“To win we must be strong as a team and control the emotional part, we must know how to suffer”, said the Elche CF coach
ELCHE (ALICANTE), 18 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of Elche CF, Jorge Almirón, warned that Real Madrid will arrive at Martínez Valero this Wednesday (9:00 p.m.) on matchday ten of LaLiga Santander “at the best moment in history” after winning “with total authority” El Clásico, and that to beat the white team, the franjiverdes must be “strong” and “control the emotional part”.
“Real Madrid has been a powerful team, they won El Clásico with total authority and many games in a row. I don’t know if the usual team will play or there will be an alternative. We hope to prepare the game with what we did well against Valencia and improve what we did wrong,” he commented at a press conference at the Elche stadium.
Jorge Almirón acknowledged that the “disparity is still there” with respect to his previous stage on the Elche bench, and considered that Carlo Ancelotti’s men arrive at one of the “best moments in their history”. “We coaches dream of playing the perfect game and to win the support of the fans is important, being united as a team, very attentive and focused, being strong as a team. There are many moments in the game when we have to overcome the emotional part,” he said. .
Almirón highlighted from Real Madrid, aside from the Ballon d’Or Karim Benzema and Vinicius Júnior, the players in the midfield of a “very physical team”. “Hopefully we can hold the ball. But we have to see the spaces we leave behind, because they are lethal, and put the ball to good use. You have to know how to suffer too,” he stressed.
Regarding casualties, he confirmed that central defender Federico Fernández is absent due to injury, Fidel will be available for the next game in Cornellá against RCD Espanyol and that Gumbau and Lucas Boyé are registered, after serving the sanction for their expulsion against Mallorca.
“We have to focus on the rival. It is very good that people demonstrate and defend the plaza. They are going to demonstrate peacefully and we have to do it on the field,” he said, referring to the red banners that the supporters clubs will display in the stands in protest at the latest arbitrations.
He recalled that in his return against Valencia in Mestalla, the image of the team was “quite good” despite the fact that he had “some doubt” at the beginning of the match. “We saw some improvement. Every moment is different. Rigoni had two actions with Marcelo behind him and we had two three against two and Gonzalo Verdú was able to score almost at the end. We know what our championship is”, he recalled about the previous duel against the whites .
Elche will repeat the same scheme as in Mestalla, with five defenders, and Lucas Boyé as a reference in attack. “Lucas is going to play. Everyone wants to play this game, and they know that scoring goals goes around the world. In the middle of the game we will think about what suits us. Playing a competitive game strengthens us as a team. The goal is not to get hurt and save a point It would be important,” he acknowledged.
In his opinion, Elche is “noble at heart” and was convinced that the fans will come to the stadium “to support the team.” “They come for the shirts, the coach is now my turn. The people are going to welcome the team well. Pastore? There are times when he is going to contribute his experience because he is used to playing this type of game, but the physical part It’s important. Little by little it will pick up the pace,” he said.
