The Elche CF sports director, Nico RodríguezHe affirmed this Tuesday that the current squad of the Elche team is qualified to ensure permanence in the First Division this season.
The Asturian coach recalled that only a year ago, at this stage of the championship, “no one was thinking about promotion” and said that if anyone had faith in that goal it was “this squad.”
“We owe them the utmost respect and trust them blindly”, commented Rodriguez, who referred to the “roadmap set by the owner” to assess the movements made by the entity in the winter market.
“From day one, and for 21 months, we have worked with total involvement. Each of the decisions that are made are aimed at being better every day and that is what we stick to “, explained the technician, who admitted that” I always think after a market that it could be done better. “
Nico Rodríguez assured that Elche, which still has two free chips, “Continues combing the market and putting names on the table”, although he shared the opinion of his coach, Jorge Almiron, who highlighted days ago the difficulty of finding unemployed players to improve the level of those who already are.
“What we have to do is to value those who are and support those who have come. They are the ones who are going to help us achieve the goal of permanence “, summarized the Asturian, who praised the” commitment beyond any doubt “of the current squad.
The sporting director trusted that the tie achieved last day against Villarreal, against which a 0-2 equaled, serve as a “turning point” for a staff of which he stressed that “he has never let himself go.”
Finally, and in relation to the protests of the fans against the management of the club and its movements in the transfer market, Rodríguez appreciated that Elche has a hobby “Alive and involved”, but asked to be all “united” to think about the next game against Celta de Vigo.