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.

Real Madrid match report.

It was a great game. Tenerife played well and were dominating the game in the first half. Various conversations around me at that point all stated what ever the final result Tenerife had played well. The first goal came from an error in mid-field and Benzema made the best of it and scored. The second goal was also from Benzema and the third was scored by a great shot from Kaka.








We arrived in Madrid about 12.00 and set off to the Stadium to have a look for the gate straight after leaving our luggage in the Hotel. We managed to find the entrance after a bit. It is a big stadium but we had been told where the away seats were so not too hard. After stopping for some lunch we met up with some Armada Sur fans and then we went back to the stadium. A short drink stop and as soon as the gates opened we went in to find our seats. The stadium is very well organised. Our entry was on one of the towers but there are escalators all the way up. Although it looks very high up I was surprised by how good the view was. We had a whole section in the corner and the Tenerife fans settled in for the start of play. There was great singing and shouting going on in Our section the lead being taken sometimes by Frente blanquiazul fans and sometimes by others. After Tenerife fans repeatedly sung "Asi Gana Madrid" translation "This is the way Madrid scores" when there were fouls from the Madrid players, Madrid finally scored in the second half and the stands below us then sung exactly the same back. It was a great experience and one I am going to repeat. My other half is a big football fan and has been going to games since childhood. I have only been going to home games the last 6/7 years but have certainly caught the bug.


Injuries leave Marc Bertran out of the game for 3 to 4 months with a small fracture in the pilón anterior of the tibia after a nasty foul from Royston Drenthe. He will have his leg imovilised for 3/4 weeks and will then need time to recover. It is hoped that he will be back after the winter break.

Manolo Martínez will have a scan today to determine the level of damage in his right thigh.


REAL MADRID CF 3 (0)
CD TENERIFE 0 (0)

REAL MADRID CF
Iker Casillas; Sergio Ramos (Guti, 46’), Drenthe, Pepe, Albiol; Xavi Alonso, Lass, Granero (Kaká, 46’); Cristiano Ronaldo (Diarrá, 79’), Raúl & Benzemá.

CD TENERIFE
Sergio Aragoneses; Marc Bertrán (Pablo Sicilia, 37’), Carlos Bellvís, Manolo Martínez (Omar Ramos, 61’), Ezequiel Luna; Mikel Alonso, Richi, Román Martínez, Kome (Dinei, 81’); Alfaro & Nino.

Referee
Muñiz Fernández, from Asturius. Yellow for Madrid to Drenthe; And fro CD Tenerife to Román Martínez, Alfaro, Nino, Mikel Alonso, Kome y Luna.

Goals
1-0: (47’) Benzemá. 2-0: (57’) Benzemá. 3-0: (77’) Kaká.

Incidents
Santiago Bernabéu stadium. Ground was in good condition. 80.000 spectators. Warm afternoon. Th president of CD Tenerife Miguel Concepción was at the game.

Flight

I really ought to go to bed as we need to get up at 4am for tomorrows flight but I am so excited that I can't sleep. So I will write about a few things I found out and then try again.
Ricardo will be out for 5 weeks it is expected. He was treated yesterday and came out fine

José Luis Oltra, said yesterday of Real Madrid “ Real Madrid has great individual players and a tremendous ability to score. They have had three games without letting in a goal this league. To add it up a great team”.this said he added that CD Tenerife will make tham sweat if Madrid wants to win.

The team trained this afternoon at the Ciudad Deportiva de Valdebebas from 17:30 for an hour to warm up for tomorrows game.
They flew in in the morning from Los Rodeos in Tenerife at 13:30. They are staying in Madrid, at the Hotel NH Abascal.

The players in Madrid are Luis García, Sergio Aragoneses; Marc Bertrán, Pablo Sicilia, Ezequiel Luna, Manolo Martínez, Bellvís; Gaizka Saizar, Richi, Míkel Alonso, Román Martínez, Alfaro, Ayoze, Kome; Ángel, Dinei, Nino & Omar.

More than 700 fans have bought away tickets plus many have bought tickets for other areas of the stadium. The players will be able to hear their fans even though they are sitting in the Gods in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. The club website talks of the great support the team has from the fans who once again have shown this loyalty to the team by moving en masse to the capital. The club publically thanks the fans for this effort.

When interviewed Marc bertran commented that he wouldn't be surprised if Real Madrid got a surprise in tomorrows game. This really would be great. but win or lose I am sure they will play thier best and give their all which is all we can ask.

Galactic game

We may be going to play the Galacticos on Saturday but for me last night Tenerife were giants. With 2 defenders missing and Ricardo going off in the 41st minute the team never did anything but fight. The Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez is becoming the fortress the fans wish it to be. The fans jumped and screamed and sang the whole game. The support even in the posh Tribuna stand was tremendous. There was an overwhelming feeling that we could win and when Mickel finally scored the goal the fans went wild. I was jumping up and down with everyone around me but one of the my friends said the whole upper floor vibrated and she was frightened what might happen.
With chances from Nino, Alfaro, Suso and the goal finally came with a free kick on the side of the goal area which was then headed in by Mikel Alonso.

Jose Luis Oltra commented that the lions on this occasion were Tenerife, he also said that the team played well and that the Tenerife players showed they can fight and overcome adversity.
Caparros, the Athletic coach commented that Tenerife deserved to win, and he hoped that during the season Athletic will have wins like Tenerife's last night.

Comments from the opposing players include from Gorka Iraizoz the outstanding Athletic keeper who said" sometime we had to lose and Tenerife deserved to win. In the first half Tenerife came out and played hard. and we needed to defend and hope for a counter attack. At the end we played for a draw and we were not lucky." Iturraspe said "Ricardo injury was a pity, and I ask him to forgive me." Gurpegi said,"We can't allow ourselves to lose like this. We came with the need to win and there are many ways to lose but a free kick in the 86th minute is unforgivable."

Game Notes
CD TENERIFE
Sergio Aragoneses; Aitor Núñez (Dinei, 68’), Manolo Martínez, Pablo Sicilia, Bellvis; Ricardo (Mikel Alonso, 40’), Román Martínez; Alfaro, Richi (Omar Ramos, 60’), Kome & Nino.

ATHLETIC CLUB
Iraizoz; Iraola, Aitor Ocio, Amorebieta, Castillo; Susaeta, Iturraspe (Gurpegui, 50’), Gabilondo, Yeste; Etxeberría (Llorente, 63’) & Munian (Toquero, 46’)

Referee
Alfonso J. Álvarez Izquierdo, form Catalyuna. Yellow cards for CD Tenerife Bellvis (56’), Omar (78’) y Román (83’) and the visitors Iturraspe (35’), Susaeta (39’), Amorebieta (69’), Iraola (81’), Gurpegui (81’) y Castillo (85’).

Goal
1-0: (86’) Mikel Alonso, header, after a foul taken by Alfaro.


The game was held in the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium. There were 20.622 fans. It was a warm pleasant evening.

The medical report for Ricardo says he has broken bones in his nose and has suspected fractures in his maxilla (which seems to be the bones your nose is sitting on.)He will see a plastic surgeon today Thursday and the club will make the results of his tests available later today.

Big game tonight

Tonights game starts at 8pm our time. The gates are opening at 6.30pm so everyone can get to the stadium and those of us who finish work earlier can get in earlier leaving time and space for those people who don't finish work until just before the game. Hopefully on the San Sebastian side they will have all the gates open and everyone will get to see the start of the game.
CD. I know there are season ticket holders who can't make it who have passed their cards to others so the stadium should be fairly full.
Tenerife trainer Jose Luis Oltra said yesterday in an interview that the team needs the fans tonight so I hope everyone who can will be going.
He started the interview saying "I am convinced we are going to win I have total confidence in the team. The home ground is an important factor, also the fans and we need to show that in Tenerife it is not easy to win this season." He stated that he didn't see Atletic Bilbao as a trial by fire, The players are just starting at this level and it takes time. Then he commented that he was sure they would win this game "but if not we will try for the next one" easing the pressure off the players. " The loss in the Ono Stadium was an accident and you shouldn't worry too much about it. He finished with the saying "Always try to remember, we were not so fantastic before neither are we so bad now. You need to stay calm as the season is complicated and long."

The team from Athletic de Bilbao arrived on the Island yesterday afternoon at 19.15 and are leaving on Thursday morning. They are staying in the Iberostar Hotel Mencey in Santa Cruz during their stay.



Aitor Núñez y Sergio Aragoneses were the players interviewed on Monday afternoon in the press room of the Mundialito stadium.
The defender Aitor Núñez said "We have our heads well screwed on for this game. Coming from a bad game like the Mallorca one we need to correct things so we don't make the same mistakes in the future". He followed by saying “When you don't play you have to wait but at no time have I lost the illusion to play. Every day that passes I see that I play better and am adapted to the style of play the team plays. When it was his turn to talk, Aragoneses explained in front of the journalists present that “we are looking forward to Wednesday and expect to have a good result. Our rival is a team with many class players, and because of that e need to try harder”. He continued “I don't think last weekends loss was due to euphoria or over clever attitude, as all we are looking for this year is to stay up.”

Tickets for the Madrid game can be picked up today if you have ordered them until 1pm. They are for the 4th level of the stadium which corresponds to the price Madrid are charging for on their website.

Midweek game

Mid-week games are unusual in Spain. There is an occasional cup game, but otherwise football is generally played on Saturday or Sunday. This season in the first division there are league 4 games the whole year played midweek. CD Tenerife are playing on Wednesday at 8pm. They have a busy week and the plan looks like this.

Day	Timw	Place	Activity
Monday	10:00	El Mundialito	Training
Tuesday	10:00	Heliodoro	Training
Tuesday	-	Heliodoro	List of players for game
Tuesday	-	Heliodoro	Press interview José Luis Oltra
Wednesday	20:00	Heliodoro	CD Tenerife-Ath.Bilbao
Thursday	10:00	El Mundialito	Training
Thursday	-	El Mundialito	List of players for game
Thursday	-	El Mundialito	Press interview José Luis Oltra
Friday	10:55	Los Rodeos	Flight to Madrid (UX)
Friday	-	NH Abascal	Stay in Madrid
Friday	-	Madrid	Training
Saturday	17:00	Bernabéu	R.Madrid-CD Tenerife
Sunday	11:45	Barajas	Flight to Tenerife Norte (UX)

In an interview on Saturday evening CD Tenerife President Miguel Concepción stated that the team we have now is strong. That it is the product of all last years work with a little added reinforcement. He felt that the team can give more than they showed on saturday but stated that 14 teams in the first division are at the level that CD T

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enerife is playing. He commented again that he would work at the Federation so the times of games were at a time that corresponded with the Canarian clock not the mainland Spanish clock with the hope that in future midweek games would be at 9pm instead of 8pm.

Island Dream or Island Horror

Island Dream or Island Horror yesterday it depended which Island you came from. Mallorca had a wonderful time with a 4-0 win and Tenerife came away battered with 2 sent off and a dire loss.
Supporting a team will always bring days like yesterday when you want to go away and cry but tomorrow is another day and Wednesday's game will hopefully bring better results.

Video from Zonablanquiazul in Spanish but you can see their highlights

In his blog Colin Kirby said Defence? it’s a swear word to CD Tenerife. There is no doubt our defence needs to concentrate more and passes need to be more accurate. The game was not all bad and the second part of the first half showed some great play. There were chances from

In his interview Jose Luis Oltra bluntly said "This was a game where we were not comfortable on the field a goal was scored against us and then we had some good chances. At the start of the second half we went back out to try to play up then the next 2 goals came and we tried to row against the current. The team wasn't very accurate today. You can always find good points" he continued " This is the first division and we need to be aware of the quality of play at this level. We have had 2 good games but today wasn't like that. I didn't like the way the team started, but we reacted well to Mallorca's goal. There were 20 good minutes with chances to score. In the second half the 2 other goals really killed us and then we were 10 men and at the end we were 9

When asked about the absence of Luna and Marc Bertran for the game against Atletic de Bilbao he commented that the squad is good and there are various players who can cover these positions. He would not make a comment about the referee when asked. His final statement was that "he tries not to be affected by euphoria or pessimism. We need to correct our errors and we need to work hard."

Interview with the team members included:

Ricardo who said "it hurts to lose, the first goal affected us a lot and I think Sergio (Aragoneses) was fouled. In the second half they were clearly better and we were lucky they didn't score more then the 4 goals".

Marc said "This was a lousy result we need to try to forget it and move on to the next game" He also said he hoped the club would lodge a complaint against his red card.

Manolo said " This wasn't so good. we have good and bad points but Mallorca had a good game plan and without too much effort they beat us easily. we need to think about the game about Bilbao. We need to continue to work hard. The little details have a way of costing teams a game".

Luna was sure that the first card wasn't a yellow card he said he went for the ball clearly with no intention to foul and the second he stated that maybe he touched the Mallorca player but if so it was an accident.

Notes from the game


REAL MALLORCA 4 (1)
CD TENERIFE 0 (0)

REAL MALLORCA
Aouate; Josemi, Ramis, Nunes, Ayoze; Julio Álvarez, Mario Suárez, Borja Valero, Tuni (Martí, 83’); Víctor Casadesús (Pezzolano, 57’) & Aduriz (Webó, 77’).

CD TENERIFE
Aragoneses; Bertrán, Luna, Manolo Martínez, Bellvis (Ayoze, 61’); Ricardo, Román Martínez (Dinei, 54’); Alfaro, Kome (Ángel, 70’); Richi; & Nino.

Referee
Rubinos Pérez, from Madrid. Sent off Luna, from Tenerife, fro double yellow (74’) & Marc Bertrán with a direct red card (86’). Yellow cards for Aragoneses, Dinei y Borja Valero.

GOalS
1-0: (17’) Mario, took advantage of a defensive error. 2-0: (51’) Aduriz, from a cross ball. 3-0: (59’) Julio Álvarez from an indecisive moment of the Tenerife players. 4-0: (87’) Webó, penalty shot.


The game was played in the Ono Estadi. The grass was in average condition, slightly hard going due to the heavy rain of the previous days. A sunny afternoon with 10,000 spectators.