Rocamora: “Whether Attigo can lead Elche alone is just an anecdote”

The coach of the Elche players wanted to take the pressure off them. What does it mean to win and take the lead? “Again, it will be an anecdotal and circumstantial explanation. Of course, having this opportunity means that we are doing things very well, it shows that we have trained a lot. (Rather than being among the selected, we are already.) To achieve this. The players are very aware of what is important for us . We are going through very good processes that make us very focused. The important thing right now is not the leadership, but that Bera Bera manage to fill their pavilion, enjoy that party and try to take advantage of the pressure to beat them this weekend”.

For the Oriolano coach, The key to the match will be: “Both teams will try to leave our identity stamp by mastering the rhythm and style of play. If you let Bera Bera work, you have no choice. We are also comfortable defending large areas, but they have physical superiority. “If we get to the end with a chance to win, we have to be careful and put pressure on them… And try to get the two points.”

Leader

The team goes to Donosti as leader for the first time… “We are changing the history of handball. We are also changing the history of this city. We experience great things every year. We think we have reached the ceiling every season, then we break it. The group works well. Going to Bera as a leader and doing Bera now is more important than the second day, but this does not change the potential of the squads, the budgets, or our model… When we look back at the match, the points actually change. we exist and it doesn’t matter the position, where we are. I have only won once in my life and that was in the play-off semi-finals last year,” explains Rocamora.

The closest example is the score of 22-32 in Esperanza Lag. “They beat us a lot here, yes, but we know that every fight is a new opportunity to make up for it or to show why we won the previous one. This is a professional sport and when you meet someone by chance, most of the time it’s because you’re fighting for championships,” he points out. “I hope to play a much better game than we did at home. That was our worst game. Tactically they were brilliant. I hope we can turn this situation around.“.

Future

When asked about the club’s current experience in terms of renewal and recruitment, Rocamora is optimistic. “We can imagine we have six players contracted for next year and a renewal added to that, so we are already seven. Therefore, practically 50% of the team is insured. Renovation and merger works are being carried out in the club and we will have news about this in 15 days. I hope that when we return from the national break in March, our next squad will be at 85%. These are normal processes and I want to give a message to our fans so that they can feel at ease. I can’t say there will be three or eight changes, but We will feel identified with our players because they will carry our DNA. The vast majority of those there will make a significant commitment to be there,” says the coach.

Support from Atticgo

Joaquín Rocamora concluded his words by wishing that “our alliance with Attigo will last for many more years and that we will continue together as this big family.” The coach places “a large part of the responsibility” on his sponsor for “the construction process and solidity of this project and the club as a whole”, in particular “Paco Sempere (managing director of Alfombras Universal) and Atticgo (a brand of the Crevillent company). They helped us a lot in our goal of professionalizing the team, creating a solid club and building a good squad. “We hope this alliance with Atticgo will last for many years to come.”