Three games left Matías Almeyda end the year in Sevilla FC and, for the moment, has not been able to improve the records of Xavier Garcia Pimienta at the same time of the season. He … The Argentine has recovered at Nervión after injecting the team with something resembling an identity, although these effects sometimes wear off, as happened in the Seville derby a few weeks ago.
The reality is that the team, after several days of good feelings, reached the highlight against Barcelona at Nervión. A peak followed by a resounding fall four consecutive defeats. Many of these matches could have been draws if Almeyda had been less risky in his approaches, but the Argentine insisted time and again on the idea that made him score against the Blaugrana.
Since then, whether through losses or other circumstances, the reality is that Sevilla have not dealt well with this. 4-2-3-1 in the league championship and, from now on, the numerous absences can mean that this three-way defense remains, at least, for the most complicated places. This is what happened at Mestalla.
Morale affected
And it hurt the team a lot, defeat in the derby against Betis. The authority imposed by its eternal rival This darkened the mood of Almeyda, who began to hear the first serious criticism of his way of managing matches, in which it seemed that a draw was not acceptable to the coach. Since then, for Naked He has been more defensive in his public appearances and it is urgent for the peace of the project that the waters return to their channel.
That is why, without accepting it too much in front of the stand, the Argentinian took the glove and, taking advantage of the numerous absences, stood at Mestalla to recover the defense of three central defenders. Azpilicueta, Gudelj and Castrín They formed the defense with Mendy, Agoumé and Sow in front of them.
A formula that gave him more reliability in his field, although in attack he was a little more diminished and was very close to giving him victory against Valencia. In view of Osasunathe Sevilla coach used Juanlu on the right side, taking advantage of Carmona shifts to the left due to Suazo’s absence. The Montequinto man worked as a third central defender at times and Sevilla secured the long-awaited victory after the poor run of recent weeks.
The point at Mestalla will be real oxygen if they manage to score all three points against Oviedo this weekend
Revise it garter bootAlmeyda opted during the first days of La Liga for a 1-4-2-3-1 with small nuances in each of their encounters. At the beginning, out of obligation, given the difficulties encountered by Seville in building up its squad for the summer market.
However, the Azuleño coach grew in confidence and the team responded with victories like those of Girona and Alavés. However, the Sevilla FC He had more success in front of goal and a much larger squad. In fact, the Nervión team reached the October holidays scoring much more above his expected goals figure. Something that we knew, sooner or later, was going to deteriorate. And damn, he did it.
Emergency plan
If this Sevilla has anything, it’s that no matter who comes, the scourge of injuries is a reality for much of the season. It doesn’t matter that the work sessions take place peacefully, because they accuse the technical staff of Garcia Pimientaor those of high intensity of Guido Bonini. The result is the same: weeks and weeks with half a dozen fewer soldiers.
Both the absence of Ruben Vargaswhich is only expected after the winter holidays, like the complicated injury of Alexis Sanchez They have significantly reduced the quality of Sevilla’s attack. This, added to the offensive nature of Almeyda’s approaches, left Vlachodymos at the mercy of the errors of his companions.
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the points collected by Sevilla in November
Alarms triggered after adding only three points throughout the month of November and it is now that Almeyda has decided to cut the bleeding by resorting to a first footballing shortcut: more people locked in the back. Despite the losses hitting the Sevilla defense, the Sevilla player has at his disposal Azpilicueta, Castrín, Cardoso, Ramón Martínez and Gudelj to form the defensive wall. There is also confidence in the recovery of Kike Salas and Marcao for the match against Oviedo, although it may be that against the Asturian team Almeyda will again propose a most explosive gametaking advantage of the fact that it’s the last home game of the year.
Sevillismo only needs a win against one of the bottom teams in La Liga, which would make it a good point against Valencia and would breathe oxygen into the Argentinian coachwho has been repeatedly supported by his football director. However, for 2026 to start on the right foot for both, it is essential that Sevilla finish December with at least 20 points in their piggy bank.
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