Hercules passed From the most utter disappointment to the greatest illusion They closed the year in second place in just a few months, only two points behind leaders Lleida, whom they will face on January 7th. direct combat for the winter championship. The blue and white team completely changed their feelings after last season’s defeat, when they finished the year 14 points behind leaders Teruel and just 2 points behind the relegation zone. El Hércules was first managed by Ángel Rodríguez and later Lolo Escobar, He dragged himself through a forgettable season that saw the team hit rock bottom.
The Alicante team started 2023 with renewed hopes with Lolo Escobar coming to the bench. Lolo Escobar reacted to the team and led them to the promotion zone after a series of positive results, but in the end the inertia was the same as in the beginning. It’s the end of the season and the staff hasn’t woken up. Duels against direct opponents failed and securing one of the promotion play-off places became increasingly difficult. It was the least that could be asked of him, but not even that. This disappointment contrasts with the current situation where everything seems different.
Last year’s Hercules ended December with this: 15 goals were scored in 15 matches. The current one has 27 from 16 matches. When we look at the goals conceded, the disappointed team scored 19 goals. The current team has 16 goals with one match remaining. One of the issues that needs to be improved. Hercules concedes too many goals and he needs to add more to document his victories. This is the only point that needs improvement in Rubén Torrecilla’s squad.
In a sign of disappointment, it became difficult for fans to trust the team and attendance for Rico Pérez was very poor. It has nothing to do with the current fan awakening in the Alicante stadium. It is increasingly public and the number of subscribers has exceeded the figure of 8,500 subscribers. The team responded from day one and people appreciated it. full support almost since pre-season The seal that the blue and white team will show in the official competition was seen in a short time. The quality of the team, its dedication, its human value and its connection with the stands are the main strengths of this Hércules, which marches with a reference scorer with six goals in Marcos Mendes. Last year this was Alvarito and Míchel among the top scorers during the season. While the former continues to deliver a great performance whenever he gets the opportunity, the latter does not count for Torrecilla and his participation is testimony. It is very likely that he will leave the winter market if he reaches an agreement with the club.
Hercules, with More and more social audiences, also made gestures of winning back the love of the city by approaching symbolic youth clubs in the city and other social sectors, such as merchants or the party world, to sign cooperation agreements. The time of hope in the blue and white club will start from January with the aim of promotion.
Torrecilla, illusion
Despite the disappointing season, Hércules decided to keep his faith in the new project in Lolo Escobar, but the Extremadura coach broke his contract because he planned to sign for Algeciras, a team of a higher category.
With no coach and almost no squad, Hércules was entrusted to former Castellón coach Rubén Torrecilla, who together with technical secretary Paco Peña designed the squad in record time. The game couldn’t have gone any better for the blue and white team. The new coach convinced both with his speech and with the seal he gave to his players on the field. Fans understood the philosophy of the new Hercules from the first moment and supported him since the preseason. It’s been a long time since we connected with the fans like we did this year. Torrecilla makes it clear that the first thing at the club is the fans, and he makes that known.