He was so hurt, both by the defeat itself and by the way it happened, that he showed himself Matias Almeida After losing in the derby to Betis 0-2. Immediately after the match ended, the national team’s coach spoke at a press conference … Sevilla issued a quick read in which they considered that they would not make a mistake regarding the match: «In the first half we were good, we competed well, we found spaces and we controlled the match. We have come more from the right than from the left. Although there was no clear play offensively, we missed a bit, a final pass or a better decision. So I’ll stay in the first half. And in the second, after making the mistake again, the game changes for the worse. We lost order and control and entered into a back-and-forth war that was not what we had planned. Obviously when there are mistakes, we are all involved, however There are too many goals conceded due to fouls. This is being talked about, worked on, video clips shown and analyzed… We will prevail.”
Individually, the coach was asked about two football players. One of them was Pique, who highlighted the role he played during the second half: “I knew the game was going to take a different direction, but we had to draw. I saw Pique more tired and clear about his actions. I thought that by playing the double containment system, which was on the verge of separating, we would bring more clarity to the game. The game was going back and forth, but we had to take risks. That’s why the research was done to not move the nine, put Isaac in, bring in Alexis and leave Ejuk out. That there are attacking people, our players are used to defending, and this is not something we did for the sake of doing it. “Pique recovers more balls, far from being more attacking,” he said, before being very clear about that Isaac And expelled him. “These are the actions we should try to avoid in this type of derby. I don’t know if it was for the package or the yellow, but it could have been avoided” He said.
Another important moment in this derby was the pause of the match due to throwing objects. In this regard, Almeida admitted: “I lived this for the first time in my life. There were only three minutes left, and, Betis coach and I asked (the referee) to end the matchto continue playing. But there are protocols that must be respected. If the referee makes this decision, he knows why he made it. I think everything will be longer. “We had to go into the locker room and come out again to play the derby.”
Mistakes that weigh heavily on her
Thus, there are now five defeats recorded by Sevilla in their last six matches, showing a very distant version of that heroic encounter in which they beat Barcelona: “We no longer talk about the form of that match. It happened a long time ago and we can’t remember anything that happened months ago. Our words are clear from the first day we arrive. Those who thought that because of that match other situations were talked about, I always headed back to reality. This team is like that. We have to be strong so as not to make mistakes, in order to compete and win And that this team does not suffer from what it suffered last year. This is the reality of Seville. So, the more we know the truth, the clearer it will become from here to the future. And know what is at stake.” In this sense, the Argentine continued to say that “losing due to mistakes bothers me.” The day a team beats me, and I touch ten passes and score a goal, I will say it is a team problem. So the analysis I do is not to defend or harm, but I am talking about reality. How can I turn this around? Often they are actions and decision making. The first goal had a solution, which was to give it to the goalkeeper and that was it. You also have to be in the mind and body of the players. I know they don’t want to do this. Unfortunately, for every blunder we make, we make a position. There’s no defense in that. Then, it’s about staying persistent, getting important people back from the outside and without excuses. Let’s see the reality. I’ve seen that since the first day I took office here. This team will fight until the end and they will have to do it. This is the idea that you should be aware of. Whoever was there to fight will be there; Whoever does not do so, let him raise his hand and leave.”
When asked what it meant emotionally to lose the derby, the Sevilla coach was clear when he said: “Pure sadness. Pain. I played the derby and gave it everything I had.” I’ve been preparing for this match for a long time.He was silent because he did not want to talk about it, but rather he was studying and analyzing it. After seeing the first half, things went as I thought they would. And then everything is adjusted. There was great hope for a good result, especially for our fans. Things happen for a reason and in life I have learned to accept them. If everything was as you wanted, it would be very easy. We have to keep fighting.”
In line with the above, and regarding how the match developed during the second half, Almeida insisted again that “the idea was not to make the match a bilateral match because we talked about it exactly that way.” The home and away journey benefited the opposition due to ability, speed and attacking characteristics. We had to control and integrate from both sides. We had some movement from the sides that we maintained in the first half; This is called order and discipline. When you lose, the matches become back and forth, and that will benefit whoever has the best characteristics. There are not many turns to take. After this mistake, the game changes and it becomes very difficult to recover when there are a lot of mistakes. When you make a mistake in the derby, emotionally, anyone falls. You get into a state of desperation from wanting to show love and affection without thinking. This leads you to not play with what you planned.” But when it comes to solving a lot of errors, the technician admitted that it is a question that is “difficult to answer.” At first, I have a thought that I cannot express. I should not and I do not want to. I have another answer, which is to insist on showing the error, practicing the error, practicing the error. If they continue to commit… I don’t have an answer. Either it’s the coach or it’s huge individual mistakes.. If I knew what the solution was I would have taken it already. “Among the many goals they scored against us with fouls of all kinds, I would have avoided that and we could have got more points.”
Finally, about how the pace of the match became crazy after Betis’ first goal, even though there was still time left, Almeyda said that he would “make changes again, it’s time to stop the opposite result.” I already made it clear before the game that we have players unable to play for 90 minutes.So I disagree on that. Our team doesn’t have a lot to offer, so we have to start from there to get a similar rhythm during the 90 minutes. Hence the changes I make, to maintain energy, strength and speed… and where I see it starting to decrease, I start to adjust. After their first goal I see a lack of control. Whoever enters must follow the path of the first half, but there is chaos after the first goal.”