this Elche CF continues to shape its preparatory meetings in this process, with Qatar World Cup break as a backdrop. the intention of new coach Pablo Machín is to line up between three and four matches to ready the squad for the championship. the season resumes with official competition on 20 December at 19:00, in the second round of the King’s Cup at the Pedro Escartín Stadium against Guadalajara; and on Thursday, December 29 at 21:30 the team will face Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitan Citizens stadium.
after a concentration meeting held last week at the Oliva Nova Golf hotel in Valencia, the franciverde squad enjoys a short break before returning to practice at 10:30 this Tuesday morning, at the Díez Iborra field of the Juan Angel Romero sports city.
Elche squad ends with good feelings at the Oliva stage
JA Galvanized
the training week in Oliva culminated with Friday’s friendly against West Bromwich Albion, a 1-0 Elche victory thanks to a goal from Argentina’s Ezequiel Ponce in the second half.
Elche already plays the Machín style
VL Deltel
on Thursday, 8 December, starting at 15:15 afternoon, inside the Martinez Valero stadium Elche will host the Festa d’Elx in a match against Leeds United from the Premier League. two days later, on Saturday at 22:30, also at the Elche coliseum, Pablo Machín’s team will welcome KRC Genk from the Belgian league, in a behind-closed-doors encounter.
Genk sits at the top of its league table with 15 wins, one draw and one loss across 17 matches. it stands first ahead of well-known Belgian clubs such as Anderlecht and Club Brugge.
Clear ideas for your Elche from day one
JA Galvanized
the clash with the Belgians will serve as a key benchmark for refining details and for Elche players to assert control, raise their level, and push themselves forward. the three-center two-lane system that the Soriano-led coaching staff aims to implement will be tested in this high-level encounter.