José Luis Mendilibar, Sevilla coach, he is enjoying the moment. With his team about to play a European semifinal against Juventus, the Basque coach is overflowing with joy and illusion. At UEFA’s official press conference on Juventus Stadium, The man from Zaldibar expressed his feelings and, also, what it means for him professionally to live a milestone like the one that gives him the opportunity to play in his first final.
“I live in the moment with the joy of milk, I live in a dream, I am calm, I am not nervous. I don’t go crazy thinking about the rival, I think more about my players and from there I think about what I have. We Any team can win, but we can also beat any team, also Juventus”, said a very happy Mendilibar.
The coach from Biscay does not obsess over the keys to the game and thinks that the situation requires more mental preparation than anything else.. “The keys are being calm all the time, playing every minute, not going crazy, it won’t be the same as in Manchester. They are an Italian team, they went from the bottom to the top in their league, the key is knowing how to compete as Italian teams compete in general.”
Therefore, he did not expect as many goals as in the tie against United, which was decided in a 5-2 final. minimal, they don’t give much to the opposing team. They’re taking advantage of what they have, it’s the risk we can have, wanting to go too high, but we assume it’s in their field and they’ll come out on top and I hope it’s an open match.”
Mendilibar, who gave no hints as to whether he would line up Bono in goal, keep in mind that Juventus have many players who have played in the World Cup and may be more loaded, although the quality of the squad is higher than that of Sevilla. “They have very good players from midfield up, but defensively they are good. Sometimes they switch and play in two lanes. It is difficult to create problems for them. Good players also have defensive strength with that trio of center backs plus wingers and center midfielders.” .
And they asked him if, considering that Nervión could be a boiler in the second leg, he would sign the tie. “We’ll see how everything goes. In the 20th minute Manchester I’ll sign 2-0 there and in the end it’s 2-2″.
Source: La Verdad
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