Francisco Rodriguez, coach of the elcheoffered the press conference prior to the match against Majorca(Saturday, 2:00 p.m., Martínez Valero). A direct duel for staying in First, that the franjiverdes face with a streak of three straight losses. A dynamic that has reduced their advantage over relegation to four points.
“Winning Mallorca would be an important step towards salvation, but not a definitive one,” said Francisco, who has the certain losses of forwards Lucas Boy and Guido Carrillo and defender Helibelton Palacios. He assures that in the group they are “convinced” that they will achieve continuity in the elite and asked for the support of the fans. The club from Elche launched a ticket promotion so that the Martínez Valero presents a great atmosphere.
direct duel for salvation
“We know the importance of each game in this final stretch of the season. We face a direct rival. We go with all the illusion and all the respect. We are convinced of what we are going to do, being cautious. It is a game to know how to read it well at all times.”
What worries you the most?
“More than worrying, that’s what concerns me, and it’s my team. Knowing what we have to do. All respect to a rival who has just beaten Atleti (1-0) and who has put us three points behind. We must face it with enough ambition to win it. We must live with the pressure. All the games in the First Division are important. To get the three points, we must play well”.
Will there be more league after this match
“Of course. And there are direct confrontations. For everyone it is important to get three points. From last day, only Mallorca did it. If we win, it will be an important step, but not definitive. And if we do not win, it will not be definitive. Relegation is four points away and all the rivals have difficult games. We are not going to think about anyone but ourselves. Not thinking about what would happen, but thinking about competing at the maximum to win”.
template status
“Carrillo will not be. There will be another teammate. Boy is not available. And Helibeton Palacios is suspended. Mojica I think he will be fine to play. Josan had some discomfort and has not trained today. We will see his evolution. Pastore has joined the team, training normally. We understand that he can be in the squad and play minutes. We’ve already carried out other games with casualties. We must get the best level out of each one”.
Elche depends on itself to save itself
“Doubts are generated in the environment, but in our heads there are none. We know who we are and what we must do to achieve the objective. And what we must suffer. Nobody has given us the 32 points we have. And neither will they give us the 38 what we are looking for. The pressure is on in professional football. We are convinced that we are going to get it out”.
Majorca
“Mallorca’s change is drastic. With Luis García, it was more combinative. With Aguirre now, it is based more on that direct game and very populated defense. He has three points out of six after the change of coach. He will want to continue his streak. But we we are also in need. We will have to play our part”.
Two casualties up front
“We have to be intelligent and think about where we have more and less players. There are players with fewer minutes who are training very well and can contribute in games”.
hobby
“We are very happy and proud of the faithful people who are coming. And those faithful people make more people come. It makes us very proud of our people. They are participants to fill the field. For the objective, we need the people. We We are going to give all our effort. Hopefully we will all celebrate a very important victory together”.
Headaches for eleven
“I’m not worried, because I have several high-level players. But when you’ve lost three in a row, the situation gets screwed up. If we came from winning, these problems might not exist. We’re all very clear and we’re convinced of what we want to do. It’s It’s time for us all to unite. Whoever is there will do well. It’s a time of sacrifice. For a coach, warming up is a good sign”.
team physical level
“There are people with problems during the week, which prevents us from training with everyone. We have to release a lot of strength. We have two games in 72 hours and we have to prepare them a lot on an analytical level. I think we’ll get there physically and tactically until the end” .
Focus of the last two games
“When we face it one way, it’s because we’re determined to get things done. When you plan a game, you intend to make it difficult and win. We’re up against two good rivals (Athletic and Real Sociedad) who are in good shape.” dynamic. We do everything to improve.”
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