The Elche Chronicle
Match12 Feb 2028
No end in sight to Elche's wait for a win
12 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Elche has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Kevin Lomónaco in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Elche this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match12 Feb 2028
Elche leaking at the back
5 matches, two or more conceded in every one of them. Sides that create as much as this can live with it for a while. Nobody lives with it forever.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Words at Elche training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Germán Valera is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match12 Feb 2028
Athletic Bilbao take the points off Elche
Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Luis Cano out for 15 days
The medical room confirms 15 days on the sidelines for Luis Cano, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
The dugout14 Feb 2028
Matías Nouet gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad14 Feb 2028
A mistake Alejandro Iturbe will not forget
Goalkeepers do not get to make mistakes; they get to make goals. He made one, he knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Loan watch14 Feb 2028
Buba Sangaré counts the days
“I watch every Elche game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Celta runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
In brief
- The dugout Víctor Molina faces the questions
- The dugout A promise honoured for Tete Morente
- The dugout Alejandro Iturbe is still being punished for one mistake