Jose Luis Mendilibar He claimed both the role of his team in Europe, where he was one of the favorites after winning the Europa League six times, and his career on the bench. The Basque was reminded that he was making his debut in Europe and that in a few months he had gone from not training to seeing himself on a stage like Old Trafford.
“Man, from what you said, it’s like I won a raffle to participate in this game. If I’m here, it’s because those who hired me saw what I did in 16 or 17 seasons in the elite”, answered the new coach of Sevillewho will face this Thursday the Manchester Utd in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals. In this sense, the Basque, despite the fact that the English team is the favorite, remembers that the Andalusians are the kings of the competition. “This is my first game in the UEFA League, yes, and I face it with great enthusiasm and the desire to compete and get a good result with the respect we have for our opponents, but with the idea of going to win the game .I’m sure they also respect us, we’ve eliminated two great teams and we’re only two steps away from the final”, he insisted.
Bono or Dmitrovic, the question remains
deliverwhich does not resolve the question of whether he will line up Bono or Dmitrovicwho he gave ownership of the two league games he directed, made it clear that his team will go without fear on a high stage: “Manchester has a very high level, a very big budget, but knows That Sevilla is not the favorite to win these type of matches. We have to go out to win and be in the opposite place. We have to try to win, not because they didn’t score a goal for us or in a good situation. Our idea is what it was like in the competition where we played and where we trained”, he said,
And lastly, he was tough on his players because of the penalties, like the two games that went down cointhe expulsion of guy or the absurd yellow he saw in Nesyri for celebrating a cause. “If they fire you, you did something. I don’t know if it’s a lot or a little. What we cannot do is deal cards, not red or yellow. Like if we score a goal you take your shirt off. It was minute 20 and they could have taken the yellow. In the end, the competition tells you where you are because of that nonsense”, he pointed out.
Source: La Verdad
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