on young players. However, there are alternatives such as Óscar Plano from the false nine. It does not seem possible to use a young player like Nordin, at least at first.
Possible eleven
The starting 11 could be the 11 San Román forms between the sticks. Four-man defense with Josan, Mario Gaspar, Bigas and Clerc. In the middle of the field will be Febas and Nico Castro. Nico and Tete Morente could be on the wings and Mourad or Plano could be a reference up front.. To be able to enter a duel against Albacete, “you need to have tremendous balance and concentration. More so with teams like this.”
Given the good streak, “far from relaxing, we are in an increasingly balanced climate of tension” This ensures that we are prepared to compete,” says the Franjiverde coach.
Beccacece also thinks the proximity to the rival city “allows the fans to move around, which is a very nice complement because it’s always encouraging.” More than a thousand Franjiverdes are expected to be in the La Mancha stands. Approximately 800 tickets were offered for sale by the Elche club.
Emergencies in Albacete
The opponent has serious emergencies. He fell to 17th place in the rankings. 4 points less than Elche. Rubén Albés’ men are “on alert” according to their own coach. Central defender Datkovic and winger Juanma are doubts due to illness, while midfielder Maestre and forward Pedro Benito are safe casualties.
Albés’ possible 11 could be formed The goal scored by Barnabas; Defense of Carlos Isaac, Djetei, Glauder and Jonathan Silva; Midfield with Agus Medina, Riki, Olaetxea and Fuster; Higinio and Quiles would play up front.