The president of Elche CF, Joaquín Buitrago, assured Efe that the Elche club is upset with the new change of scenery and schedule of the Copa del Rey match against Rayo Vallecano, since he affirms that it breaks all the planning and work scheduled by its coaching staff.
The Cup tie, a single match, was initially scheduled for 12:00 hours this Saturday at the Vallecas stadium. On Friday, with the Elche team already traveling to Madrid, the scene and schedule changed to the Rayista sports city at 4:00 p.m. as a result of the state of the field after the storm.
Finally, the meeting has been set in Las Rozas at 10:00 p.m., when Elche had planned his return trip for this afternoon.
“All this situation breaks our planning,” said the president of Elche, who recalled that the club had planned the trip so that the team had the maximum possible rest to play in the best conditions the momentous LaLiga match this Tuesday against Valladolid , direct rival for salvation.
“The damage has already been done,” reiterated the leader, who confirmed that the team will spend the night in Madrid and will travel again to Elche this Sunday.
Buitrago complained of a lack of foresight on the part of Rayo Vallecano and completely rejected the possibility that the match was postponed to next Sunday due to the immediacy of the commitment against Valladolid.
“There has been a lack of foresight. We believe that it could have been planned earlier. Why not have played at 12.00 in Las Rozas? ”, Asked the manager.
Buitrago's indignation is a reflection of that of the entire Elche expedition, which did not believe the bad conditions in which the Ciudad Deportiva was, with a frozen area and half a meter of snow on the bands, a week after the snow storm.