Every successful team needs a backbone that keeps them playing by heart.. In the preseason, a time to fill the legs, memorize the concepts, and meet each of the teammates who will be fighting for the same cause as you for the next nine months is when that block starts to form and then every fan can read it. memory
It’s not just a matter of playing with eleven. The rotations, variety of schemes and different options that a squad of 20 to 25 players can offer also win matches and, above all, confirm goals at the end of the course. In the case of Hercules, promotion to First RFEF.
Chosen for his fifteenth attempt to break out of the football sewer of his Alicante existence, coach Ángel Rodríguez begins to clarify the foundation he wants to create for “his” Hercules. In five pre-season friendlies (two against Orihuela and UCAM Murcia and one against Eldense could not be played due to lack of players), the Blues and Whites’ coaches dispersed their efforts, but keeping in mind every minute to create synergies, take concepts and ultimately It can be the basis for building a team. Even more so when you know that you will be the opponent to beat in your group and you have to almost form a large part of the team against the clock..
The first fixed position for Rodriguez is the goalkeeper position. Carlos Abad will be the guardian of Rico Pérez’s keys in 2022/23, and for now his performance invites optimism to consider the Herculaneum goal safe.. The Canary has been a starter in five summer games and no one has been signed as reserve theorist yet. Abad left Fajardo crumbs in the form of only minutes (half hour against Al Wehda and quarter hour against team AFE). Iván Martínez is the favorite to play the role, but Osasuna needs to greenlight his transfer. It will not be easy.
Everything looks clear on the defensive line, too. Strengthening the central position took time, but both Dylan Leiva What Marcelo Djalo They are called the bosses in the back. In fact, it’s always been a start since the first one came, and in the last match, he played 90 minutes against Cartagena B. There is calm in Marcelo because they don’t want the empty year to hurt him. He played half and half against Alcoyano and increased his minutes to 72 against his Cartagena subsidiary.
Another fixed one appears in the Herculaneum engine room. This is in capital letters. Sergio Marcos, the only player on the current roster with Premier League experience, should be the beacon of Hercules, Rodriguez’s extension on the field. He only started on the bench against AFE in his last two games, where he played fully.
Rodriguez’s fifth “angel” Victor VillacanasHe is a versatile player who helped boost Intercity last season, arrived mid-season and now wants to be even more important as Mavi Beyaz. The only outfielder to start in all five friendlies. and its versatility to occupy various offensive and defensive positions should be a weapon to be developed during the League.
After these five, the Hercules coach has several options to complete the basic set, some more obvious than others. On the right flank, captain Raúl Ruiz should be a fixture, but currently the position is shared with Víctor Eimil. On offense, Jack Harper and Ander Vitoria played almost half a minute. The first already saw the door opposite Alcoyano.
The most rotatable region should be the spinal cord. There he has pieces with different characteristics such as Rodriguez, Sergio Marcos and Villacañas, as well as César Moreno, Toscano, Manu Navarro, Maxi Ribero and Cedrés. To them should be added injuries and recent transfers closed by the team led by Paco Peña. Ángel Rodríguez’s Hercules seeks promotion on this basis.