Marc and Melli want to prove on the field that the team is ready

The captain for CD Tenerife, Marc Bertrán, was interviewed on Wednesday in the press room in the Heliodoro, where he admitted at the start “we are really fed up because in the last few games we have lost but if we win against Nástic, we will have more chance. Our only intention is to go to Tarragona for the three points”.
As he continued the player from Llerida stated, “We need to only think about this Saturday. We have had a bad run but if we beat Nastic we will be back with a chance. We need to be positive. We need to do things right and win this game. We now the objective is difficult but not impossible. We are going to try everything we can to achieve this. We need to move game by game with the next game being the most important”, he added.
“The team appaers convinced” continued Bertran, “with confidence and belief we can do this. This is the only message we can send. We need to go all out for everything in Tarragona. There are more than three points in play. It will be a hard game and we are confident in the game. This is our chance”.
To conclude the blue and white captain stated that “from now on we nee to talk on the field. There are no alternatives. We can fall sunk or if we go on up”.
His companion Melli was also there to be interviewed, he recognised that there are “a lot of need to get back to the team. This is a final and we need to do our best. I want to be as fit as possible for this weekend”.
The Central from Andalusia, also centred on the game in the Nou Estadi. You need to think, above all for this Saturday. Nastic is a direct rival and to win the three points will put us back in the fight”.
The blue and white ‘18’ also pointed out that, “we need to move this forward. The implication is there for us all. We need to go out hard and all the way. The season is really hard but we still have a chance to save the team , There are some direct games and we need to move them forward”.
Melli, para concluir, aclaró que “el equipo está bien. Hay que ganar un poco de confianza y dar lo máximo para buscar la victoria”, terminó

Captain Pablo Sicilia calls for one last push.

Two of the CD Tenerife captains, Sergio Aragoneses & Pablo Sicilia, were the players interviewed today, they both talked about the position the team finds itself.
The keeper from Galicia signalled for the first time “our options of salvation come by winning in Tarragona. We need to bring these three points home however. This is the last train, this is what we think, and we need to catch it this time”.
On this theme he continued saying, “We can't be depressed and we need to try. We are living a very hard year. The situation is very complicated for all of us”.
The blue and white keeper, finished by advising that, “The only way to look forward is to beat Nastic. Everything works by winning games, every game every weekend from now to the end of the league. It is the moment to concentrate on our job, to talk on the field to move forward”.
Pablo Sicilia, then talked, starting by stating, “the squad is more united than ever. This is important and now we need to show this on the field. We need to play for everything”.
In reference to the talk that the technical team had with the player on Tuesday the defender from Gran Canaria commented that, “Talks are always helpful. We need to save the season and we can't leave anything behind”.
“Every game needs to be a final”. Continued Sicilia, who added that “we know against Nastic we are playing for everything. We are going out to compete and we need to give everything we have”.
The island player, equally, valued the importance of a win in the Nou Estadi. “If we win, we will see a way out. Without excuses we need to go out to win. This is and will be our mentality”. It isn't easy to play in a situation like this, but we are professionals but we need to take this moment as a challenge”, he added.
The blue and white ‘6’ lastly wanted to send a message to the fans. “I understand that the fans are hurt and cross with us but from here let me ask for one last effort, so between us, we can take Tenerife out of this situation”, he concluded.

Antonio Tapia talks on RTVC - Television Canarias

Antonio Tapia was on the television show ‘Buenos días, Canarias’, on Tuesday in the Canarian channel Radio Televisión Canaria (RTVC), Where he confessed that, “we have a run of results that are really bad, but we still have chances. For the fans we need to make the most of these chances. If we win against Nastic there will be chances to save the team”.
The coach from Cordoba, also claimed he has the ability to make this situation better, “I knew when I arrived that it would be hard, an achievement if we managed this. But I want to insist we still have possibilities. I feel the support from the club and have the energy to move this forward to the end of the competition”.
Tapia, also tried to normalise the week. “We need to be calm and take every day as it come. We can't be distracted but neither can we think about the position we are in. The team needs to show their best side again”.
To finish, the CD Tenerife trainer reminded that “the objective is to work together and follow the unconditional support shown us by the fans. We can't stop working and if we believe the good results will come”.

Agenda for the week 28 March - 01 April 2011

The first squad will train four times before they travel to Tarragona where they will play Nastic. They will alternate sessions between the Heliodoro and the El Mundalito grounds.

Agenda for the week 28 March - 01 April  2011

DAY	TIME	PLACE	ACTIVITY
Monday	-	-	Rest day
Tuesday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Wednesday	10.00	Heliodoro	Training
Thursday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Friday	10.00	Heliodoro	Closed door training

Interviews after the game against Elche and on the way home.

In the interviews after the game with 11 games left to play for the end of the competition the CD Tenerife squad has right now the Nastic game and winning there in their mind so they can cut the difference to get out of the relegation zone. “We are going to play the next game like it was the last”, assured Julio Álvarez. In the same terms Ricardo León commented: “We are talking about a really important moment”.

The undeserved loss against Elche (1-0) on Sunday needs to be left behind. The squad will concentrate, from now, all their effort on winning the next three games in play. Points that are vital for the aim to save the team. “right now we are in a bad state of mind” admitted Julio Alvarez, “and we need to play against Nastic like it was the last game on earth”. We need to concentrate on this game and think no further” the midfielder added.

His companion Ricardo León talked much the same way. “Nastic is a direct rival” he reminded, 2and we are talking about a vital game”. “We can't think about a loss but how we are going to win”, he emphasised. “The mentality has to be in how to win the three points”, he underlined.

Still, he couldn't not make a reference to the game against Elche in the Martínez Valero: “It is true that we received a goal in the start of the match, although we had chance to score”. He also noted that “The second half was completely ours” and finished saying that “This is where we are and we need to keep battling on”.

Ricardo & Julio Álvarez both preferred not to comment on the crossed words between them at the end of the last game. “I don't want to comment as in moments of stress things happen after games” said the local player.

“It was just a moment of tension between two players” he explained “and of course no one hit any one”. “If there have been statements as such then they were confused, very confused” he stated.

Julio Álvarez also commented, “It was a discussion like many other in the season” he described. “And if someone said we fought then that is blown out of contention”. “This damages everyone, above all the team when things are so uneasy right now”. He admitted that there was a discussion but, “it needed to stay within the players and nothing more”.

As well he said that ”We are hurt by the situation the team finds itself, It hurts to hear things about the team but more so when they are not true”.

We didn't start very well and make the most of our chances which we clear. The mistakes in the first half are not normal and hurt more so. The position we find ourselves in cause this. We deserved more”. This is how Antonio Tapia started his press conference on Sunday in the Martínez Valero, after the team lost against Elche CF. The chief coach had no excuses for the team and said, “In the first half Elche came out very strongly. Slowly we improved and in the second half we dominated and had chance but we didn't score”.

“After a loss and looking at the table everything looks black. There are still points in play. We need to work and look to win” said the trainer from Andalusia. He continued “in situations like this we need to take responsibility and I have no problem to do that”.

“we played like a team in the bottom half and were imprecise and nervous. Then as we felt surer we improved. We deserved to win”, he added. “I came to Tenerife to work hard and won't throw in the towel” was how he concluded.

Other players commented after the game:

Luna: “Again we lost and need to cry. We are cross after this game and the situation we are in right now. We don't need to talk, just show how we can play. This year football has been unfair with us. Things don't work out and even if we try they seem to go wrong. We cant get back even when the team plays hard. We need to think about the next game and how to win”.

Nino: “In Elche I played eight years of my career. Here we really suffered. Some of the mistakes were ours but sometimes the keeper played well. Our rival scored the first shot at goal. It is much the same as other games. If the game today was a final the one against Nastic is more so. We all want to sort this out for the team. We are here for the good times and the bad ones and we can't afford to give anything away”.

Sergio Aragoneses: “This the the same story. We need to react now. There is nothing but to win nearly all the games that are left. We need to be brave, but this could go wrong. We are part of the squad and we need to be united to solve this. It seems that we till we react things are the same. Every game left is a final. We have no place left for mistakes”.

Elche 1-0 CD Tenerife Game notes

ELCHE CF  1 (1)
CD TENERIFE 0 (0)
ELCHE CF
Jaime; Carpio, Samuel, Verdés (Etxeita, 64’), Ripa; Mantecón, Accaciari, Xumetra (Edu Albacar, 80’), Palanca (David Sánchez, 58’); Kike Mateo & Ángel.
CD TENERIFE
Sergio Aragoneses; Marc Bertrán, David Prieto (Julio Álvarez, 75’), Luna, Beranger; Kitoko, Ricardo; Omar, Hidalgo (Juanlu, 56’), Natalio (Igor, 66’); & Nino.
REFEREE
Mariscal Sánchez. Sent off for double yellow visitors Ricardo (94’) and Beranger with direct red card (95’). Yellow cards for local players Verdés, Acciari; and for visitors Antonio Hidalgo, Luna, Marc Bertrán.
GOAL
1-0: (16’) Kike Mateo, with a header.
INCIDENTS
Played in the Martínez Valero stadium with 4.458 spectatorson a warm afternoon.

Squad Named For The Game Against Elche

After an hour and 15 minutes training session with closed doors Coach Antonio Tapia named the squad who will travel to Elcheas: Luis García, Marc Bertrán, Antonio Hidalgo, Nino, Ricardo, Igor, Omar, Natalio, Beranger, Sergio Aragoneses, Kome, David Prieto, Juanlu, Ezequiel Luna, Julio Álvarez, Kitoko, Dubarbier & Mikel Alonso

Squad Named For The Game Against Elche

After an hour and 15 minutes training session with closed doors Coach Antonio Tapia named the squad who will travel to Elcheas: Luis García, Marc Bertrán, Antonio Hidalgo, Nino, Ricardo, Igor, Omar, Natalio, Beranger, Sergio Aragoneses, Kome, David Prieto, Juanlu, Ezequiel Luna, Julio Álvarez, Kitoko, Dubarbier & Mikel Alonso

Friday's Interview With Antonio Tapia before the Important Game Against Elche

“We need to take risks, we will be brave” said, Antonio Tapia, CD Tenerife trainer in the press conference on Friday after the training session on Friday in the El Mundialito grounds. The trainer from Cordoba reminded that “The situation in the table is preoccupying and we are looking everywhere for solutions”.
The blue and white trainer admitted that “the solutions we need are footballing, we are looking for a balance where we give no advantages to our rivals. We have to be strong in defence as well as creating chances for scoring goals. Here there are lots of people who are having a bad time but no one is going to hide. I am convinced that the players are committed and Sunday I hope to get the right team to play”.
 
Antonio Tapia considered that one of the keys is “in making the goals we score count. But I insist, we can't commit bad errors that allow the opponents to take chances. We need to activate the players so they can make decisions and play well. It is something we have tried all the time and I am sure we can achieve this”.
 
The coach from Andalusia, also remarked that “I would prefer to always play at home as there we are carried by our fans Now we are going to visit a rival here in the second division who needs the points like us. We are looking for a victory we desperately need”.
 
When asked about the gesture form the fans who left sign on the training grounds on Friday, Tapia signalled: “I want thank the fans for all their support. Things like the signs give us extra strength and the club also thanks the fans for this gesture. We all hope to give them a good game and above all the three points”.
When asked about this Sunday's rivals, the referee for the island team said “Elche is a dynamic winner. Their game is very effective and they are playing with the thought of the play off positions. But we have be able to win three games out of four. We need that little bit of luck that we haven't had in the last few games, sometimes through our own errors. I have the same worries I had when I arrived but I know we can do things right”.
Lastly, Antonio Tapia wanted to relieve any stress there might have been with the players. “One of the things I wanted to comment on today was that Marc Bertrán went over to Sebastián Dubarbier as soon as training was over to apologise for his action yesterday”.

Richie knows that the team needs to fight to achieve their aims.

Ritchie Kitoko was the player interviewed in the Mundialito grounds on Thursday. He was asked about the up coming game. “We know that Elche is a complicated team, above all on the field. We need to be brave to play well and go on the field confident that we can win”.
In reference to the situation the player from Congo admitted that “we are in a complicated moment and we all want to go out and win to move up the table. We need to do this. We need help, knowing the situation we are in and that now we can't fail. Just a win in Elche counts” he commented.
To finish, Kitoko confirmed that in the next few games “we are going to do everything. We will go all out to try to save the team. We are under enormous pressure which grows with every game we lose. We need to support each other on the field. If we work together we will get to what we want”.

Nino and Hidalgo talk

“In the changing room you can feel the sense of responsibility. Our situation is very bad and has been since we first started this year. We are all suffering badly and want to move up the table however we can”.
This is how the captain Nino started his interview today Wednesday in the Heliodoro. He talked for a long time about how difficult the team were finding things and how it affected them.
“We are preparing for the game. We had another blow last weekend and hope to break this bad run. We need to feel better. We want to do this. Against Elche we need to win as they are three very important points. Nothing else counts but to win. We need to take the step once and for all and move up the table. We have the ability to beat Elche” he stated.
Nino played a large part of his career for Elche CF, but right now there is no thought about being sentimental: I always like to visit the Martínez Valero stadium. But right now CD Tenerife is playing for everything”.
“I am confident that my colleagues can move forward. Every one of us has a special character and we are all going to fight as hard as we can. It is a really bad feeling to be where we are right now” commented the player from Almeria. He sees Antonio Tapia as the most important person to help the group saying: “The coach is really helping us. We are all together and this is how we will go on, along that line”.
“No one thought we would be here now. We are troubled to live through this situation and are going to try our best. We are going to try to stay fresh. We need to work for the fans that we have. I am still amazed by how things are here. I have lived through some great moments in my career and nearly all of the, have been with CD Tenerife. This is the sport to live for”, he finished
Antonio Hidalgo was the other player interviewed this Wednesday. He stated that, “On a sporting level this has been the most difficult season of my career. But no one here is going to give up. No one should think that we are not going to fight to the end. Here with this squad we have played better and worse but we have always tried to do our best”.
For Hidalgo it is evident that “We are doing very badly. We can't hide from that. The worst thing that can happen is that we drown in this pessimism. That the fans no longer believe in us. We hope with this thought in mind to look for the win on Sunday to help us with this”.
“Right now the situation is very complicated and we need to prove ourselves. We are really cross knowing all that the team means for the island. There is nothing left but to play for three points”, he added.
“We need to be brave and demonstrate we are still alive. We need to step up as now every game needs to count. We need to go back to playing the way we were five rounds ago”, the player finished.

Marc Bertran thinks the team can be saved.

The CD Tenerife captain, Marc Bertrán, was one of the players interviewed today Tuesday in the press room in the El Mundialito training grounds. First he spoke of the game against Cordoba, “Everything got very complicated, there is no denying this. We need everyone of us to find the best we can from inside ourselves and bring this to the games that are left. Not so long ago we won three games out of four and we can repeat this now”.
“We are all playing for everything” continued the defender from Llerida. He added that, “here in the changing rooms we believe we can do this and now is the time to show the fans. We need to achieve results. That the fans are angry is normal. We owe them a great deal”.
Bertrán, also spoke of the union between the squad and how they hope to solve this together, “The captains are here to help, and in a team everyone is important. If we pull together we can do this. Without a doubt. We are going to fight to the end. No doubts, we are going to get to the end”.
Lastly and in reference to the next rival the blue and white number ‘2’ indicated that “We know that Elche is doing well right now, but our situation means we have to go out for those points. With a victory, the things will seem different. The reality is this, we are who we are and nothing counts except going out to look for solutions”.
For his part, David Prieto, who was also interviewed, started by talking about the possible squad for the next game. “I hope to be able to help the team. I have been training hard in the hope I would get another chance to play. We need to work hard the weeks that are left and if I get to play I will try as best as I can to help the team”.
Above all when asked about the squad he replied, “We need to change our mentality. We are not gong to give up and we will give everything against Elche. We need to raise our heads and look forward. The three points from Sunday are really important”, he finished.

Call for help from the club

Taken from the club website:

The Liga Adelante competition 2010/11 is moving into the last stretch with everything still to be decided. The bad results that have occurred for CD Tenerife in the last few rounds, leave the club with the need to add points to save their position in the league. What is more with the arrival of Antonio Tapia the team proved themselves capable of moving up the table. Now is the moment to move forward together with more faith than before and to help the team move back up the table.
CD Tenerife finished the first half of the league with 16 points in 22nd position. Their position in the table was in the relegation zone with points to reach salvation. It was urgent that they were able to cut the difference between this position and the 18th which was Las Palmas. With the arrival of Antonio Tapia the team proved they could react. 2 days after the arrival of the new coach the club won their first point (Tenerife, 2; Granada, 2).
Since then the fans thought that the club could maintain their position in the Liga Adelante. In Girona the team added another point with 10 men against Girona (3-3). A week later the team again with 10 men won against Salamanca in the second win away from home this season (1-2).
By then had arrived on the island three new players: Sebastián Dubarbier, Ritchie Kitoko e Igor de Souza. The fans were excited the following weekend when the team managed to win against Rayo Vallecano, who were at that point leaders (2-1).
Antonio Tapia's team at that point had six rounds without a loss. Then in Vigo the team lost in the last minutes (1-0). With this loss the team were sure they would come back and this they did with the win at home against Xerez (2-1). So at that moment the team were eight games in which they had gained points in seven with three victories and four draws.
Then with the team finally outside the relegation positions the tide turned. Right now the team has 12 games to play and is six points away from the team in 18th position.
Right now is the moment that, all together, we need to start again. Antonio Tapia made clear in the interview after the game against Cordoba on Saturday. “We need to fight to the end” he proclaimed. “The fans don't deserve that the team gives up” insisted the coach. In the form the members of the team have proclaimed the same comments. “The solution is to fight to the end” underlined Ricardo Leon, who then added that “we all know of teams who have been written off six or seven games before the end who then saved themselves”.
Along the same line Ezequiel Luna stated: “Talking means nothing, the only thing that counts is to give everything in every game”. He also assured that “the squad have the strength to manage this”. Dani Kome referred to the things that need to be done before the end of the league. “In this house we are not losers” he assured the press. He then continued “the fans in spite of the way we have played up to now, still support us and we need to go on working so we can make all these people happy”.
There are five more games in the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium (Huesca, Villarreal B, Recreativo Hueva, Valladolid y Ponferradina) and seven away (Elche, Nástic de Tarragona, Alcorcón, Granada, Betis, Albacete y Las Palmas). These are all finals, 36 points in play and one single objective: achieve the points to stay in the second division. Together, without differences, this is the moment to start again so we can play next year again in the Liga Adelante. We can achieve this.

Agenda for the week 21 - 27 Marzo 2011

The CD Tenerife team will train 4 times before they fly on Saturday to the Spanish mainland. Sunday they play Elche and then they will stay in the Alicante area for the rest of the month of March.

Agenda for the week 21 - 27 Marzo  2011

 

 

DAY	TIME	PLACE	ACTIVITY
Monday	-	-	Rest
Tuesday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Wednesday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Thursday	10.00	Heliodoro	Training
Friday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Friday	-	El Mundialito	Press conference Antonio Tapia
Saturday	-	-	Travek to Elche
Sunday	16.00	Martínez Valero	Elche CF-CD Tenerife

CD Tenerife 1 - 2 Cordoba CF

Somethings aren't meant to be and although CD Tenerife went ahead with an early goal from Nino Cordoba equalized in the 31st minute. Melli was sent off for a foul on the last man in the 50th minute. The team from Andalusia then scored again and although CDT tried to the end they were unsuccessful.

CD TENERIFE   1 (1)
CÓRDOBA CF   2 (1)
CD TENERIFE
Sergio Aragoneses; Marc Bertrán, Melli, Ezequiel Luna, Pablo Sicilia; Omar, Antonio Hidalgo (Juanlu Hens, 59’), Kitoko, Dubarbier (Ricardo, 71’); Igor (Natalio, 59’) & Nino.
CÓRDOBA CF
Alberto García; Fernández, Richy, Tena, Fuentes; Alberto Aguilar, Jorge Luque; Callejón (Usero, 87’), Charles, Camile (Cabrera, 81’) & Pepe Díaz (Oriol Riera, 75’)
REFEREE
Daniel Ocón Arráiz, from La Rioja. Sent off local player, Melli (50’), as last man for a foul on Pepe Díaz, and the visiting trainer, Lucas Alcaraz. Also sent off with double yellow cards was, Pablo Sicilia (76’ y 92’). Yellow card for local player Marc Bertrán, and for visitors, Pepe Díaz & Fernández.
GOALS
1-0: (12’) Centered by Dubarbier, a header by Nino. 1-1: (31’) Callejón, from a free kick. 1-2: (56’) Alberto Aguilar with a straight shot at goal in the area.
INCIDENTS
Played in the Heliodoro Rodríguez López. On a cold afternoon with the grounds in good condition,
13.988 spectators present. One minutes silence was held in memory of all those who died in the catastrophe in Japan.

The team finished with 9 players

CD Tenerife tried everything but with 2 players less they couldn't beat Córdoba CF. The local team went up with a goal by Nino, but by half time the 1-1. In the second half the andalucians scored a second goal. The players sent off were Melli and Pablo Sicilia.

"No rival will let you win" commented Antonio Tapia

Antonio Tapia would bet on his players. The CD Tenerife CD Tenerife coach was convinced that the club will achieve its objective because “This team is really loved and from here to the end of the season we are going to fight. There are 13 rounds left and we know that in every game we are fighting for the club”.
The blue and white trainer analysed the coming game on Saturday saying: “It is vitally important. We need to play with the thought that for us this is a final. We need to go out on the field with concentration and we need to win, There is no other option”.
 
Tapia admitted that the group “wants to play well and add the three points to our total. The players with more or less success as I have had, have shown a great attitude. Now we need to break the inertia and prove how we can play”.
 
The coach advised on Friday that “The place we have in the table is not an excuse. We need to go out on the field and show how we can win. We will play our best and we are convinced that with the support of the fans we will have chances to achieve victory”.
 
What the trainer has no doubts about is “the players who start today will play their hearts out”. Tapia explained that “away from home we need to win more than one game from here to the end of the league, In the Heliodoro we need to gain then maximum points possible”.
 
When asked about this Saturdays rival, he was clear that, “no rival is going to let you win. Cordoba have a good squad, and a good training team, very good. The competition is very even and everyone wants to stay as far as possible from the relegation area. This can lead to any result in any game”.

"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.

Hopes for the game on Saturday by Nino & Luna

Nino was happy this Wednesday that the last yellow card he was given on Saturday against Numancia was rescinded by Comité de Competición. The forward from Almeria admitted that he was, “Happy, The club worked really hard and managed to get this removed. This way I can play on Saturday for this important game if the coach needs me”.
The player said that the game against Córdoba CF “we are playing for more than the three points. More importantly that who starts in the first eleven, We need to win the three points without a shadow of a doubt. We hope to leave a win on the island and close the gap between us and the middle of the table”.

For his part, Ezequiel Luna, who was also interviewed on Wednesday by the press reminded the press of the importance of the game this Saturday: “There are few points left, the time is running out an we are working hard to get there. We will be working hard to win against Cordoba”.

The Argentine defender advised that “this Saturday only a win counts. We need to be positive, although we expect it to be hard. We need to save the situation how ever we can. We are playing with our people at home in the Heliodoro and we will go all out. We need to fight until the end”.

Agenda for the week 14 - 19 March 2011

The CD Tenerife squad will train four times this week before the match on Saturday in the Heliodoro against Cordoba. This will be the last game in March where the team plays at home.

Agenda for the week 14 - 19 March 2011

 

 

DAY	TIME	PLACE	ACTIVITY
Monday	-	-	Rest day
Tuesday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Wednesday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Thursday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Friday	10.00	Heliodoro	Training - Closed doors
Friday	-	Heliodoro	Press conference Antonio Tapia
Saturday	17.00	Heliodoro	CD Tenerife-Córdoba CF

Pregame interview with Antonio Tapia.

Antonio Tapia, the CD Tenerife trainer was interviewed in his habitual pre-game interview. The team fly tomorrow Friday to Madrid and then travel onto Numancia.
The squad include he named are: Luis García, Bertrán, Hidalgo, Pablo Sicilia, Nino, Ricardo, Igor, Omar Ramos, Natalio, Beranger, Aragoneses, Kome, Juanlu, Melli, Luna, Julio Álvarez, Kitoko y Dubarbier. He commented that the next rival, “is a team with talent, they can score goals and want to move up the table. But our motivation is great. We are going to fight to the end and go all out for the victory. We know what we are playing for and will do our very best to get there and save the team”.
The coach of the blue and whites considered, “There are 14 finals. In every game we are playing for the three points and understand the objective. We will fight and travel with the hope to play a good game and win the points”.

Tapia, when asked about the group admitted that “the team is working hard and except in odd moments is good. We have added 10 points in the last section of the competition and need to keep going. The block is competing well”.

As well, the Andalusian coach reminded that “losing at home always leaves you with a bad taste. Against Barcelona B things didn't work out and we lost. But, with our capacities we will look to fight on in Soria and see if we can find some balance. In the last few games away from home the problem we have had was we didn't score. In Vigo and Cartageña we lost by only one goal but we have also aslo won against rivals who are further up the table”.

Omar and Nino look towards the next game.

“We are having a really bad time after Monday's game as the loss was hard. We need to get up and move on looking and thinking only about the game on Saturday. We had the first shot at goal and the ball hit the post. Then they did a lot of damage. But now we need to think about Numancia and adding points”.
Nino sounded convinced when he was interviewed by the press on Wednesday in the El Mundialito grounds. The CD Tenerife player called for the fans to have confidence in the team and seemed convinced that the group has the factors needed to change the dynamics in the last games.
“Everything changes from week to week but we need to be calm. I know that we are capable of moving forward. The team will go on. Although things are not good”.added the player from Andalusia.
“In Soria we will go all out for the win. We will gift nothing to nobody”, he concluded.
The other player interviewed was Omar Ramos. The local player said, “We are in a complicated situation. We need to think about the next game. We can only go on and look for the points to save the team. We tried out best and on Monday it didn't work out. We are having a really bad moment and we need to fight to get out of it”.
“This was my 50th league game. Now I need to score. It seems to get closer but never quite happens” said the lad from Tenerife.

Agenda for the week 8 - 13 March 2011

The first squad will only train twice before they travel to the mainland for the game against Numancia on Friday and on Saturday they will play against Numancia. The team plan to train Friday afternoon in Soria.

Agenda for the week 8 - 13 March 2011

DAY	TIME	PLACE	ACTIVITY
Tuesday	-	-	Rest Day
Wednesday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Thursday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Thursday	-	El Mundialito	Listof squad travelling
Thursday	-	El Mundialito	Press conference with Antonio Tapia
Friday	-	-	Flight to Madrid
Friday	-	-	Journey to Soria
Friday	Afternoon	Soria	Training
Friday	-	Hotel Alfonso VIII	Hotel in Soria
Saturday	17.00	Los Pajaritos	CD Numancia-CD Tenerife
Saturday	-	-	Journey to Madrid
Saturday	-	NH Barajas	Hotel in Madrid
Sunday	-	-	Flight to Tenerife

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”.

CD Tenerife 1 - FC Barcelona B 4

CD TENERIFE               1          (0)
FC BARCELONA “B”         4          (2)
 
CD TENERIFE
Sergio Aragoneses; Juanlu Hens, Pablo Sicilia (Omar, 53’), Ezequiel Luna, Beranger; Antonio Hidalgo (Kome, 81’), Kitoko; Natalio (Igor, 64’), Julio Álvarez, Dubarbier & Nino.
 
FC BARCELONA “B”
Olazábal; Montoya, Bartra, Muniesa, Abraham; Fontás; Jonathan Dos Santos, Roberto (Ilie, 46’); Edu Oriol (Tello, 71’), Soriano (Benja, 53’) & Nolito.
 
REFEREE
Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero, from Andalusia. Sent off local player Dubarbier, with two yellow cards in the second half (36’ y 74’). Yellow cards for local player Eziquiel Luna;  and for visitor  Fontás.
 
GOALS
0-1: (22’) Edu Oriol, from a cross ball.  0-2: (41’) Nolito, from a pass by Bartra. 0-3: (79’) Nolito, in a counter attack. 0-4: (81’) Nolito, with a shot over the keepers head. 1-4: (86’) Nino, after a ball by the keeper.
 
INCIDENTS
The game was the twenty eighth round of the Liga Adelante in he second Spanish division, played in the Heliodoro Rodríguez Lópezstadium in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with the grass in good condition. Present in the stadium were 17.587 spectators on a cold wet afternoon. The first ball was taken by the new carnival queen in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Naomi Cabrera Pulido.

Wise words from Antonio Tapia.

“The team trained well and with enthusiasm for the next game on Monday. We are conscious that every game needs to count. With the help of the fans, I am convinced that we will do well for the game”.
This is how Antonio Tapia talked to the press on Saturday in the El Mundialito, 48 hours before the FC Barcelona B game in the Heliodoro. The CD Tenerife coach is confident the Monday will see the best version of the team.
The coach form Andalusia has the greatest respect for the Catalan team: “The rival is competing at the highest level in the second division. Their players are looking to move up to the first team which motivates them. No opponent will give you anything”.
But Tapia has very clear the weapons we have to stop one of the most promising teams in the league. “Just think about our game. In what is left of the competition we need to keep a calm mind, not give into euphoria when things go better nor in despair when things don't work out. We can't get obsessed with any particular part of the game and need to try to balance our play”.
Antonio Tapia has clear that “at home we have to move forward in those games. Although we know that the competition is very even. Then away we need as many points as we can”.
About the game on Monday the coach pointed out that, “we want to show that we can play well, with great style and be deserving of the victory. I believe that there will be goals. I hope to see an open game. We have a competitive group and will need to play with intensity, the same as our rival”.
Lastly, Tapia commented that he doesn't believe that Carnival will distract the players from their responsibilities: “This is a good group of professionals and we all know that there is much in play”.

Interviews with Dani Kome, Luna, Gregory Beranger & Marc Bertrán

Gregory Beranger & Marc Bertrán were interviewed on Thursday after the training session in the El Mundialito grounds.
The French defender firstly commented in the way CD Tenerife were playing in the last few games. “We need to look at the game against Cartageña and keep the positive things we managed in mind. You can see that the team is improving. We are strong at home in the Heliodoro ad we need to stay that way. The game against Barcelona B will be hard as they have been on a winning run, but we need to break that. If we play as we should then we will have chances for the three points. We need to think about our game and prepare the best we can, we still have several days to do this”.
Marc Bertrán, then talked. He started by saying about Mondays game that, “this will be an important game. We are once again in a difficult position in the table and we need to follow the style of play we have had in the last few games. We need to improve and keep growing”.
About Barcelona B, he commented that, “they have some great players, real quality players. We are expecting a complicated game and we will need to be mentally prepared to play well. We need to play our game not get caught up in the opponents style especially as we are at home”.
To finish Bertran talked about the magic in the Heliodoro. “It's true that we need the points and in our ground we need to give everything, once more to win. It is hard but if we are consistent we will get out of relegation. You can see that the team wants to compete”.
Ezequiel Luna & Dani Kome were the two players interviewed on Friday. The first indicated that , “we need to think about the next game. We know that the Barcelona B team is a difficult team. We are going to play our game and try to win three more points”.
“we need to keep working “, the Argentine player continued. We need to keep them under control and play hard all the time”, he added.
In spite of the loss against Cartagena, Luna was still optimistic. “We are still looking better, above all at home. We are strong in the Heliodoro. We have been improving and and need to continue this way. We need to think about our game and how to win. That’s what counts”.
The “19” in the blue and white team finished saying, “a defender always hopes that the gaol will be empty. Sometimes we have achieved this above all recently. We are still working on things and we need to look to win”.
Dani Kome, when he talked spoke of the difficulties in the up coming game. “To play against Barcelona B is always complicated but we need to be strong at home. Especially right now when we need the points so badly”.
The midfielder from Cameroon also hopes they way they played recently continues. “I think that we look different now. Not just when we play in the Heliodoro but also away. From the first minute we need to go all out”, he finished.

Julio Alvarez speaks of his hopes for the team.

Julio Álvarez, CD Tenerife footballer, was the player who met with the media before they returned to the island. The midfielder commented that, “if we can't win , the best thing is not to lose. The game against Cartageña was very even, it was a classic game in the second division and we played against a rival who is one of the best in the league. A single error decided the result”.
The blue and white player knew the key to the game was in “the first half. We had the game under control and any ball we robbed allowed us to take the ball with chances. I think if we had made the most of these chances then the game would have finished differently as Cartageña would have had to come to us and we would have been more secure with possession of the ball”.
 
Julio Álvarez believed that the group “need to maintain the way we were playing in the first half. We need to rob the ball further down the field as they took risks with the ball. If we had scored they would have had to open up but the ones who were troubled were us as they scored”.
 

The midfielder for the island team continued about the game in the Cartañova: “This rival was like Celta, a team who makes you run as they have possession. It doesn't look like that but whether you want to or not you end up exhausted”.
 
But the loss is now forgotten and they are just thinking about he Barcelona B league match: “I don't like to think about the rivals, We need to concentrate on ourselves, to do things well and know what we are looking for against the next team. If they get space then they will kill us. They need to feel uncomfortable in our home and not have things easy. They play with a lot of freedom and are a complicated rival. We need to play with our arms”.
 
Lastly, Julio Álvarez talked about his actions: “I am very comfortable, I am starting to feel better and play better in games. Every weekend I am better and what I most wanted to do is add things to make the team better. Personally I wast to improve to continue growing so I can help the squad”.