Matias Almeydacoach of Sevillaspoke to the media after the match that pitted his team against the Celta (0-1) at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán. After the defeat suffered, the Nervionense team closes the first round of competition … with just three points ahead of the relegation places. The Sevilla coach evaluated the match played by his players and commented on his team’s qualifying situation.
«Looking for a calmer analysis, If I take into account the last match and see this one, they were two different Sevilla, with good attitude and good play, a lot of stealing and good performance. There is a point that is the final stretch of the land. You can block a rival like Celta, but you win football by scoring goals. We are lacking in that area. I thank the players for all the effort they make. They leave their soul, but sometimes it’s not enough. We have to insist until this comes out,” he began by saying.
«Bear was having a great game and he had that quick action. We arrived with people, we needed more shots from outside. It is working but those features are not there. About nine, there are moments that are not there. Things go wrong for them and we have to support them,” continued the coach who, when asked about his energy after having added three consecutive defeats, asked rhetorically: “And what should I do, start crying?” «I said I wasn’t going to regret it. I have been talking about realities since the first day I arrived. The other day I said that I lived through moments almost worse than this and The lack of unity led River to Second. We are on time. Nobody is happy. I’m leaving and I’m not sleeping thinking about how to reverse this situation. We leave the soul, the life. Sometimes things don’t work out but you have to insist with wisdom and security. You don’t get your way by talking, you get your way by working. This is work. As long as there is air, we will fight.”.
Sevilla has only added seven points from the last 33 in play, although when asked about it Almeyda commented that “the score is in the end.” “We have not yet entered where many expect us to be and where we have to fight not to be,” he commented before pointing out that with the leaders “the dialogue is cordial.” «As long as they give me the opportunity to work, I work. If there are no more, it is because it will be the best for the team. It doesn’t change my life. I dedicate many hours to it. I do this with passion, love and honesty. If God says he’s not going, he’s not going. Having lost or drawn does not change my thinking. “I have a line in life and I follow it,” he pointed out.
Furthermore, Almeyda resigned himself to the possibility that signings will not be undertaken: «They know the economic part. It is difficult to strengthen the team. That’s why I talk about tranquility and being aware. May that pain not sink us, may it serve as the team’s reaction today. “Yes, there was a reaction after the last game.”
Finally, he referred to Vargas’ unfortunate injury: “We had agreed on the time, which was when the change came. The area suffered a little, but we’ll see… Let’s hope it’s not that serious. He had been training for almost 40 days now, doing well. The psychological part plays a game and that leads you to blockage. Many injuries come from a mental side.”.
