New Years Draw in Valladolid - Game notes.

A draw that tastes like a victory, Tenerife gained a point in Pucela. Mandía's lads managed to fight back to a draw twice against Real Valladolid. Nino managed the 1-1 and Iriome the 2-2. This second goal came right in the final minutes of the game.
With an electric start Valladolid scored the first time they reached the goal area (minute 8) Oscar managed to get the ball and score but their happiness didn't last long. In the tenth minute Nino put the ball in the net after a header by Prieto bounced off the post.
Just before 30 minutes played Julio Álvarez passed to Nino, who then put Justo Villar's reflexes to the test. But the Paraguay national keeper saved the ball. Minutes later Nauzet transformed a free kick just outside the goal area into 2-1.
This goal came from a foul by Prieto who then asked to be changed. The man from Andalusia felt dizzy after the blow in the head he received minutes before.
With the 2-1 on the score board, Valladolid stepped back and let CD Tenerife play. The blanquiazules had difficulty getting to the rival goal area. Minutes passed and the players started to unravel. A header from Melli ended up in the side of the net was the best play for the visitors And Jofre had a good chance to score the 3-1.
The second half started with a change in the CD Tenerife side. Iriome came on for Beranger, Juanlu moved over to the right side and Pablo the left side. The island players grew as the minutes passed. With Natalio on the wing and Julio Alvarez closer to Nino, chances were sure to come.
But when the visitors were at their best Valladolid made some dangerous plays. First Melli and then Sergio Aragoneses saved two certain goals. The game moved up and down the field. Then Óscar had a great chance to sentence the game.
As the game drew to a close it seemed that CD Tenerife struggled for air. Kome came on for Ricardo, which meant that Julio Álvarez passed to mid field and Natalio went back in the front which seemed to leave the Tenerifians with no ideas.
When everything seemed to indicate that a loss was on the cards, Iriome caught the ball in the air for a splendid header which finished in the back of the net. And that is how the game finished.
REAL VALLADOLID 2 (2)
CD TENERIFE 2 (1)
REAL VALLADOLID
Villar; Barragán, Valiente, Navas, Peña; Rubio, Rueda (Jorge, 60’); Nauzet (Álvaro, 76’), Óscar (Baraja, 73’); Jofre & Guerra.
CD TENERIFE
Sergio Aragoneses; Pablo Sicilia, Beranger (Irome, 46’), Melli, David Prieto (Luna, 25’); Juanlu, Javier Álvarez, Mikel Alonso, Ricardo (Kome, 76’); Natalio & Nino.
REFEREE
Bernabé García, from Murcia. Yellow cards for local players Baraja, Rubio, Navas & Guerra; and for visitors Beranger, Julio Álvarez, Prieto, Iriome & Luna.
GOALS
1-0: (8’) Óscar, with a short shot. 1-1: (10’) Nino, after the ball returned. 2-1: (26’) Nauzet, from a free kick. 2-2: (88’) Iriome, with a header.
INCIDENTS
Played in the Jose Zorrilla stadium. On a cold afternoon. Grounds in good condition with 8.388 spectators.

Mandia: hopes for the new year

The CD Tenerife, trainer Juan Carlos Mandía, took the time to talk to the press on Thursday after the training session in the El Mundialito training grounds. The coach sent a message of faith in the work the team are doing right now that will save them from the position they are in right now.
“Our main objective is to get CD Tenerife out of the relegation positions. We need to aim for this right now. We are sure the team can be saved. We need to act as a cohesive team and show how organised, brave we are and how well we can work together. We need to forget everything that has happened and work hard”. This is how Mandía started his talk.
When asked about the change in sports directors for the club. Llorente's going and the arrival of Juanjo Lorenzo, he only stated that “the conversations that I have had with the new Sports Director have been very positive. We have discussed how we see the team. Everyone needs to do their job and control their work area”.
Mandía was also questioned about the declarations made by Nino on Wednesday in his press conference where the CD Tenerife forward seemed convinced that he wanted to stay on the island in spite of the calls from La Liga clubs. “These were commitments made by a person who believes in the club. Nino made everything clear. We can't be divided, or broken up. We need to stick together and be brave. We want to make clear that in this kind of situation you need to go all out for ever game but all in the same direction”, he commented.
When asked about this weekend rival, Juan Carlos Mandía talked about the opposing team saying “ Valladolid is a good team, who also had two losses in a row. We need to make the best of the chances we have as they occur. They had a better start than us”.
The trainer also formulated his desires for 2011: “I wish that the new year will show that I know what we need to save the team. And health and happiness for everyone”.
Lastly, the coach confirmed that the team will stay together from late Friday early Saturday at 2am so they can train on the first of January at 11.00 in the Heliodoro. This will be the last session before they travel the same afternoon to the mainland for the next match.

Agenda 27 December 2010 - 2 January 2011

The first team starts training again from this afternoon at 5pm. There will be six training sessions before Sunday's game in Valladolid. 

Agenda 27th December 2010 - 2nd January 2011

 

DAY	TIME	PLACE	ACTIVITY
Monday	17.00	El Mundialito	Training
Tuesday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Wednesday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Thursday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Friday	10.00	Heliodoro	Training
Friday	-	Heliodoro	List of players
Saturday	11.00	Heliodoro	Training
Saturday	16.20	Los Rodeos	Flight toMadrid (UX)
Saturday	Afternoon	-	Bus to Valladolid
Saturday	Sunday	NH Bálago	Stay in Valladolid
Sunday	17.00	José Zorrilla	Real Valladolid-CD Tenerife
Monday	16.45	Barajas	Flight to Tenerife Sur (UX)

Ricardo Leon talks.

Ricardo León attended the press today and discussed how the best thing was to turn the page over and think only in the game against Real Betis “The game on Sunday was a clear loss. In no way did we expect this result but now we have to move forward. There is no other choice. Right now every day is hard but we need to keep busy”.
His comments about Saturday's game against the team with the most points in the Liga Adelante, were, “we are expecting a complicated game and we need to do our best. The plans we had were good and now, surprisingly, we lost again and it seems like the world has ended. It was a stumble but we need to move forward”.
In reference to the state of the team, Ricardo claimed that “the situation is bad, we can't deny that. We need to fight hard to get out of the zone at the bottom of the table. We are going to try to do everything right against Real Betis. We need to think about this game and nothing else. We need to combine our forces and with the help of our fans win these three points”
The CD Tenerife midfielder, said of Betis that “they are king of the category and we need to be motivated for their visit. But above all we need to be motivated to move out of the position we are in for good, finally for good”.
Lastly, Ricardo León, who has now completed his punishment, is hoping to play from the start of the coming match. “It has been very long all this time without playing, for the yellow cards and then the postponement of the Granada game. If on Saturday I have the chance, I will try to help the team all I can”, he concluded.



After the game this Saturday against Real Betis (Heliodoro Rodríguez López, 17:00 ), corresponding to the seventeeth round of the Liga Adelante, the squad of CD Tenerife will start their Christmas break, until Sunday the 26th of December.
Monday the 27th, at 17:00 in the El Mundialito, when training starts again to prepare for the match against Real Valladolid, which will be played in the José Zorrilla stadium on the 02-03 of January 2011.
There are no league matches the weekend of the 25-26th of December.