Garcia Pimienta appreciated defeat In the last game of the year against Real Madrid, the Catalan coach believes that his team It was “less is more”. against the whites, but when he was better “the result was already quite unfavorable”.. After the third goal of Madrid.the team showed courage in the sense of going forward. We scored 3-1. It is not known what would have happened if we could have scored Isaac at the beginning of the second half, which Courtois saved very well. With the score 4-1, the game is practically solved. In the second half, I think we were better, but with such an unfavorable result… Madrid dominated in the first half and left the game closed there. It is true that we have not lowered our handsbut knowing that it was already difficult to do something positive.
The evaluation of these six months. “Positive. The players are adapting to the new style of play, even. It’s been difficult for us to compete against the top of the standings in the second round we should really see the improvement we all want.”
Navas’ last game. “It was very exciting. The corridor of Real Madrid and Sevilla. We had a great day last week, saying goodbye to their fans. When the game ended, he returned with honor , and no one left the stadium without training and without playing, he will understand what a legend he is, of Sevilla and for football, I’m very happy that I was able to coach him during these six months, but I knew I met a much better person.”
Navas’ new role“Jesus will have some time to rest, I suppose, to think about what he has done and what lies ahead. Naturally, he will be an important part of Sevilla. He will have to sow for us too, the Sevilizo that he carries in his vein, he must continue to cooperate for “Sevilla” when and what he wants to do, we will all be there again to be with him.’
Big differences. “When you meet opponents of a superior team who are technically superior to you at the moment, it is very difficult. When you make a mistake or when they are right… You see the first two goals of Madrid and you do little. I know that they have maximum efficiency, but it also seems easy when you are away, but it is a little more difficult for us, whom he appreciated and respected a lot, and I had to use their greatest strengths. Today Madrid were at their highest level. because they knew that we can hurt them.
Navas and Garcia Pimienta in action
The last six months of Navas. “We had a conversation this week. I asked him if he wanted to say goodbye on the pitch or if he wanted his last game to be at Sánchez-Pizjuan. And he promised that until the last day he would wear “Sevilla ” shirt and if I needed him he would be there if we had a friendly tomorrow he would come because he wanted to say goodbye by doing it what he knows well, what he plays naturally. What we can’t do is lose Jesus to Sevilla, the problem is when he feels good, to do what is most interesting for Sevilla.
His conversation with Navas. “I told him to enjoy those minutes. Even if you play an official match against Real Madrid, you know it’s his last 30 or 35 minutes in professional football. I’m very happy to have been his coach for the last few months. privileged because I coached Jesus Navas and because I met the man.
The weight of the captain. “One of the reasons why I know Jesus wanted to stay here these months was because, knowing the situation at Sevilla, he wanted to inspire what it means to be a Sevilla player. Not only in the games, but during training. I can say that he has become not a shouter, but a role model when he has not been able to train, in the sense that he is always pleased that he has been able to was to convey to the world in the dressing room what it means to wear this shirt.
When you decide when and what you want to do, we will be happy to be with Jesus
Garcia Pascual. He had a good second half against Celta last week and I think he deserved to be involved again. Isaac has four cards in addition to the effort and we have an important game against Valencia. Alvaro gave it all. due to his age, I think he can contribute to “Seville”.
Goalkeeper speech. “I cannot evaluate Alvaro’s game because I have seen him on the bench. When we analyze the game calmly, I will evaluate it on a general and individual level. I have already said that both Nyland and Alvaro are of the first class , which they are capable of getting injured Alvaro, because either of them can participate and be the starting goalkeeper for Sevilla. “I hope that they both are at the highest level and the team will benefit from that.”