All problems have a source, and while it is useless to lick your wounds, getting to the bottom of the matter is undoubtedly an important part of future growth. Currently, Elche is a team at UCI -1 where only emergency shock therapy can be administered to prevent complete collapse, out of a possible 15. Knowing what happens lays the foundation for things that shouldn’t be repeated. And everything has a reason. Or several.
Patient: Elche CF. Status: Very serious. Cure: Reset to return to essence. In a football diagnosis, all the symptoms that the Centennial club suffers lead to the same result. Maximum effort began without adequate preparation, both physically and tactically, which is a fundamental truth in sports. How many times have we stopped exercising because we overdone on the first day and the pain prevented us from continuing the next day?
Elche has been taking this course longer than ever before – at least because it’s in the First Division – to plan its participation in the highest category for the third year. In the first season, promotion was achieved on August 23. The team made its debut in LaLiga on the third game day on September 26. Just a month later. In 2021, the club was saved in the extremes in the final round of matches. On this occasion, virtual permanence was reached five days before the end. 0-1 against Betis on April 19 put things in place.
ALWAYS BEFORE
advance planning
At the end of April, the media began asking the club for information about the planning for the next season. Will Francisco continue? Would the architects of liberation continue? What signatures would the club have made, taking into account the Centennial and rising sporting streak? Will Elche desire more than permanence?
The prep season started on July 4th. According to the Transfermarkt portal, Elche had managed to become the backbone of the previous season and the most valued squad in the Premier League. Centennial, a hobby that has more time to plan, started early, consolidated, and left its mark on subscribers… Everything seemed to be going well. But it really wasn’t like that.
INJURY
Boyé is not going but not going
The pre-season started with serious injuries at some fixeds. Most worrying was that of Boyé, who had been suffering from adductor discomfort since the middle of the championship, causing him to miss most of the second round. Suspicion of a possible surgical intervention descended on the striker and slowed his aspirations. Showcasing his impeccable professionalism, the attacker made every effort to recover. He returned to the interview on the second day, but very lacking in intensity and form.
OTHER PERMISSION
Verdu, Pastore, Bigas and Ponce
In addition to the Argentine striker, there were other significant losses in the pre-season. Pedro Bigas and Eze Ponce had muscle problems. Both missed half the prep. Pastore completed only one training session over the entire summer term. And Verdú had to undergo surgery in early August after taking a few weeks off for a torn adductor that seemed to have already healed. He may play soon, but he hasn’t. In total, five pre-season or nearly non-pre-season starts. For dessert, Fidel falls on his head and has three days off.
MINUTE TRANSFERS
Just Nico came to play
Six of the seven new additions made by Bragranik to Elche del Centenario are those with no minutes at their club, coming from injury (Clerc) or not playing friendlies, or having been with their former teams for a long time (Fernández, Collado, Lirola, Quina and Roger). Nico Fernández is the only name in an Argentine tournament to be far lower than LaLiga.
LATE ATTACHMENTS
Algorfa had only Clerc in his concentration
Elche’s pre-season was not only eventful in terms of injuries. The coaching staff had to rely on a large number of players from the subsidiary or were hired or hired by other clubs like Mourad or Josema. Reason: There were no new faces. Carlos Clerc, who has not played for Levante in just six months, attended the pre-season training camp in Algorfa. Collado arrived the day before the league started after playing a little over 10 minutes in a friendly against Barça, Pol Lirola landed the day he started and didn’t play, as did Domingos Quina who came on day two. Fede Fernández and Nico were hired on the horn after the Mojica march on the last day of Sunday. The first came almost two years after joining the English league.
CHANGE
Part two and Boyé
Elche, with all these conditions – and we must add this very complex calendar – it can be said that it is still pre-season. In fact, some mid-match substitutions and system changes reflect this. The team needs countless touch-ups, a more typical summer prep, friendlies match than one of the toughest competitions in the world. But there are already reasons for hope. The second half against Athletic and Boyé’s 90 minutes on the field for the first time in months are signs that say a lot about a team that has worked hard to find its identity, serving to reach and stay with the very best.
All problems have a source, and while it is useless to lick your wounds, getting to the bottom of the matter is undoubtedly an important part of future growth. Currently, Elche is a team at UCI -1 where only emergency shock therapy can be administered to prevent complete collapse, out of a possible 15. Knowing what happens lays the foundation for things that shouldn’t be repeated. And everything has a reason. Or several.
Patient: Elche CF. Status: Very serious. Cure: Reset to return to essence. In a football diagnosis, all the symptoms that the Centennial club suffers lead to the same result. Maximum effort began without adequate preparation, both physically and tactically, which is a fundamental truth in sports. How many times have we stopped exercising because we overdone on the first day and the pain prevented us from continuing the next day?
Elche has been taking this course longer than ever before – at least because it’s in the First Division – to plan its participation in the highest category for the third year. In the first season, promotion was achieved on August 23. The team made its debut in LaLiga on the third game day on September 26. Just a month later. In 2021, the club was saved in the extremes in the final round of matches. On this occasion, virtual permanence was reached five days before the end. 0-1 against Betis on April 19 put things in place.
ALWAYS BEFORE
advance planning
At the end of April, the media began asking the club for information about the planning for the next season. Will Francisco continue? Would the architects of liberation continue? What signatures would the club have made, taking into account the Centennial and rising sporting streak? Will Elche desire more than permanence?
The prep season started on July 4th. According to the Transfermarkt portal, Elche had managed to become the backbone of the previous season and the most valued squad in the Premier League. Centennial, a hobby that has more time to plan, started early, consolidated, and left its mark on subscribers… Everything seemed to be going well. But it really wasn’t like that.
INJURY
Boyé is not going but not going
The pre-season started with serious injuries at some fixeds. Most worrying was that of Boyé, who had been suffering from adductor discomfort since the middle of the championship, causing him to miss most of the second round. Suspicion of a possible surgical intervention descended on the striker and slowed his aspirations. Showcasing his impeccable professionalism, the attacker made every effort to recover. He returned to the interview on the second day, but very lacking in intensity and form.
OTHER PERMISSION
Verdu, Pastore, Bigas and Ponce
In addition to the Argentine striker, there were other significant losses in the pre-season. Pedro Bigas and Eze Ponce had muscle problems. Both missed half the prep. Pastore completed only one training session over the entire summer term. And Verdú had to undergo surgery in early August after taking a few weeks off for a torn adductor that seemed to have already healed. He may play soon, but he hasn’t. In total, five pre-season or nearly non-pre-season starts. For dessert, Fidel falls on his head and has three days off.
MINUTE TRANSFERS
Just Nico came to play
Six of Bragranik’s seven new additions to Elche del Centenario are players (Fernández, Collado, Lirola, Quina and Roger) who have no minutes at their club, come from injury (Clerc) or have not participated in friendlies or with their former teams for a long time. Nico Fernández is the only name in an Argentine tournament to be far lower than LaLiga.
LATE ATTACHMENTS
Algorfa had only Clerc in his concentration
Elche’s pre-season was not only eventful in terms of injuries. The coaching staff had to rely on a large number of players who left the subsidiary or on loan or were hired by other clubs like Mourad or Josema. Reason: There were no new faces. Carlos Clerc, who has not played for Levante in just six months, attended the pre-season training camp in Algorfa. Collado arrived the day before the league started after playing a little over 10 minutes in a friendly against Barça, Pol Lirola landed the day he started and didn’t play, as did Domingos Quina who came on day two. Fede Fernández and Nico were hired on the horn after the Mojica march on the last day of Sunday. The first came almost two years after joining the English league.
CHANGE
Part two and Boyé
Elche, with all these situations – and we must add this very complex calendar – it can be said that it is still pre-season. In fact, some mid-match substitutions and system changes reflect this. The team needs countless touch-ups, a more typical summer prep, friendlies match than one of the toughest competitions in the world. But there are already reasons for hope. The second half against Athletic and Boyé’s 90 minutes on the field for the first time in months are signs that say a lot about a team that has worked hard to find its identity, serving to reach and stay with the very best.