2023-06-01 08:09:14
José Luis Mendilibar, the coach who has transformed and resurrected Sevilla that was sunk with Jorge Sampaoli and has made it the Europa League champion, however, renewal with the Seville club is not guaranteed, and the Basque coach would not understand not to continue on the Andalusian bench after everything achieved. «It would be milk not being able to continue. It may be that they offer me the renewal. The job is done”, Mendilibar proclaimed at the foot of the field after winning the continental title.
«Then, after this, to see what is coming, to see what happens. You have to enjoy this moment, between now and the Real match. Then I guess we’ll talk about something. I am very comfortable here. I’ll be happy even if they don’t offer me the renewal. The kids have given me everything I have told them,” Mendilibar replied about his future, with little conviction that Sevilla will have him for next season when the name of Andoni Iraola has also emerged for the Seville club, which will not continue in the Lightning
“We are super happy with him,” the president of Sevilla, Pepe Castro, limited himself to commenting when asked about doubts about Mendilibar’s continuity. Pepe Castro did not dare, however, to promise that he will offer the coach a renewal. “He deserves that he be with us for many more years,” said the captain of Sevilla, Jesús Navas.
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I don’t know if I still believe it. We have received the trophy, they have given us the medal and it seems that we have won. On vacation we will begin to think about what we have done”, commented Mendilibar naturally, who summed up the final like this: “We started badly, playing at the foot, without taking crosses, and they played comfortably. In the second half we have changed, being more aggressive. Then it has been hard. The extra time has not been played almost nothing, with the ball always stopped, but we have had the success of the penalties “. Regarding the penalty takers, the Basque coach declared: “We were quite clear who had to shoot and they wanted to shoot.”
Mourinho throws away the medal
The other side of the coin was José Mourinho, who after picking up the runner-up medal alone and losing his first European final threw it into the stands, to a child. «I have won the gold ones; I don’t want the silver ones », he replied when asked about his action.
The Portuguese coach congratulated José Luis Mendilibar even before the decisive penalty shots, but went so far as to comment that “the referee had had a few influences”. “But he’s already there,” he settled, after describing Sevilla as “a great team.” “They have a squad that we don’t have, the experience and quality that we don’t have. We had a great first half, then Sevilla had a reaction and everything was very balanced, with better chances for us to win in 120 minutes. In penalties you have to put them in, “summed up Mourinho.
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