The coach of Elche, Francisco Rodriguez, He said this Saturday in a press conference that it has not been an easy pre-season for his team or for most of the rivals in the First Division, although he guaranteed that the team from Elche will arrive ready for the first match of the season against Legs.
“It is true that there are those who have been caught because of the operations that escaped. It’s not the best, but we are very prepared to start the championship”, said the coach, admitting that any coach wants to work with his players as soon as possible.
“They are not excuses because we can compete with the people we have, who want to be there and who for me is the best”, he added.
Francisco He said he was “delighted” to build on the base from last season and praised the quality of the signings, with options set to debut on Monday.
As for Legsthe coach recalled that his team knew the difficulty of the game and more as a guest and played down the Sevillian club’s problems in registering players by pointing out that “they have eleven to compete in Europe and they are going to make it difficult for us.”
The coach of Elche confirmed the casualties of Gonzalo Verdú and Lucas Boye, while he indicated that Raúl Guti was doubtful. As for Javier Pastore, who has not been active all preseason, Francisco said that yesterday he worked out for the first time with the group, although he will wait until tomorrow to decide whether to travel.
“In five weeks he has done two sessions with the team and he is not at the same speed as his teammates, but on a mental level he is good and we will check tomorrow if he can come in,” he explained.
Source: La Verdad
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