Wanted - 12th man.

Without a doubt if the 12th man was needed in the stadium for a game it would be for tomorrows. CD Tenerife fans have stepped up to the plate. Whilst other teams are selling off tickets cheap to fill their stadiums, CD Tenerife is almost sold out for tomorrows game against Almeria at full price. This morning at 1pm there were only a few seats left in Tribuna with all the other stands full.

 Fans queueing yesterday morning







Ayoze, a home grown player has announced that they will play like this is the last game in their lives. And some would say we should expect this.What I see is a team who have worked hard to the best of their abilities and have played the very best they can. That their best has not always been as good as the fans would have liked is another thing but the team will I am sure leave nothing in the changing room and come out to show the fans we can be proud of them.

Ricardo Melchior president of the Western Canary Isles,  the Cabildo de Tenerife, stated yesterday, It is important for the island to have a first division team and we should all support them. The players coaches and management are all doing their part. This Saturday we play against Almeria and we need the three points. If we can gain the points we have a good chance to stay in Premier the first division in Spain." He continued, " I am convinced that the players will have the unconditional support of the fans in the games that are left this season. Last year the fans were an important factor in the teams ascending form the second division and we should all help them to remain where they are. This has a worldwide repercussion on the island as Spain's league is probably the most important in the world because of the quality of its teams and players. For Tenerife and the Tenerifians whether they are football fans or not it is important for the world to know where we are and First division Spanish football is a great promotion vehicle".

There is again a call for the fans to greet the team tomorrow afternoon. They will be arriving at 18.15 of the Tribuna side of the stadium. The club has asked the fans who have CREEMOS shirts to wear them. They will also be selling the shirts at the symbolic price of 1 euro at the same time. The back of these shirts have the 13 seasons that CD Tenerife have spent in the Spanish first division.

Trainer Jose Luis Oltra has named the following players for tomorrows game: Sergio Aragoneses, Luis García, Marc Bertrán, Culebras, Manolo Martínez, Héctor, Pablo Sicilia, Mikel Alonso, Ricardo, Román, Richi, Juanlu, Ayoze, Alfaro, Nino, Dinei, Omar & Ángel. In his interview today he commented that "every week the game is more important. If we win against Almeria we will have moved a giant step towards salvation. We know our rival will give us nothing and we will need to play our best but always wisely".

Following this theme he continued "We need to gain a victory at the end of the 90 minutes. In my mind are the six points that are left for us and I think we can achieve them. Right now we need to beat Almeria. We can play in one field and our rivals will do what they can. Knowing their trainer they will play a style like Barcelona. They have great style, are technically strong and although they are virtually saved things could be difficult". He then followed this by saying, "lets see if we are in a good position when we get to Valencia and only need to depend on ourselves. We need to apply pressure in the games and our rivals need to realise right from the start that if they want to make a point here they will need to fight."
When asked about the players he said "If there is something this group has it is how to live in difficult times. What the team has shown me is their commitment, sense of responsibility, their desire to win, their union as a group and their strength"
He commented that the fans were spectacular. That they had supported the team continually and that he hoped that at the end the fans would be proud of the team. That together the team and the fans had lived through many dark days and now they deserved to win.