José Luis Mendilibar, coach of Sevilla FCadmitted that the party who appeared on Athletic Club in San Mamés “it was a 0-0 tie” until “an error” by his rival “Ocampos took advantage and we got three points”.
“The match was dominated by Athletic, although there were few chances to score. None in the second half. They were longer on the other field and we we do not know how to attack them and create dangerall the time we are at the expense of his game”, reflects the coach from Biscay.
Mendilibar congratulated himself that “at least” they defended “pretty well” and thanks for that last action of Ocampos they achieved victory and he, personally, the first victory at ‘La Catedral’ in his thirteenth visit to Bilbao as visiting coach.
The one from Zaldibar, on the other hand, he stressed that the last two wins against Villarreal and Athletic achieved in the final stretch were not luck but “a sign that his team does not give up and believes in what it is doing”.
“Europe? In Europe we are in the semifinals, plus we are comfortable and well. We have 41 points and we will think about recovery and Gironawithout going crazy thinking that we have to get to 56 or whatever because that’s how we are sure to hit the jackpot”, ‘Mendi’ stressed about the option of reaching a European place via the league.
Finally, he made it clear Marcos Acuna He asked for a change due to a “stomach ache” and Jesús Navas was replaced due to a “small problem” which he trusts “isn’t a big deal”.
Source: La Verdad
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