Saturday interviews with Igor and Antonio Hidalgo.

Igor was one of the two players who was interviewed on Saturday after the training session on Saturday morning in the Maracena grounds. The CD Tenerife forward talked about the match this Sunday in Granada in Los Cármenes and the state of mind the squad has.
“We want to demonstrate that we are still capable even in this difficult situation. Right now we need to concentrate on Granada and how to win. We are approaching a difficult game both because of the rival and because few teams have managed to achieve points in this stadium. The group knows how difficult it will be”, indicated the Brazilian.
“We need to think about how we are going to play not what is going on in other games. The situation is difficult but not impossible. We need to fight to the end”, she added.
When asked about himself, Igor pointed out “I am pleased to have been called to the squad again and hope to get the chance to play. I am here for the coach”.
“The best we can do is play this Sunday. We want to win. We want to feel that feeling you get with a win again. If we work hard we can do this”.
This is how Antonio Hidalgo started his interview with the press. The Catalan mid fielder knows how difficult it will be in Los Cármenes on Sunday, but he knows the team are professional and they will give everything.
“It will be a good game in a full stadium. We would have liked to have come here with other results behind us, but it isn't so. We will need to go out and play at the same level as our rivals. If we play that way we will have chances. The game against Alcorcon is a good reference” he explained.
Hidalgo had hoped that CD Tenerife had achieved a different result last weekend, when they lost against Villarreal B: “I trust that we will look better. As a player I want to compete well against rivals at their level. This year has been hard but the reality is that we are capable of doing this”.
“We need to demonstrate to the coach that we can do this and that we can fight to the end. We need to show this in every game” he concluded.

David Amaral hopes that this time the team will have an away win.

David Amaral was interviewed on Friday and started talking about here and now, “I am only thinking about the present, we can't move from that thought or look towards the future. We need to try to change this run. We need to work intensely and to see the players put the past behind them. The situation is very hard but we need to keep trying”.
The coach from Arico, talked about how the players needed to think positively. “The footballers need to take chances and play with faith. They need to go out and look for the ball. When you don't win it is normal to see the squad with their heads down but every week I have seen them fight back and be ready to play again at the weekend. Lets see if this time we can make the game count between us all”.
He continued saying, “We are going to try to play better with the aim to win. It will not be easy but we travel to Granada with the hope to win. Granada are a team who are playing well. They play good football and we know that at home in their own stadium they are a difficult rival. But we are going to do our job well and try to achieve a positive result”.
In reference to the fact he had named Moreno, Ayoze & Germán, from the youth team to travel he assured the press that “We believe that these players can help us. They will travel with us and possibly might play”.
David Amaral, also, commented that the team are hungry to achieve a good result in Los Cármenes. “Day by day we are doing goo things. Things are harder at home than away. In Alcorcon the team played well. I see the whole squad with a desire to compete and they just need to do this with their head screwed on paying attention on the field”.
Lastly the coach talked about CD Tenerife's position in the league table, “We are realistic and everyone of us can make the calculations. We are trying to win games any way we can. We will fight for the fans who support us, for the club who are trying everythign and for the colours and the shirt we wear which we have respect for”, he finished.

Ayoze, German and Bellvis interviewed before they travel to Granada

Bellvís, Ayoze & Germán were the three players who were interviewed on Friday in the press room of the Heliodoro.
The defender from Valencia talked first, starting by saying about his condition, “I hurt myself training some days ago. I couldn't finish the match against the ‘B’, but I now feel better. I hope by Sunday to be fit for the match”.
In reference to the state of the CD Tenerife team, Bellvís confessed that “I am hopeful to change this bad run. We are only thinking about playing well and trying to play the best we can. We need to play very well if we want to gain points in Granada”.
The blue and white ‘4’, spoke of his thanks to the coaches confidence, “I am please with the trust he has given me”, and commented lastly in the chances to win in Granada, “we will need to work together and make the most of the chances as they present themselves”.
Ayoze Placeres, then talked about being picked for the squad, “Lets see if we have the chance to play whilst we are there”. He talked about himself and the other youth player German who have both been picked for the first time. He continued, “whether we get the chance or not we are pleased, happy and excited to be going. The hope to play for the first team is always there. We are talking about the second division and for our home team. I feel really good to have been chosen”.
Germán Sáenz, to finish, pointed out that “we need to make the most of the chances and give everything. We have worked with the first team and know how hard the demands are physically so we will need to make force ourselves”.

"We need to finish as high as we can" said Ricardo Leon

Ricardo León & Mikel Alonso were the two players who were interviewed in Ciudad Deportiva Geneto-Los Baldíos. The mid-fielders for the blue and white team both think the classification position the team finds itself in conditions their game against Granada this weekend.
For Ricardo “it is clear the the end of the league for us is difficult and we want to finish the best we can. There are still possibly chances. The group feels bad, hurt. The season has been hellish, both personally and generally”.
“Before playing at home in the Heliodoro it was a fortress. This year at home we have had no consistency. After going up and the year in La Liga, living through this situation hurts. And this has been my home for a long time”, explained the local player.
“Right now everyone of us needs to give their best. There is nothing to lose. We need to give everything, to forget the pressure and play football. If play how we should, we could show Granada a thing or two” he concluded.
Mikel Alonso answered “I am working hard to play this week”, when he was asked about his chances to start in Los Cármenes because of the player who can't play in midfield.
For the Basque player, “We need to change the run. We want to do this but we need to play well and against a strong rival like Granada its hard. We need to concentrate on the game, on the best of our play”.
“We need to win all the points we can. We have an obligation and need to try our best. This is an important game. The calculations are as they are. We can all add up and it is normal that you do this but we need to think about how to play” he finished.

Iriome and Marc want to concentrate on what is left of the league

Iriome González talked on Wednesday in the press room in the Heliodoro Rodríguez López. The local player talked about the next league game and said, “we need to play a good game which would allow us to add three points to our total. We all need to row in the same direction”.
The blue and white midfielder admitted that the group “is working hard, with a desire that we can reverse the situation although we know its hard. We need to hope the maths works out but we need the three points. It will be hard as Granada is at the top of the table”.
 
The player from Tenerife continued “We can't just give up and we need to fight to change things. The higher up the table we end up the better and if it could be outside the relegation zone even better”.
 
Lastly, Iriome González showed his happiness that “I have the chance to play in the starting eleven. Every day I am working to play in the starting eleven. Right now I have the chance to play and I am hoping to make the most of these chances”.
The defender Marc Bertrán promised to fight to the end. The captain of CD Tenerife considered this Wednesday in the press conference, “We know that this is complicated but we are going to fight mathematically there are still chances. We have several objectives and the most important it to end as high as e can in the table”.
The footballer than referred to the fact he didn't play last round, “I have taken this on board. Decisions like this are ones the coach takes and you have to accept them. I am working hard every day and I hope I can help the team”.
When asked about the league, Marc Bertrán said that “we all feel really bad and understand that the fans are unhappy. We need to accept their criticism and fight to get out of the position we are in”.
 
When asked about his future the player from Catalonia responded, “As I have said many time my only reality right now is CD Tenerife and I will be here working hard until the end of the season”.
 

Win for CD Tenerife and a blow in the war against Drugs.

CD Tenerife participated Tuesday afternoon/evening in the sixth annual event “A goal against Drugs”, an initiative which has been run by UD Orotava. This is not the first time CD Tenerife has taken part. The team managed by David Amaral won the match 0-4.
During the first 45 minutes, it was CD Tenerife who had possession of the ball against Orotava who in spite of the fact they played well against a superior adversary were 0-3 down at half time.
 
CD Tenerife managed the first goal after 21 minutes when Juanlu Hens centred a ball and Natalio, who was stool on the goal line pushed it in the net. UD Orotava continued but CD Tenerife maintained the the majority of the possession. The local players had a shot at goal but Luis Garcia saved the ball.
 
CD Tenerife added to their score twice more the first with a shot by Igor after a great play by youth player Josmar Zambrano and then with a shot by Germán which left the score at 0-3 at half time.
 
The second half was more balanced, with the players having changed over. CD Tenerife achieved their last goal when Saúl headed in a foul in the 49th minute.


In the last minutes the was less toughly fought and it looked as if the blue and white players would score another one but it wasn't to be and the game finished with the 0-4.
 
 
UD OROTAVA       0        (0)
CD TENERIFE        4          (3)
 
UD OROTAVA
Ricardo; Óscar, Alejandro, Edgard, Borja; Germán, Balsera, Pablo, Roberto Yánes; Tana & Alberto. Also playing were, Alejandro II, Eduardo, Sergio Pérez, Dani, Airam Trujillo, Ignacio, Adán, Pocha, Fabi, Airam Escobar & Cristo Javier.
 
CD TENERIFE
Luis García; Aitor Núñez, Beranger, David Prieto, Ayoze; Mikel Alonso, Juanlu Hens, Josmar Zambrano, Igor; Natalio & Germán. Also playing were: Dani Mederos, Moreno, Bruno, Jesús, Alejandro, Omar Ramos, Jorge, Saúl, Sandro & Juan Ramón.
 
REFEREE
Moisés Pérez Mota, from the North of the island. With no cards.
 
GOALS
0-1: (21’) Natalio. 0-2: (41’) Igor. 0-3: (44’) Germán. 0-4: (49’) Saúl.
 
INCIDENTS
The game was played in the Estadio Los Cuartos. The grounds were in good condition with approx 2000 spectators on a warm evening. The players came out on the pitch with a sign which said “Ganemos a la droga” which means we will win against drugs. Both teams were accompanied by a youth team Alevín A de la UD Orotava who have recently competed in the Mundialito de Portugal.
Present at the game were members of the Deportes del Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, Dámaso Arteaga, for the town hall Villa de La Orotava, Isaac Valencia & Francisco Linares y Juan Dóniz, respectivamente

AGM to be held on the 27th of May at 17.00

Club Deportivo Tenerife wiil celebrate their Extraordinary AGM for shareholders in the Sala de Conferencias in the Espacio Cultural of the Caja General de Ahorros de Canarias in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the 27 of May 2011, with the first meeting at 17.00 and the second meeting if needed, on the 1st of June 2011, at the same place at 17.00.
The main point of order is the naming of a new administrative council as the old ones mandate has now run out.