Wednesday round up

Tenerife is still on the search for an extra forward. Although the club has been in contact with Alcoran Barrera, a local lad, Ponferradina insist they will not sell him.

Alcoran has no buyout clause in his contract and therefore unless the blue and white manager can convince Ponferradina to sell him the club will have to look elsewhere.
"I am happy here", said Alcoran yesterday. "I knew there would be offers this summer" speaking of the teams relegation, "But finally it is up to the club. They have no money troubles and therefore I guess I will be staying in Ponferrada".
The search continues and two names are being spoken right now; Ruben Navarro and Chechu Flores. There is also a rumor about a French passport holding Senegalese player but with no name it is difficult to know how real this is.
In an interview yesterday with Sporting player Ricardo Leon, he affirmed that he was "pleased to have forgiven the money I was owed". He said he had no regrets as for him it was, "a way to show that we all had a bad year and part of the blame was mine, that said it was nothing to do with me what others did". He also assured the media that his injury was improved and he was due to play soon.
Players interviewed today were Cristobal Juncal who reinforced the point of view that the team needs "to play game by game, but weare going all out to win in Gijon". And Terran Tacon who again commented on the fans in the stands last Sunday saying, "I was really happy to see so many fans. It is great to see them so committed to the colours".
Finally great news for Josmar Zambrano, he has been called up by the Venezuelan national squad to play in a friendly against Argentina.

I worked hard and managed to score a goal - Nico

Nico the author of the third goal was the player interviewed on Monday in the press room in the Mundialito grounds. The player stated that, “this was our first match in the Heliodoro and when it was my turn to play, I only had the thought to give everything. I worked hard and managed to score a goal and I am pleased with that. The people were outstanding. There were many fans in the stands and we are really pleased to see them there”.
The forward from Murcia hopes “to keep making the fans happy. The 2B division understands nothing about favourites. We won our first game and need to keep going. We will need to win many more to reach our objectives. The season is long and we need to keep out feet on the floor”.
 
Nico added that, “ We can't stop working ever. We must move from game to game. We are very conscious of the work we have been doing and there are no doubts. This can be seen with the confidence we played with on Sunday”.
 
Tarantino spoke second and recognised that the group, “feels better every day. Personally I feel I can give more, but we have just started and, started well. I am left with he game we played against Vecindario and I hope we can only improve”.
The blue and white footballer advised that, “you still can't make great judgements as we are still evolving and there needs to pass time until we are an established team”.

Agenda for the week 22 - 28 August 2011

Agenda for the week 22 - 28 August 2011

 

 

DAY	TIME	PLACE	ACTIVITY
Monday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Tuesday	-	-	Day off
Wednesday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Wednesday	18.00	El Mundialito	Training
Thursday	10.00	Heliodoro	Training
Friday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Friday	-	El Mundialito	Press conference Antonio Calderón
Saturday	-	-	Travel to Gijón
Sunday	11.00	Gijón	Sporting B-CD Tenerife (*)Canarian time 10.00

3-0 win against Vecindario

This was the game every fan wants to start the season. A 3-0 clear win, with goals from three different players. After the trials of last year this was a fresh start. The sun shone, the team had managed to organise an afternoon game and as the players came out onto the field there was a feeling that something special was going to happen.
In the first half Vecindario defended well, not letting Tenerife reach the goal. But after the break the black and green team seemed to relax and two goals in six minutes were the result. Victor Bravo was the first goal scorer with a pass from Perona. The ex Oviedo player then shot the second goal giving the team a bread advantage. The third goal came 30 minutes later with a pass by Ferran Tacon to Nico who has not long been substituted onto the field.. The players celebrated each goal together and seemed content as a group. Vecindario played well but they weren't at CD Tenerife's level.
Coach Calderon stated after the game that “although the game was hard the players controlled the ball”, he rated the game as good but more than that he commented he was pleased how the squad were with each other.
The players interviewed after the game were Victor Bravo and Abel. Victor was please the crown had enjoyed the game and hoped that he “scored more goals”. Abel who played fro the fist time in the Heliodoro said “This was a good result for a game that is like a derby”.
The team is training today Monday, and is off tomorrow. CD Tenerife are third in the table with La Roda and Lugo ahead of them on goal difference.

Game Notes

CD TENERIFE 3 (0)
UD VECINDARIO 0 (0)
CD TENERIFE
Sergio Aragones; Cristóbal, David Medina, Tarantino, Jonay; Marcos Rodríguez, Abel (Álvaro Zazo, 63’); Ferrán Tacón, Perona, Víctor Bravo (Nico, 60’); & Kiko Ratón (Germán, 82’).
UD VECINDARIO
Santi Hidalgo; David Simón, Badayco, Edu, Fran; Michel (Moisés, 60’), Rubén Coméndez, Yeray López (Derek, 70’), Rubén Quesada; Óscar (Roberto Sánchez, 73’); & Ruymán.
REFEREE
David Jiménez Moreno, from Castilla-La Mancha. Yellow card for visitor Yeary López.
GOALS
1-0: (47’) Víctor Bravo, from a pass by Perona. 2-0: (51’) Perona, with a shot at goal. 3-0: (81’) Nico, knocked gently into the goal.
INCIDENTS
Played in the Heliodoro Rodríguez López. The grass was in good condition. On a warm and sunny afternoon. With 8.206 spectators. Santi Hidalgo wore the 13, which is Yan Luis shirt , as the first kit was the same as Sergio Aragoneses.

Meji calls to the fans to help tomorrow

Meiji is one of the most experienced players in the current CD Tenerife team. The young man talked today in the press room in the El Mundialito training ground about what he sees the season will bring.

Meji began by explaining that "we are at an optimal time to successfully start the first league match. We are eager to start the season well, but we must face every game calmly. It will be important to do well and achieve good results every time we go out on the grass. We will have to work hard to achieve the three points. "

The defender does not hesitate to acknowledge that "I have really wanted and looked forward to trt of the sthis season. One of the goals is that the fans support the team. "

Meji is convinced that sooner or later the work the squad has achieved throughout the summer will show: "The group has progressed a lot in these weeks of the pre-season. This was ideal to make all the pieces fit. "

Another man who spent this Saturday in the pressroom was Ezequiel Luna, who spoke about his future: "I do not know anything, but my head right now is in the CD Tenerife. The intention I had was to continue here and now comes the possibility of changing to another club. "

"This has caught me by surprise, but football has a way of throwing things at you. There seems to be interest from a segunda team. The club always treated me well and everyone knows that I am happy and very comfortable on the island but there is no denying that one hopes to grow. I've said we should wait and see. That clubs look at you is very important for any professional, "he added.
Saturday morning e was the last training session for the week, before the team started the league. Antonio Calderon's men exercised in the Mundialito for about 80 minutes. The practice began at 10.00 hours.

There were warm-up exercises with the ball, tactical movements and football matches in smaller spaces. Outside the group were, Pablo Sicilia and Omar Ramos. All other players are available for this Sunday, in the Heliodoro.

The team are going all out on Sunday, said Marcos Rodriguez

Marcos Rodríguez is in full process of adapting to CD Tenerife. The midfielder from Galicia is on of the last players to arrive on the island, he needs to acclimatise before the imminent start to the league. The footballer talked on Monday about this in the press room in the Mundialito grounds, speaking about the time he has spend so far on Tenerife.
He started by explaining, “I have started to play minutes in the two games against Las Palmas and generally I feel I am adapting well. Little by little I understand how the coach wants me to play. This is the way a player needs to act to have chances to play. The plan is to be as ready as possible for the game against Vecindario on Sunday”.
When asked about the game last weekend against UD Las Palmas, Rodríguez commented that “the team showed what they can do. We need to move step by step as there are many new players and we need to come together. There is still time to improve and come together. We will move up together”.
When asked about their preparations which were coming to an end he said “Pre season is to try things, to see how the players interact. Everyone wants to win, but right now this was a time for other aims. We will carry on working with intensity and next weekend we will will go all out to win, for the first three points of the season. From now we need to charge our batteries as this will be a complicated season”.
“We want to start the league well, although we are conscious that there will be difficulties this Sunday”, he added.

Agenda for the week 15 - 21 August 2011

Agenda for the week 15 - 21  August 2011

 

 

DÍA	HORA	LUGAR	ACTIVIDAD
Lunes	10.00	El Mundialito	Entrenamiento
Martes	-	-	Descanso
Miércoles	10.00	El Mundialito	Entrenamiento
Jueves	10.00	Heliodoro	Entrenamiento
Jueves	18.00	Heliodoro	Entrenamiento
Viernes	10.00	El Mundialito	Entrenamiento
Sábado	10.00	El Mundialito	Entrenamiento
Domingo	17.00	Heliodoro	CD Tenerife-UD Vecindario