José Luis Mendilibar: “We cannot fall asleep because they always try to create spaces between the lines”

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After an unbeatable debut last weekend against Cádiz, the Sevilla FC of Jose Luis Mendilibar face this Friday at 9:00 p.m., in his first game in his new house, Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, his second match. It will be against RC Celta de Carlos Carvalhal, that comes in one very positive dynamic and it will be an exciting duel. Some, the locals, will seek clear up doubts about a possible relegation and others enter the fight for Europe.

a complicated match

He began by commenting on the rival’s situation tomorrow: “It will be very difficult because it has nothing to do with Cádiz, without being better or worse. Sometimes they want possession and sometimes they don’t, and they attack very fast. They take advantage of the spacescombine, but look for the opposite goal. We can’t fall asleep because try to generate lots of spaces between lines and we should not generate those spaces”.

The next game will always be key. If you win you will be closer to Celta, who It is in an area that is neither cold nor hot. You always have to have pricked ears, because the styles of the rivals have nothing to do and see how we behave. In Cadiz We suffer with balls into the area and second plays and here it will be with balls between the lines to look for your back and go out with speed.”

recovery of troops

From the first moment, he does not want to force with players who come from long injuries, Papu, Marcao and Rekik: “The incorporations are of just a week with the group. The important is that spend several weeks with the groupthat we do not force them, because with a new coach it seems that the thinking changes a bit. That they are soon but without relapsesnot having to call people from the quarry to complete the training sessions and for things to go better”.

Marcao returns to a call after 6 months in the dry dock. Source: @SevillaFC

The importance of Ferdinand

He also commented on the importance that a talisman from this team has and will have, Fernando Kings: “It is important for the team because of his work. If I see him train How do you train without being able to play?, imagine what it will be like when he competes. Your contribution will be great“.

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The never-ending “style” debate

He also ruled on the issue of “style”, which has been debated so much these days between fans and the press: “Let it end in a goal, I don’t care if it’s three touches or 16. Yo I’m not against anything In football, another thing is that I like some things more than others. I don’t want to take too many risks in my own areabetter on the contrary, and that is the football that I have always wanted, Not now. That we realize that things can be done with more speed or with fewer touchesbecause it suits us.”

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