coach Atticgo Elche, Joaquin RocamoraElche achieved a balance in the first round of the season through the club’s communications office. Guerreras League-IberdrolaWhere the Franjiverde team ended They are in second place with 18 points after nine wins and only two losses; Just one point behind the leader and favorite, Super Amara Bera Bera from San Sebastianand connected with Costa del Sol MalagaThe other candidate for the championship. Also passed two qualifying rounds EHF European Cupin front Byala from Bulgaria And ONF Ionoas of Greece.
“We won nine of eleven matches and increased the team’s historical point average in the first round. We were dominant and had big advantages in many matches,” the Oriola coach said in remarks reported by EFE.
Rocamora, your team He even added “two more points” than he planned at the beginning of the season and appreciated that, unlike other seasons, there was nothing in the cast. “No serious injuries”.
“The ability to win every week surprises me because we are a young team that sometimes has trouble maintaining concentration and staying focused on the day.” explained the coach, underlining that Atticgo Elche is used to winning by “comfortable margins” this season.
The coach justified his ambitious message of setting the championship as the goal of the course by stating that after eight years at the club, he realized that it was time to return to the team. “get close to the adults”.
“It won’t be easy and then the track will put us in our place, but it was a necessary pressure that wasn’t taken into consideration.r” he added.
Rocamora stated that the best thing about the first round was “how the team adapted to the new system of play”, going from being more defensive to scoring goals. An average of nearly 30 goals per match.
As for the worst, Oriolano pointed out: Elche team’s “disconnection” against Bera BeraThe one he clearly felt at home with when he was the leader.
“You can lose with them or against any team, but we did not have the level expected from us that day.. “This was a game that was going to hit the table, but we were not up to the task,” he lamented, asking that his team’s achievements not be “normalised”.
“We cannot lose sight of everything these players and this club have worked for and achieved.“With 11 players from the province of Alicante and 13 from the Valencian Community,” he recalled.
Technician He predicted a “very tough” second round of the seasonHe stated that Atticgo Elche, the last League runner-up, earned the respect of their opponents and insisted on scoring goals. The EHF European Cup is seen as one of the organisation’s biggest challenges.
“Last year we had honey on our lips in the semi-finals and we still have that bitterness.R. We want to win this title despite its complexity,” said Rocamora, who was also proud of recently leading the Spanish youth team to the next World Cup after several years away from the elite.
“This was a dream come true. Being an ambitious person, I set my sights on getting Spain to the place they deserve this summer, in the top eight or ten.”Praising his young players, the coach said, “What is important is not just what they win, but how they achieve it.”