Mathematically there are still chances and we need to make the most of them. We need to move forward” said Juanlu

Juanlu Hens & Julio Álvarez were the two players who were interviewed this Tuesday in the Heliodoro press room. The CD Tenerife players talked to the journalists who were there about the importance of the game against Villarreal B. Although this is something we have heard all season it is still true.
Juanlu started talking about how sad the loss against Alcorcón last Sunday had left them saying: “The loss has complicated things even more, It was a blow to lose, although the team competed well. It is a pity, a trip up that caused us harm”.
“We know that everything is complicated and we need to win this Saturday. If we get the three points, then this will pressure our rivals. The objective is to think only about Villarreal B. they are a young team who are in a safe area of the table. We need to make them feel that we need the three points. Mathematically there are still chances and we need to make the most of them. We need to move forward”, he added.
The midfielder from Cordoba also said, “no one expected at this stage of the league to be where we are. This has been a really hard year and it's difficult for everyone. Now we shouldn't think about anything but the three points at the weekend”.
On the other hand, Julio Álvarez recognised that “Things are complicated, but we need to try harder. We need to compete the best we can and achieve the win against Villarreal B. In the club we are realistic and the whole thing is complicated. On Saturday we need to add the three points and not look any further”.
“The numbers don't lie and the reality is what it is. We will carry on fighting. This a a delicate moment, but we are looking for the triumph”.
“I came here to help the team, to be one more. That said I am going to help with everything I have and as much as I can”, he then commented that, “ the squad hurts. We know that we haven't done things very well. We have to be strong and not throw in the towel. We are all there ready to fight”.
When asked about the arrival of David Amaral to the training squad, Álvarez commented that “he is trying to help all the players. He knows the club well. Between all of us we need to face the day to day playing the best we can. We have been a few weeks together and everything is going well”.
This will be the first time that Villarreal B have visited the Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez.

Juanlu and Pablo talk about their hopes for the weekend.

Juanlu Hens & Pablo Sicilia were the two players who talked to the press on Sunday. The two CD Tenerife players attended the media at the end of the training which took place in Tarragona before the journey home started. Both footballers insisted on that there was still hope although the situation is difficult.
Juanlu started by resuming the feelings after the game on Saturday in the Nou Estadi: "The point fells like little. The victory would have permitted us to be nearer Nástic. Now we are back to playing at home and the possibilities are still there we need to be optimistic”.
"In the first half we worked really well, but the goal in the 44th minute was a blow. The second half was more coming and going”, he added.
The player from Cordoba said the team wouldn't throw in the towel, "We need to go on thinking and pushing our rivals. We need results. We have broken that long run of losses and now we need to do things well to beat Huesca”.
"We need to be mentally strong. In odd moments our rivals score against us but we need to get up and go on. We need to lessen the difference between our rivals and win in the Heliodoro” explained the Andalucian player.
"We are always working to be available for the trainer” he finished when asked about his return to the first eleven.
On his side Pablo Sicilia was the player who commented that “we started well, competing to the maximum. We went forward on the score board and just before the break they equalised. Finally with one player less things were hard”.
"With the sending off their game tightened. We tried and tried to score. We worked hard all game right to the end but it wasn't to be. Hopefully this weekend we will start to add points three by three” added the player from Gran Canaria.
Still, the defender insisted on pointing out the positive bits of the game: “I am left with the first half, where the team was outstanding and went all out for a triumph”.
"We didn't lose, we kept the distance and we need to win at home so we can see things differently. Every time there are less games left to make mistakes. The numbers are there, but we mustn't think long term. We need to go out and win against Huesca no more”, he pointed out the options for the team.
"We need to go all out, my companions and I will go out to the end”, he concluded.

"Although it is always good to play old clubs........" Natalio talks to the press.

Juanlu may be from Cordoba but right now his heart is in Tenerife. This Saturday when the green and white team visit the Heliodoro, there will be not time to be sentimental. The midfielder was interviewed on Thursday and stated that, “It is a vital game, really important, we need to concentrate on Córdoba. The three points need to stay here”.
In the press room in the El Mundialito, after training Thursday. When asked if he thinks he will play on Saturday, Juanlu explained, “we are all working to help the team and then the coach will decide. We are ready and need to work well”.
“It will be a different game to the one in the first round. Above all because we are playing in the Heliodoro. That makes it special and important for the team. We really need those points”, said Juanlu.
Natalio was also at the interview and he agreed will his colleague stating “We can't fail. We are playing hard and these will be three important points. We need to be strong at home. The team is well and we haven't been lucky in the last few games. But we know we can achieve better results”.
“It is always great to play against teams you have played for before but we are playing for everything and we will go out very motivated” concluded the forward.

Interviews after Monday night's game against Barcelona.

Kitoko, Juanlu Hens & Igor were the players who talked to the press after the game had finished against FC Barcelona B on Monday night. The blue and white players weren't negative about eh FCB second team but felt their punishment had been excessive in the Heliodoro.
Kitoko.- “The result was bad. They played well although we started out with a real desire to win. The first goal was a blow and after that they just seemed to continue. We want to forget this game and just think about the next one. We knew how well they are playing and after the scored we just couldn't get ourselves together”.

The Congolese mid fielder admitted that “ Our rival was very strong. We are in pain right now above all because of the result. Now we need to disconnect, then on Wednesday we will train and start with positive thoughts. We still have our heads high and can't afford to let go”.
 
Juanlu Hens.- “The result was a blow. Barcelona B made the most of their chances. They are a rival with a very clear style of play and they played well. We were uncomfortable on the pitch and once we were losing it was difficult to defend well. They caused us serious damage with counter attacks and know how to move the ball up the field. There are 14 games left and Saturday's is very important. We need to forget the table and look at each game”.

Igor.- “The result is too much and this hurts a lot. It is a game we want to forget, to learn form our mistakes and think about the next one. We need to give everything and this time we weren't capable of overcoming our rival. Losing at home is always bad and more so with 4 goals. Every player wants to play and I am no different. I am here to help and I am prepared for that. There are still a lot of points in play and we want to add them now”.

Antonio Tapia was then interviewed in the press room in the stadium. “Barcelona B made the most of their chances. They scored goals and that was something we were missing”. He believes that CD Tenerife had “their chances to score first, but they didn't. Our opponent made the most of our mistakes”.
The coach from Cordoba also admitted that “with the result against us, the sending off of Dubarbier was the final straw for the game. When you lose like this it is clear that we did something wrong starting with the trainer. I need to take responsibility. We went our with one plan , one intention but Barcelona B overcame us, above all when they were near our gaol. They defined the game no us. We need to move on and forget this loss, I only hope this won't affect how we play in Numancia. We need to thank the fans for their unconditional support”.
 
When asked about the next games, Antonio Tapia was clear: “We know that the situation isn't easy neither for us nor for the rest of the teams in this situation. We can't let go, we need to stay balanced and not let this loss affect us. We hope to recover and add the points we couldn't manage today”.
 
The Andalusian trainer continued by saying, “It isn't normal that we make so many mistakes in our game. It is normal though that the opponent make s the most of them. The skill Barcelona B has made it difficult for us to win this game. Now we need to think about things that we can improve”.

 
“We tried to play certain ways and in the first half we made several moves that were too soon and were inaccurately done. In spite of that the first shot at goal was ours and we had some good chances from the left wing. It is my responsibility and I want to thank the fans again for all their help”.

The captain talks about how he sees the game.

Marc Bertrán & Juanlu Hens were the two players who were interviewed on Saturday morning in the Heliodoro, after the CD Tenerife closed door training session. The two blue and white players both talked about the importance of the game to be played on Sunday on the island, with the visit of the league leader.
Marc Bertrán: “The team is confident. The victory in Salamanca have encouraged us. We haven't lost with the new coach and we fell finally we are in a good moment to play a game like this one. At home we can beat any rival”.
“There are many steps to be taken. The ones we seek are the ones that give us continuity, we need to achieve that”, he added.
When asked about the next rival, the Catalan remarked that, “Rayo has potential, above all on the offensive. They are not leader by chance but we hope to pass this test with good marks. The game has all the characteristics a player likes to see, We hope that the fans will see a good game”.
Bertrán insisted in the necessity of positive continuity which is primordial for the team and is the path they need to follow so the team can recover: “As a defender, it is for me important to maintain balance. I hope to help the team as much as possible, because we are in a difficult position. I feel good on the field and hope to improve more”.
Lastly the captain called for help from the fans for the game this weekend: “The people should come to the game. They always help us and we appreciate this. The atmosphere will be good and we hope to give the fans another victory”.
Juanlu Hens for himself made clear that “ we need to think about ourselves, in how to play well and repeat the good things we have achieved”. The player from Cordoba commented on how important the role of the fans is for games like the one on Sunday: “There will be a good atmosphere. The fans will be there supporting us. And it will be a great football morning. We need all the support the fans can give us. We are excited about this game. It will leave us feeling high if we win”.
“we will go out to play a good game and try to win the three points. Those who start and those who come on during the game will play with the idea of giving everything we have. The game will be very open. Our rival is one of the teams who create most chances of goals. We need to work hard so they are not comfortable, make the most of our opportunities and minimise errors” he concluded.

Players comments after the loss against Recreativo de Huelva

Los jugadores del CD Tenerife lamentaron la derrota sufrida este domingo en Huelva ante el Recre. Analizando el choque, los futbolistas vieron en el gol recibido antes del descanso la principal explicación a la derrota. Ninguno puso excusas al varapalo sufrido en el Nuevo Colombino.

Juanlu Hens: “In the first half we played well and had lots of chances. The 1-0 they scored just before half time was a major blow. In the second part that goal caused us problems. We kept faith with our style of play but we werm't as accurate as in the first half. What is left is to work hard try to beat Betis at home and to to turn the page as soon as possible".

Melli: “This was a hard game, with little space on the field. In the first half we were in a goix position although we had few chances. In the second half everything changed and went wrong. We were missing a bit of everything. We knew our rival wouldn't let us play. It was a match in which we all played badly. Now we just need to move on and think about the next game. But I want to insist in the first half we played well. We need to. Ontinue working and change the image of the team".

Nino: “It cost us a lot to find our feet in this game though we had some chances. The opposition led us around tbe field where ever they wanted. Just when we were thinking about half time they scored and that weighs heavy. We had the sensation that we were the days we played against Villarreal and Alcorcón but finally that style just wasn't there. In general this was just a game we need to forget. Sadly it stopped our good run. That hurts. We are all capable of the best and the worst thats why against Betis we hope to score three points".

Beranger comments on the team spirit

The CD Tenerife first team completed the weeks training with a last session this morning, Saturday, in the sports city in Castellon. They started at 11am Canarian time and concluded sixty minutes later.
After individual warm up, there was ball practice, followed by a game in half the field. Finally towards the end of the session, Julio Álvarez had muscle difficulties in his right leg, and couldn't complete the training.

Juanlu & Beranger were the players interviewed this Saturday after the morning training session in Castellon. The two CD Tenerife players both agreed that the game on Sunday against Villarreal B presents itself as a great opportunity for the team to show all the good things they have trained in the last few months.
“We are here with every intention to repeat and improve all the skills we have shown this year. We need to work hard as you always must to win away form home”, Juanlu Hens started to explain.
For the midfielder it is most important “to keep the ball under control as much as possible. This week we have been over this again and again we have trained hard but this has been the most important point”.
About their rival, he pointed out “They are a difficult team to beat and w will need to concentrate. Villarreal B are no easy option. We can make no mistakes. This second team are full of rapid players who know how to apply pressure. In attack they can count on important players. Our defense needs to be really solid”.
When asked about his performance to date, Juanlu has things clear “every player needs to give his all. Personally I feel good, with a desire to help the group”.

For his part, Gregory Beranger considered that “we are on a long path. We are improving, we have improved, above all at home. The next point is to win away and bring back three points to the island”.
“We have done things right and wrong, and we need to work hard to maintain the right line for more minutes. We are growing”, he added when he was asked about his impressions on the teams level to date.
In his personal ability the Frenchman noted that “In the last game I had more work, I suffered more. But the opposition also has a right to play. In a team you need to work together”.
“I fight day by day to reach my best fitness level, although the dynamics of the team doesn't help. Being at the bottom of the table is always hard and you see every mistake. We need time and to work hard to improve”, he explained.
“Our rival doesn't look like a second team. They are a team with expert players. We need to go out and give our all. With luck they will have a bad day and we will gain three points”, he finished.

Wednesday interview with Juanlu and Kome

Juanlu Hens & Dani Kome were the two players in the press room on Wednesday in the press room in the Mundialito training ground. The midfielder from Cordoba was first, he started talking about the triumph against Elche last Sunday. “We needed the three points and achieving them is the prize for all the work we are doing”.

He followed this statement with these words, “It was a game we really had to fight to win and now we have to carry on. The intensity we had during the game is how to play well and in games makes you opponents really uncomfortable. Now the moment is here for us to play in a clearer style”.

When asked about Natalio’s goals which came from a pass Juanlu provided he said, “If you can score goals or assist in making them then all the better. Last Sunday’s game has left me in a very positive frame of mind”.

He was then asked about this weekend’s game, and if he thought the team could win again. The player from Andalucía answered, “We are playing at home and that is always good. The fans are happy and I feel is very positive to have another home game”.

Finally, Juanlu Hens talked about the rivalry to have a place in the first eleven.”The competition is good. Everyone has to fight for their place. We are a team and the group finally is the entity who benefits from our effort”.

Dani Kome, for his part, started talking about how the group feels. “We are very happy. This win came at the right time, but now we are only thinking about the next game. The most important thing is to win again. We need more points to move up the table. Then with the players we have our style of play will show”.

The midfield from Cameroon, also confessed that the win against Elche had renewed his confidence. “We need a run of wins, when you win everything looks better. We have more confidence and not only did we win but we didn’t receive any goals”.

Kome, on the other hand also talked about Mandia, “The new coach has given me a chance to play. The other day I wanted to play longer but that doesn’t matter. The team won and that is what counts”. Kome finished by saying thanks to the fans, “We are at the bottom of the table and in spite of this still 16,000 people came to the stadium for every game. We need to thanks the fans form our hearts and reward them with victories”.

Rumor says the Formula Uno may be shown in the stadium on Sunday. The Cabildo are aparently looking into if it is possible.

Interviews with the players after the loss against Rayo Vallecano

In interviews after the game yesterday several players made comments. They included the following:

Iriome González.- “If you know the second division then you can't say we were thrashed as a team can dominate for 80 minutes and still receive a gol. Rayo Vallecano were the team who had mastery of the ball for parts of the game but we had better control and it is a pity with only a few minutes to go before the end they scored a goall”

 

 

Juanlu Hens.- “Attack was hard but in defense we had most things under control. One of the things we have struggled with is  the still ball. In a single attack they managed to score their goal. I think the players tried hard and fought.  Rayo is a tough team at home and they didn't leave us much space. We need to stop this bad run and start thinking about the next home game. We want the first three points and to leave all this behind”.

 

Melli.- “This time the team was different, we managed to compete. The result is bad but today we were better in mid-field and now all we can do is start to think about the next game. If we play the way we did then few points will pass us by.  Our comitment is endless. If you look at their goal it was from a dead ball and with luck they managed to score. We had the game under control but were unlucky that we didn''t score”.

New shirts

Fan power really does work. Luanvi had stated in an interview in June that there would be no cross on the second strip. Across the interent in CD Tenerife fan forums there was outcry. A call went up for the fans to complain and obviously something had a effect as when the shirts were shown today the second strip has a Tenerife cross over the left shoulder
The first shirt once again after several years has a blue band and has a picture of Mount Teide on it. The third strip will be green this year changing from the burgundy of last year.
I have to say I like them very much.


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The medicals continued today including Marc Bertran and Juan Lu Hens. Juan Lu has just signed for the next 4 years with the club. He commented that he was"very pleased to extend his stay here in Tenerife. CD Tenerife has show they have faith in me. To be here for the next four years is important. I am very happy. We have a new trainer and we need to adapt to his ideas as soon as possible. Here on the island I have had some great experiences and I will always need to work well and hard ". he finished.

Marc Bertran also spoke to the press and said, "We have had a long holiday to rest and recuperate. This will be an important season". When asked about his future he stated, "I am not going to talk about the future. I need to concentrate on the day by day work. Tenerife has laid out an ambitious plan. We need to fight to be as high in the table as possible, as going up is the plan". When asked about Gonzalo Arconada he remarked that "I am sure the new coach will make the squad perform" finally he finished telling that "I was looking forward to getting back to work and starting the new project, I know that the second division is always hard. There will be many teams with a chance until the end".

Seasons statistics

At the end of the season looking back here are some of the good points about the year with some of the players figures for their time in the first division.








This season is now finished and here are some of the good aspects of the season both for CD Tenerife and for the players. The first figure for the team is that the result for the end of play most frequent was 1-1. This occurred in 45 occasions. In the whole league the Tenerife team were awarded 4 penalties, two of these were converted into goals and two missed. Against CD Tenerife there were 5 penalties which were all converted into goals. The blue and white team were the team with most passes into the goal area (1,202), followed by Osasuna and Sevilla respectively.

Nino was the third highest national goal scorer equally with Llorente they scored 14 goals, (only Villa had more.)  He scored 11 with his right foot and three with headers. The CD Tenerife forward was the field player who played the most minutes with a total of 3,360 minutes played ( the whole league with the exception of 60 minutes in round 36 the Barcelona-CD Tenerife game.) This was followed by Capdevilla (Villarreal CF) who was missing 109 minutes and Iraola (Ath. Bilbao) with 141 minutes.

Other interesting information about Angel who played 24 games and in all he started on the bench. He was the substitute who played in most games (24) followed by Antoñito (Xerez 23), Raúl (R. Madrid 22) and Dinei who also played in 22 games as sub and one he started.

Finally as players substituted Aranda (Osasuna) was changed 24 times, De La Cuevas (S. Gijón 22) and JuanLu 21 times.

When numbers are counted then keeper Sergio Aragoneses should be included. He was the only player in CD Tenerife who played the full 38 rounds accumulating a total of 3.420 oficial minutes.

Players leaving or not

It states on the clubs website  that the decision has been made not to count with the services of Manolo Martínez, Gaizka Saizar, José Antonio Culebras y Ricardo Pérez de Zabalza,known as ‘Richi’ for the season 10/11.
The club thanked the players publicly for their time with the team and wished them all the best both personally and professionally in their future.


Negotiations have started with Hector Sánchez Cabrera who publically stated today he wants to stay and Ángel Luis Rodríguez Díaz. The only player left without information who has no contract is Juanlu. In his previous contract there was an agreement if he played a specific number of games he would be renewed. This has recently proved to be unenforceable but with the absence of information form the club it may well be that both sides have agreed that he can continue.


According to Ivan Bonales, who works for Canarian Television. The team will try in the next week to renew with Nino for 2 more years with an option for a third year. It remains to be seen if this is so.

Interviews after the Zaragoza game.

When Zaragoza went down two seasons ago I felt then it was an aberation. They have spent loads of money to stay up buying players left right and everywhere. In the last 15 minutes of the game last night it showed. The last 2 goals where scored by players bought in the winter break.
Last season Numancia came up and said they would buy no one new but just enjoy the season. If this was what our president had said I wouldn't be fed up now. BUT he allowed us to dream. He talked about three years and playing for the Europe league. Nothing wrong with dreaming but sometimes it needs to be followed through.
When all is said and done we will have had a year in the first division and earned 8 million euros which we wouldn't have earned without going up which will help the clubs accounts.

I have had my say and here is what our trainer and players had to say:

Jose Luis Oltra
"What hurts most is what might have been, because it is difficult to assume a loss like this one. We scored early and controlled the game. We played a good first half and inspite of that we were 0-0 at half time. I had the sensation that we could go to 2-0 in a counter attack. Our rival had no chances. But they penalty did us a lot of damage and without realising more goals arrived. In eight minutes they scored three goals. It is dificult to explain the result and that is the reality of it".


Ricardo: “The game escaped us after all our hard work. The changing room is destroyed. The team had the game under control, in front of a rival who had no chances. In an isolated play they received a penalty. But we had time to react. The second and third goals were terrible blows. We made an enormous effort to get in the lead and with nothing threw it all away. But we need to keep on trying”.

Mikel: “It is a very painful loss, a 1-3 more than clear. The 1-1 did us tremendous damage. CD Tenerife carried most of the game, but they were lucky, and that is what counts. The results say everything. After we scored we stepped back and had no more clear chances. Our rival reacted because theya re in a difficult situation too. This is why we stepped back. They were very acurate with their shos at goal”.

Juanlu: “The game got away from us in one single play. Then they made two more chances and both went in and we lost the game. We can get to the goal but have no luck when it com,es to scoring. We need to improve this. I scored a goal but it means nothing this time. We need to stay calm and try to put ourselves back together so we can move on to the next game. In the first half we should have scored we deserved to. I belive the penalty was a high price to pay as with that the whole game turned.”.

Rest day today

After a ninety minute training session yeaterday in The Mundialito stadium yesterday the players are off today. Tomorrow Wednesday, they will again train in the Mundialito stadium from 10am.
Tickets for Sunday's game will go on sale from Thursday morning in the stadium, the Liberia in Playa de las Americas and in the Bar Canario, in Puerto de la Cruz.

Interviews with players this week included so far Richi, Kome and Juanlu.

Richi is one of the most experienced players in the CDT team so when he talks he is always clear. "We don't like the position the team is in on the classification table. That is logical. But the way the table is right now is very tight. We need to move day by day. We have enough things to be optimistic." These words don't leave place for doubts.
When asked about the last game, the mid fielder explained that in Almeria we were serious. But we didn't hide: perhaps for a few moments we were missing long passes into attack. But anyway we were near a win and that is never a time to go crazy attacking."
Richi showed himself to be optimistic about the game as " we have one point more that before the game. I need to insist that this team can do great things. There are a lot of games left and the competition is very level. For those teams who just came up it is always more difficult, though this team doesn't need to be jealous of the teams just above us." The mid fielder discussed the game against Valencia which he sees as "Valencia is a great team, with wonderful footballers. We will see once again how we can do at home in our stadium with the support of our fans."

Daniel Kome stated that “This is the moment to stand together and help each other more to get out of relegation. It was a shame we couldn't win. I had the chance to score the 0-2 and just after they equalised. I would have been enchanted to have scored.”

For the player from Cameroon it is clear that “now is the time to continue working and demonstrate we are a strong team. The group is strong and in my case I am starting again to get a good feeling.”

Kome remembered again that “in the Heliodoro, with the support of our people, we are very strong. I hope the rest of the season we will be luckier than we have been up to now.”

Juanlu offered some opinions similar to Kome: “The analysis of what happened in Almeria has to be positive, because we have gained another point away. Independent to the classification it is the moment to have more confidence in our work. We have to forget what the classification says and centre ourselves in the game against Valencia.” He claimed “I felt really good during the game even with the niggles I had during the week.”

Marc Bertran back at last.

The right defender Marc Bertran is back to playing for the Club Deportivo Tenerife team for the first time since his injury during the Real Madrid game last September. A broken ankle after a foul by Dutch player Royston Drenthe left him several months on the bench. Trainer Jose Luis Oltra has finally picked him as fit to play for the game in Almeria. The team departed this afternoon for the Costa Brava for the game Sunday afternoon.

"I am good to play or at least I feel fit. I am pleased by the support that I have been show by the fans and the club. I am completely ready with a need to play after so much time off." stated the Catalan player yesterday when interviewed by Marca a Spanish sports paper.

In the time Marc was sick the trainer from Levante has tried various players in his place including Ezequiel Luna and his theoretical substitute the young Aitor Nunez. When this hasn't worked he has taken midfielder Juanlu Hens back to try to fill the place.

Looking for a strong defence.

When the team position is analysed he is concious" we have been missing a little luck, we have not been solid in defense or scored whn we got to the goal." also when asked about tomorrows game he commented "the best would be if we can score an early goal."

Jose Luis Oltra has also recovered Juanlu Hens from the injury bench so the probability is they will play together as this coupling gave great results last season. On the down side Omar Ramos is still not able to play with leg muscle injuries.

There is a certain mmout of superstition in reference to away games with one fan going back to watch the game in a bar where he watched the Valladolid game where CDT scored one point with a draw and two other Armada Sur fans not going to watch the game at all as they didn't watch the Valladoild game. I hope this works out and the team manage by what ever means luck superstition or otherwise to find 3 points to bring back to Tenerife.

Almeria

This weeks game will be played in the Estadio Juegos Mediterráneos on Sunday the 17th of January at 4pm CET. The referee is Velasco Carballo, who CD Tenerife have won twice and drawn once with.
The players will be flying to the mainland on Saturday and returning after the game on Sunday. The charter plane was also available to fans for 199 euros.

Wednesday' player interviews were with Pablo Sicilia & Ricardo León In the press room in the Mundialito training ground. Their main comment was the need to move on and concentrate on Sunday's upcoming game

Pablo Sicilia commented on the fact that away they had only managed one draw and that they need to change the run of bad luck they have had away as soon as possible. He affirmed the need to compete at the highest level and look for a positive result.
When he was asked about various injured players he cold only reply "we need to respect the decisions that our trainer makes " continuing that "my first goal is still to come this season. I hope it will come soon and be part of our victory"

Ricardo León, on the other hand started talking about the fact the team was up to now in the same position and still not in relegation, He hoped that they would stay where they are and not go down this year. he then said " Almeria is a very motivated team with their new coach, they have had great results with the new trainer"
Lastly the player from Tenerife commented that their style of play wouldn't change " We don't look further then the next rival. I don't think that we should change our game as visitors. We need to remain true to our style of play"

On Thursday Juanlu Hens & Ezequiel Luna were interviewed in The press room in the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium. Both the player from Cordoba and the Argentinian talked of Sundays game and their hopes for a win.

"We need to travel with clear minds and just think in a positive result" declared Juanlu hens. The tenerife footballer confessed that " we gain nothing thinking about the bad run we have had away. Now we are going to Almeria, a direct rival, and this is an important game. So we are going to make the best of it."

Juanlu then commented on " the dynamics of the season is how you escape the relegation positions and race to the end." when asked about his injuries he commented that he was " optimistic and hope to be ready when the trainer picks me"

For his part Ezequiel Luna explained that " we are working well and are thinking about Almeria. Both teams need the points and I hope we will be coming home with them. The numbers tell that we need to improve away, but we always go out to win and things just haven't worked out the way we wanted so far.

The Argentine defender hoped " the bad run we have had will end as soon as possible. In the changing rooms you need to fight for your position to play each week, but you also need to be patient and go on working. Any mistake can cost us a gaol and then everything is more difficult"

Ricardo & Juanlu

Ricardo León y Juanlu Hens were the two players interviewed on Monday the 4th of January after the players finished their training session in La Maruca in Santander.

The Canarian footballer on one side commented that " we need to improve our points from here to the end of the first half. This can't happen again. We need to improve various aspects of our game although we did some things well". He then tried to raise hopes by saying "time is passing and we are recovering although this last loss was hard". When asked about the FC Barcelona game he said that " we are going to play the best team in the world,but it will be in our stadium where we are strong and we will need to show this one more time".


Juanlu Hens, then said, “ I consider that in general terms, the team did a good job, but in 5 minutes they scored two goals which cost us the loss. We need to go on working peacefully. At the moment we were playing best they scored and then we couldn't come back”.

“We are committed and hopeful that we will finish the first round and start the second round in good form”, added the player from Cordoba , he then concluded that “Barcelona is a very complicated rival, the best team right now. We need to show then the most difficult game we can, to make them uncomfortable. We need to go out to play committed and of course give away nothing”, he finished.

Tickets go on sale today

Tickets for the game on Sunday go on sale from today to Saturday from 10.00 - 13.00 and from 17.00-20.00. Then on Sunday all day form 10..0 to the start of the game.

Jose Luis Oltra, Toño and some of the players are going to the 10th New Future market this afternoon to help support the Charity. Money is being raised to help children in Homes have a better life. The market is being held in Plaza del Príncipe from 17:30.

In yesterday's player interview Juanlu Hens said he thinks that it cost them a lot to turn the game around last weekend but it served to prove that they can be a competitive team. He feels they need the win against Sporting and the three points to relaunch themselves in the league. He hopes that the support of the fans will help that the three points stay in Tenerife.

José Antonio Culebras stated that he hopes he has the chance to play again soon. "It isn't always possible but one always has the need to play. It is hard not to be choosen, but I keep faith that I will be choosen again soon. I always do my best at every training session." To finish he commented emotionally that he has a very special feeling for Santa Cruz the fans and the team and couldn't see himself playing for any other team."
Students from the journalism workshop in the IES María Pérez Trujillo school in La Vera (Puerto de la Cruz)were present at Thursday's training in the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium where they had a chance to interview the players. They also hd their photos taken and stopped for autographs. The students whose ages were between 14 and 16 were also taken on a tour of the stadium as part of their school course

Plainful loss

That Villareal is a good team was never in doubt but they have not played very well this season so far. I had hoped this would last until after we layed them but it was not to be. A 5-0 loss hurts. There will always be games like this and they are not a direct rival but still it hurts. The internet is full of negative comments. I think fans sometimes forget it is our role to support in the good times and the bad ones. I loathe when some Spanish fans wave white hankies to show their disaproval for the players. It is games like these when we will see who supports Tenerife and who supports Tenerife a team in the first division. Next Saturday we are at home at 5pm and will need all the support we can get against a direct rival. I hope the stadium will be busy but I am sure the fans who are there will make enough noise how ever many we are.
The game stats are as follows.

VILLARREAL CF 1 (1)
CD TENERIFE 0 (0)

VILLARREAL CF
Diego López; Javi Venta, Godín, Marcano, Capdevila; Cani, Bruno, Eguren, Pires (Escudero, 76'); Rossi (David Fuster, 69’) & Llorente (Jonathan Pereira, 64’).

CD TENERIFE
Aragoneses; Aitor Núñez (Dinei, 56’), Manolo Martínez, Sicilia, Bellvís; Juanlu, Román, Alfaro, Ricardo, Omar; (Saiza, 83’) & Nino.

REFEREE
Fernández Borbalán, Andaluz. Yellow card for Llorente.

GOALS
1-0: (15’) Llorente. 2-0: (47’) Pires. 3-0: (50’) Rossi. 4-0: (51’) Llorente. 5-0: (88‘) Cani.

INCIDENTS
Stadium El Madrigal. Ground in good condition. Warm afternoon. 8.000 Spectators.

Team interviews included:
Pablo Sicilia: “Now is not the moment to blame the defense, it is the moment to look forward, to make conclusions and correct errors. I don't believe the team was uninvolved, we always go out to fight, but somtimes your rival is better then you, as we saw in the second half. The wosrst was certainly the start of the second half”.

Juanlu: “In the second half we were not so good, but in the first half we deserved more. We got into the game and had chances. In the second half the goals came very quickly and we were left unable to react. They came back very strong”.

José Luis Oltra was sad for the loss suffered by the team. He lamented the good play of the players had not yet resulted in an away win. “It has been a punishment. Our rival today had the luck they have been missing up to now. We plyed well in the first half, controlling the game and we had chances. In the second half, in seven minutes, they scored three goals and the game was over. It was a pity, but we need to go on”.

When asked about the teams lack of away points, Oltra explained that “without doubt the home wins are great. Away we make a great showing but haven't yet converted that into points. We have received a lot of goals. I repeat there is nothing else but to go on”.

“In the first half we were the better team and had a lot of chances. Hoy nos medíamos ante un rival de mucho potencial, hecho para estar más arriba”, añadió.

“El equipo ha salido a competir y en el descanso hemos hablado de mejorar. We should count the first half and not the missed chances. The team went out to fight. The 2-0 came very quickly and this caused us a lot of damage. I had told the players we shouldn't receive a second goal”. He continued “This game is nothing like the game we lost in Vigo. The way we lost last Wednesday in the cup hurts me a lo more than this afternoon”.

Mid week comments

Agenda for week from 28 de septiember to 4 de octuber 2009

Day	Time	Place	Activity
Monday	-	-	Rest day
Tuesday	10:00	El Mundialito	Training
Tuesday	17:00	El Mundialito	Training
Wednesday	10:00	Heliodoro	Training
Thursday	10:00	El Mundialito	Training
Friday	10:00	Heliodoro	Training
Friday	-	Heliodoro	List of players
Friday	-	Heliodoro	Press conference José Luis Oltra
Saturday	17:00	Heliodoro	CD Tenerife-Deportivo

This is the teams plan for the week. Although we are half way through now it is good to see how their week is structured.
On the DR.s Report are


Juanlu Hens.- Now training progressively with the team and showing good signs.

Román Martínez.- Trained normally and completed the session.

Manolo Martínez.- Underwent physio with no complications.

Interviewed today were Dani Kome and Juanlu Hens
Kome stated that the team hope to win on Saturday and this will keep their points going. Playing at home makes it possible to win against some of the top teams. When asked about his team mates injuries he said, " it is a shame when people are injured butwe need to carry on. We need to learn from each game and if we are missing goal chances we need to work on that."

For his part Juanlu Hens commented that he was slowly improving and that he hopes to be better and able to play soon. He also mentioned that the points in the league were very similar and that CD Tenerife need to be strong at home together with our fans.