There’s more going on than you can imagine. Most of the time, the players that the audience likes the most are the players who cannot convince the coach. The world list is long. So is Hercules’. The last one in this category blue and white idol like To carry He is Álvaro Hernáiz, a fast-paced attacker hungry for personal success, determined, shameless, who has little trouble searching for the opposition goalkeeper and suffers when forced to drop back to defend his own goal.

HE lackthis missing faculty harms the board. Ruben TorrecillaThis gradually relegates him to a secondary responsibility that culminated in a crisis last Sunday. Against Formentera, Alvarito was the fourth option of the group. Extremaduran coach preferred dapaah, ketu And Javi Moreno not for him.

First, he lost his place on the left wing, the wing that shined most in attack; then fell to the right, even Roger ColominaA versatile midfielder has more fame; and now, after winter reinforcements, he is no longer even the first to be called to replace those who have finally overflown.

This is not a strange situation for the young man from Madrid, who always needs to prove much more than others in order to enjoy continuity. The same thing happened with Lolo Escobar and now Torrecilla is experiencing the same problem. In that case, wanted to go out. This time no, because he is so integrated into dressing room life, but it is becoming increasingly difficult for him to watch minutes, especially on the bench, where he feels he was not born for. fourth category..

for him 26 years, Hércules wants to acquire it as a bet for the future, but the chances of him considering renewing it unless his status in Torrecilla’s scheme changes (for the better) are slim. So it will be difficult for him to repeat that after June 30, when his relationship with the organization ends. The blue and white coach wanted a transfer from the left wing to the right. alvarito He would play with his natural foot, play a key role in the assist department, make good deliveries into the area, play more for others.


Álvaro Hernáiz, ‘Alvarito’, controls the ball in the air during his match for Hércules last season. LOF

He did not devote himself to this task while operating on the other wing. Starting from the left side of the offense, his most common maneuvers were dribbling, cutting in and shooting. He didn’t have a bad performance until the 18th matchday. He scored 6 goals. But after that, almost the entire second round, nothing happened.

Torrecilla (and sports management) They worked out in the summer to improve their performanceTo make him a more complete, more balanced football player who makes a difference. It started well, but the path to invisibility is gradual and unstoppable.

damn comparison

HE individualism His admiration on the pitch contrasts with his exemplary nature as a teammate when the ball is not in play, his ability to participate in “extra-curricular” tasks offered by the club, and his affectionate treatment of the fans who adore him. , above all, of all young people. What’s interesting is that Álvaro Hernáiz has the same goals as an untouchable Exactly four like Kalvin Ketu. And he achieved these by playing half as many minutes as the Cameroonian player.

With full recovery Nico EspinosaIt is possible that the Madrid striker, whose minutes will continue to be measured for now, will become the fifth option for the winger, which he is not prepared for, and it is not known whether he will do this with the numbers available. Hercules, a team struggling to find a way to score, may actually be allowed.

2 MATCHES

Completos played with Torrecilla this season

► Called up all the time for 19 days, but only started 9 times. He has 4 goals in 854 minutes, the same as Ketu’s 1,600+ goals.

The club is truly committed to Alvarito, but currently this interest in his development does not have the support of the coach, who made a return to the player in the defeat against Formentera. Lane in its place Samu VazquezHe was replaced after showing an erratic performance, especially defensively. This was an emergency decision to expel Mendes and will not be repeated except in extreme circumstances. It would be right not to convince those who have been struggling for two years that they are much less than those who came last.Thus, groups, even the most seemingly solid ones, begin to break up.

Eighth match on artificial turf

Hércules will play their eighth match of the season on synthetic turf at the Municipal de San Gregorio. The seven players played in the first round are poorly balanced; Ten points out of a possible 21, less than half. The Alicante team won in three visits to the Balearic Islands (Peña Deportiva, Penya Independent and Formentera) and lost in two of the three visits to Catalonia (European venue and Sant Andreu venue). A draw was achieved in the Terrassa match. The third defeat came against Atlético Saguntino in the old Morvedre, on very similar ground to that which will be encountered in the Torrent on Sunday.