that was it Wednesday, October 4. HE Elche CF just lost (2-0) and creating an alarming image in the stadium El Molinón-Enrique Castro Quiniin front Sport Gijon. Elche’s team was on the verge of relegation after just two wins, three draws and four defeats in the first nine rounds of the championship. The Franjiverdes were far from their aim of challenging for promotion.

Technician, Sebastián Beccacece, with honesty and responsibilityunusual for coaches, he was surprised by announcing that he would speak to the owner of the Elche club if they did not win the next match against Andorra, Christian Bragarnikand together with the technical secretary, Sergio Manteconand I would consider the possibility of leaving.

This ultimatum or threat was also addressed to the locker room. And it worked.

Since then, Elche has changed significantly. They lost only one game at the Front Stadium in Cornellà-El Prat, against Espanyol, one of the favorites for promotion..

From the ninth matchday to the current match (18), the Franjiverde team has added 20 points with six wins, two draws and one loss.. If we only count those days, Beccacece team would be the leading team in the class.

Score of matchday 9:

1- ELCHE 20

2- Leganes 18

3- Oviedo 16

4-Valladolid 16

5- Racing de Ferrol 16

6- Santander Race 16

7- Sporting de Gijon 15

8- ELDENSE 15

9- Eibar 15

10- Mirandes 13

11- Burgos 12

12- Spanish 11

13- Elevator 11

14- Andorra 11

15- Villarreal B 10

16- Tenerife 9

17- Huesca 9

18- Cartagena 8

19- Alcorcón 8

20- Albacete 7

21- Zaragoza 6

22- Amorebieta 5

His positive spiral influenced him It rose from eighteenth to seventh place, seven points clear of the play-off positions, ten points clear of direct promotion, just one point clear of promotion positions and three (one game) points clear of direct promotion positions..

There are various circumstances that influenced this important development in Elche.

COUPLING

More time to integrate new hires

After the departure of important players in the last part of the market Lucas Boyé, Pere Milla or Ezequiel PonceThe Argentine coach has insisted many times that his team is under construction, that it needs time to adapt to new players, and that it will not be possible to know whether the Franjiverde team will form a new team until the 23rd or 25th matchday. They are favorites and candidates for promotion, as assumed due to their recent relegation from League One and having the highest salary cap in League Two.

After this ultimatum threat, BeccaceceAlthough it is not without disruptions, in the form of injuries, especially the striker, he is oiling his parts and machines, gradually finding the right path, and currently the Franjiverde team is the team in LaLiga Hypermotion form and is already scaring its opponents, especially after the exhibition it gave in Alcorcón last Sunday.


Sebastián Beccacece in Alcorcón last Sunday LOF


ADAPTION

True to style but knows more about League Two

Beccacece was ready to die with his football ideas and was true to his style; this style was more complex to implement in a category closer to the Second League than the First League.

The Franjiverde coach has retained his concepts and continues to implement them to the letter. But also He develops his players and also adapts to what he finds in different areasLaLiga is very different from EA Sports and in many cases smaller in size.

Beccacece continues to insist on playing from the back, establishing numerical superiority in the middle of the field, ensuring that his players have constant mobility, and changing direction to surprise on the wings…

But, He also knows how to apply practical issues and when opponents make it difficult to play this way, look for alternatives and feel free to play smoothly for a long time.

With this hybrid formula and greater involvement and adaptation of the team, they find their way to success.

DEVELOPMENT

Fewer goals, more goals in favor despite injuries

Since the ninth matchday and with some surprising decisions Goalkeeper change for San Román instead of Edgar BadiaIn addition to some aspects of the game, Elche managed to improve and make better use of goals for and against. After the match in Gijón he could only score five goals and concede eleven. He has scored 13 goals and conceded just six in the last nine games. After the victory at Alcorcón, For the first time all season, the coefficient between goals scored and conceded is now positive. And this is a sign of obvious improvement. In addition, there were losses and injuries of two forwards who were to be in the top five: Sergio León and Borja Garcés.