Elche go face Córdoba for one friendly match as part of dia pre-season preparation. Dis match go be di first time wey Elche go test demsef against one Spanish team, and e fit be di occasion where Fer Niño go wear di club colour for di first time.
Fer Niño na di only player wey Elche don sign so far for di next season. Di Andalusian striker don join di club, but e still need between six and eight more new players before di season go start. Di club don make Fer Niño dia main addition, and all eyes go dey on am for dis match.
Di coach, Martín Anselmi, don dey work hard to prepare di team for di season. So far, Elche don get one win—2-1 against Kaizer Chiefs from South Africa—and two draws: one against Johor from Malaysia, and di other against Al-Ain from UAE. Di team dey show some improvement, but there still plenty tins to do.
However, Anselmi go miss some key players for dis match. Pedro Bigas and Adam Boayar no fit play because of physical problems. Yago de Santiago still dey recover from surgery wey e do at di end of last season. Tete Morente na doubt, as e dey carry some discomfort. And Buba Sangaré and David Affengruber no go likely feature—dem just start pre-season on Monday, after dem get special permission to rest because dem play for dia national teams dis summer.
Di match go happun behind closed doors, so no fans go dey inside stadium. But e go still be important test for di team. Anselmi don dey mix first-team players with some from di lower categories during dis preparation, so we go see some of di club future stars for action. E go be interesting to see how di young players go cope with di pressure.
