He Seville He practiced this Friday before the game Against Celta. It won’t be just another game this morning. Jesus Navas he put on his shoes before what would be his official farewell to Sanchez-Pizjuan above all, Sevilismo. “It works differently because it is a very special meeting. It’s Jesus’ last in front of his fans, with his teammates, at the age of 39, more than 700 games. super emotional. Preparing it with all enthusiasm and desire to play a good game against Celta and the first person involved was Jesus Throughout the week, there have been jokes, but without losing sight of the fact that it is a League match, an official match and three points at stake. Within those emotions, the players are very professional. There will be tribute situations, but we have to give our best during the game,” he commented.
“I’m not going to tell you whether he’s going to start or not. but he will play and I wish it wasn’t the last With the jersey of Sevilla. We have a very good match at the Bernabeu and it will be another beautiful way to say goodbye at a professional level,” the coach added. Jesus Navas He was the undisputed hero of the press conference. “You have earned the right to decide when your career ends and what you want to do. I would like for you was close to the first team in a position he likes. Let these two weeks pass, tomorrow’s game and at the Bernabeu and We’ll talk to him when we get back from vacation. You are “Sevilistan”, the symbol of the club and you work from where you identify the most. I would like, being the symbol of the club, stay close to the first team“, the Catalan explained. He is clear that.He is the best player I have ever coached.. You know Jesus as a football player, but when you know him as a person, what he achieved is no accident.”
Navas’ last coach“I’ve lost hope of convincing Jesus. He’s making an important effort. He didn’t train last Saturday because of some discomfort. He decided not to go has the right to decide when to retire.
Isaac’s first goal. “Isaac, the game he played the other day, all the games he played, his work was great because he did a lot of things and had opportunities to score, and now we’re going to take away the fact that he does It has no purpose.
Jesus as a person. “He is not a screaming player, but he leads by example. He is the first to come to training and the last to leave. He is an example with his attitude, the way he trains. he plays, for the rest of the youth He never had a louder voice than anyone else and if you are 39 years old and everyone loves you, teammates, coaches… I don’t know who is talking bad about Jesus Navas, everyone wonder he has been a great football player, everything he has played so far is no accident.
Jesus’ message to the dressing room. Let’s defend this shirt to the death
Application to the dressing room. “The message was very clear. We have the privilege of wearing the Sevilla shirt and we must defend it to the death in every training session and every game. That he is very grateful to everyone, because we are members of his family, and that Let’s protect it.” Sevilla’s shield to the end, for what it’s worth, if he’s done it, we’ve got to go down the road.”
Purpose, well covered“The deadline we expected with Nyland has passed. He trained in Olot, he was on the bench against Atlético, he is tall and they can both play.
If we have advantages like Atleti’s day, we need to manage them better
The gap left by Navas. “He was so honored at the beginning that he extended the game for six months. He told us all that he would help us until December. There was a big change of players and he allowed himself to be the captain, the dressing room and the leader from January we had that potential loss and I’ve been looking at him more as a winger than a fullback.
Defeat from Atletico. “I would change everything because what we did didn’t work for us. We played 60 very, very good minutes, and so did Atlético, but the team could have the ball, dominate the game, and when we score the second, saul’s entry was a bit expected on us, especially from the goal captures and kicks, and i would like to save the result a little more, but when “When you play rivals like Atlético or Madrid next week, individual talent sometimes trumps tactics.