Iraola: “It’s costing us to score and that’s what’s hurting us”

Analysis of Elche: “Since the change of coach, with Francisco, he has been putting up very good numbers and climbing positions in the standings. At a game level he is also consolidating his idea, with players in very good shape. In the end, people from outside: Fidel , Tete Morente, Pere Milla… he’s scored a lot of goals lately. Elche has just gotten some very good results with a schedule that’s not easy at all. Obviously, it’s not going to be an easy game”.

Rayo has not yet won in the League this 2022: “Until now it’s the worst streak we’ve had, in these five games we’ve only gotten one point. In the end, during the season, all the teams have streaks like these, some of them much worse. confidence in the group. There are things that the team continues to do well and others in which they have to improve. What worries me and has taken away points has been not being effective in converting chances. During the first round we have won games in which we have generated less than, for example, the day against Betis or Athletic. Now it is costing us to score and that is what is harming us. We have to continue creating chances, playing at the pace we like and keep insisting, because those streaks at the end They come and go and we hope to put an end to it tomorrow.

The casualties: “Unai López is still in that recovery process. Maras, who was absent the other day due to a minor muscular issue, will not arrive. I hope to recover him for next week and the Merquelanz issue, as usual. The rest of us are all fine.”

Will there be rotations? “When I bring out a team, I always put in the best possible team to win that game. There are times when the players are tired, because we played three or four days ago, and at that moment they are not the best to start, although other times they have been starters We must analyze how we are, the rival and based on that we choose. This week has been good for us. It’s the first half-long we have to train a little better and for those who were fair to rest”.

Keys to win at the Martínez Valero: “You have to do a lot of things right. It’s getting harder and harder in the second round and more away from home. Once we’ve had a puncture at home, we’re forced to score away from home and we have to be a team that threatens Elche. If we can win with the ball, better, but if there are phases in which we don’t, that we are a solid team that can go on the counterattack, that the individual performances are generally good. Let’s see if we can achieve it tomorrow”.