Wednesday, March 27

Elche’s dressing room unites and becomes strong to overcome adversity


Elche are receiving too many unforeseen blows this season, mainly due to arbitration actions that have deprived them of adding several more points, which could have placed them in a calmer position in the standings. Despite this, the franjiverde dressing room remains united and strong to overcome these adversities and is convinced that at the end of the season the work will bear fruit and they will achieve the goal of continuing in the First Division.

Last Sunday against Granada there was a new chapter of arbitration errors. The goal disallowed for Guido Carrillo, the penalty on the Argentine striker not indicated, the expulsion of Diego González as soon as the second half began. Even so, the Elche footballers did not sink, as it would have been the easiest, they stood upright and, in the end, They added a point, which tasted like glory.

After the meeting, the messages of encouragement and strength were immediate. The first was the club itself, who through its official Twitter account wrote: “Despite the casualties, despite the adversities, despite the circumstances, this team can handle everything”. And then he warned that “here there is nothing impossible, here you fight against everything.”

Goalkeeper Edgar Badia did not hesitate to state that «I am totally convinced that we are going to achieve the goal. Just as last season I saw it possible in a more complicated situation, in this one I see the team involved, with an identity and competing, despite all the contingencies ».

The Catalan goalkeeper pointed out that “I see the team to do a much better second round. Against Granada we ran for those who were at home, we are a very united team and that leaves me very calm and convinced that we are going to achieve our goal ».

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The most expressive was the forward Guido Carrillo, who, in statements to the official channels of the Elche club, left a very explicit phrase: «We fight a bit like Elche, with many things against». The Argentine highlighted that “the team was more than up to the task.”

The center-back Bigas also highlighted the overexertion made throughout the second half of the match against Granada, in which they had to play with one less man due to the expulsion of Diego González. “The team takes the breed out of the demands, we didn’t fall apart and we were together and working well.”

During the night of Sunday and yesterday Monday there were other footballers who also spoke, through their private social networks, of the feeling that reigns in the locker room.

Midfielder Gerard Gumbau, who played his best game with the franjiverde jersey, he regretted that “we deserved the three points, although, sometimes, not everything is in our hands.” At the same time, he felt “proud of this team, which leaves everything in every action.”

The playmaker Javier Pastore, who started due to the numerous casualties in the attack, such as those of Lucas Boyé, Lucas Pérez and Benedetto, He pointed out that “it was not what we were looking for, but, since everything happened, it is important to add. Great team work, much more in the second half, with one less.

For his part, midfielder Omar Mascarell commented that «a point that knows little, but we know that this is the way. In the face of adversity, the team and the fans are more united than ever.

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The winger Josan Ferrández also spoke in similar terms: “Unfair draw at home, but we will continue to fight against everything.”

The squad, who had a rest day yesterday and are going back to training today, are already looking forward to the next game against Espanyol to bring a victory to the fans.


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