Oviedo Derby: High-Stakes Football Continues

Matías Almeyda, coach of Sevilla FChas spoken to the media two days after receiving the Oviedo in it Sánchez-Pizjuána match that arrives marked by emergencies and absences, since the squad suffers from an epidemic … of injuries, with several every week, which has caused the team to arrive very short of strength for a duel that can be considered vital. He Sevilla he needs to win and drive away ghosts. With three more points they would be at 20 with three rounds left in the first round. Oviedo will mark the tranquility or the nerves of this Christmas in the Nervionense parish.

The party of Mestalla It helped the coach to recognize a safer Sevilla, although without arrival. He doesn’t like short or long blankets, although he can’t find a way not to get cold. «One of the points that we agreed on is the disorder at times that we experience in the derby and in Valencia we organize ourselves with another systemalthough we deprive ourselves of reaching the rival goal more frequently. We had the ball, mobility and defensive order. We have to continue growing. All the rivals play differently and Oviedo will be different from what Valencia was and we will see what that order will be like,” he reflected.

Oviedo, a final

“We have been studying Oviedo and there are games that have deserved more. They have good things and things that we can take advantage of. For us they are all finals and hence the importance of this match, after having lost a derby. “There are many things that we will put into play.”

Azpilicueta, an example

«Alfon’s thing is fever. Whenever you have it two days in a row you are a little weaker. We hope to have it tomorrow. Cesar Azpilicueta He is an important player. In the last second of training he suffered an injury. It saddens me because I don’t have it, but it is an example even in times of adversity. “Let’s hope it won’t be many weeks because he is an important player.”

The pressure on Bear

«He is taking the appropriate steps. Train with us and play with the second team. He played in the Cup and the other day he also did well in Valencia. I know I can count on him. I wouldn’t want to burn the young people. “I saw too many photos of him to put him in a backpack that a young man has no business carrying.”

No excuses

“The African Cup It interrupts the process in the clubs quite a bit, but when I arrived it was already like that. You know that when you hire footballers like that. I’m not going to make excuses for anything. I already said it. “We will play with whoever we have, because that is why we are a strong group.”