Hércules hasn’t won again since Marcos Mendes ran out of powder. The Guinea-Bissau striker has not scored a goal since February 10, when the blue-white team won the Andratx kingdom with one goal each from himself and Carlos de la Nava. Since then, Hércules has added one defeat and five draws; These figures led to Rubén Torrecilla’s team bidding farewell to the direct promotion fight, settling for sixth place to secure promotion as soon as possible. Mendes is stuck with new goals after a spectacular first round in which everything seemed to point to him setting spectacular scoring records. Their drought coincided with the serious crisis of sports and results of Hercules, who lost all the positive aspects of the first part of the competition. The team’s striker’s struggle in all matches is indisputable, but he does not have the goal-scoring instinct that would enable him to score a significant number of goals. Mendes is key for Hércules in this final part of the season, when everything is at stake and the team has lost everything that has allowed them to lead the standings four times.
