The Sevilla coach Jose Luis Mendilibar, He assured after the 0-0 draw in the derby played at Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán that his team was “closer to winning than Betis” and had been “superior in the last thirty minutes”, even before, according to him, the Green-and-white Juan Miranda was sent off in the 87th minute for a heavy tackle on Jesús Navas.
“In the first half there was not much danger from either team, but in the second half everything changed. We were better, we got there and finished, and they didn’t do it, although the success we had was not enough. another day” , highlighted the Sevilla coach.
The Biscayan also stressed that, “after playing three days ago” in the semifinal against Juventus in which they entered the finals of the Europa League, his team “persevered” and “were better than them in the final of party, even before the expulsion”, but he admitted that they “lacked a little success”.
“I think we’ve better than them, although we always see different games. Today was a little point, we cannot win, but the good thing is that all (the players) are involved in the team and they feel important, and this is good for the coach and for themselves”, he stressed.
He defended that, since he arrived two months ago “and with matches every three or four days”, they have to change players from one match to another, “now there are eight and that’s I see a way, otherwise they will. In the end injured” , adding that they now intend to “finish in the best possible way” in the three remaining league games and the European final, “and see what happens.”
Mendilibar believes that the physical “wear” of his team “will continue the same” and, for this reason, they are trying to “change a lot of people from one lineup to another”, and he says that “the rest competing and nowadays mental strength is more important than physical.
He added that Sevilla were “a bit in a hurry, too eager to score a goal” because they wanted to “come too quickly”, and said that, in the end, they “had chances”, but they did not “hit them.” , while stressing that he is very happy with his squad because they feel “confident” of having “great players” and that they can always compete to win.
Source: La Verdad
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