He Sevilla FC He achieved a most valuable victory against Oviedo, thanks to which he gains air in the standings and, at the same time, confirms the point he added last weekend in Valencia. In fact, in telling this … conflict with the previous one, Matías Almeyda He congratulated himself at a press conference on having found a team organized and playing calmly. “Good things happened again, similar to the last game. We only improved the offensive phase. In terms of mandate, we were very similar, very clearly. In defensive phase, in security. Especially, with so much change. I think a match like this hasn’t been won here since 2024, with this difference and a clean sheet. There were also many young people from our youth team. There were good things. We had to win and we won,” said the Sevilla coach first.
For this match against Oviedo, the Argentinian once again raised a three central diagramsa system with which the players have shown themselves comfortable on the pitch. Almeyda spoke about it, saying he is not obsessed with any type of training, but is committed to opening his mind and adapting. “From the first day I said that I did not lock myself into a system“, he recalled.
Furthermore, he said that “it is up to us to see when something is wrong and see how to reverse the situation. The players are good performers. We are not fools. Also, out of necessity, but those matches that we played in this way, the team did it with order. I think that in football, from order good things are born. After the second half of Betis, where we were messy at times, we reconsidered. We We tend to fit ourselves into one system. “We have to open up and try to find a way around this to make what happened today happen.
Team balance
During his speech at a press conference, Almeyda reviewed several members of the team. two of them were Akor Adams and Ejukewho after the big match yesterday (especially that of the attacker) go to the African Cup with Nigeria. “There are times when things don’t go well, but they are very talented. The current moment is not easy for footballers. There are people who take a little longer, but it’s up to us to tell them that they are good. You have to calm them down, believe and work. This makes me happy for them, beyond the fact that in addition to the injuries we have, we are going to have two fewer,” said the Sevilla coach, who also spoke of the scourge of injuries suffered by the team.
“We work in relation to what we have experienced elsewhere, when things are not going well. I think that’s why I was hired, because of my experience in difficult times and to convey what we need,” he said.
Likewise, he was asked about the club’s aspirations in next January marketeven if it is a subject that he preferred to leave in the hands of the sports director: “Antonio (Cordon) He will speak at that time, but everyone knows a little about the real situation of the club. “I look at the players we have and try to improve them and give them confidence.”
The three-center system
“It’s up to us to see when something is wrong and figure out how to turn things around.”
Matías Almeyda
Sevilla coach
Another great protagonist, not only of the duel against Oviedo, but also of the previous ones was the young player Bearto whom Almeyda once again gave the alternative on the left side, following the defeats. Regarding the progression of this player, the Nervionense coach recalled that “in all the places I was, I always made my debut as a youngster. I was young and I liked starting in the First Divisionso I can’t get this feeling out of my head.
So, for him, “the local players get along in a certain way, that is to say having their feet on the ground and speaking clearly. What Oso did in the second half was perfect as he maintained a rhythm. “Because of this injury to Suazo, a door has been opened for him which he is taking advantage of.” That being said, “I liked seeing a Sevilla team with a lot of local players. As long as I see that they are doing well, there will be a possibility, and if I see that they are going up, they will go down.
Finally, he limited himself to responding with a brief “I don’t speak” when asked about the exam that took place in the first due to the possible penalty for Mendy’s hand and the referee’s delay in making a decision.
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