“When I hear the Champions League anthem, something enters my body”

Jose Luis deliverrecently officially renewed as coach of Seville for next season, he explained his feelings in a press appearance with the president, José Castro, where he expressed the enthusiasm he feels in facing the challenge of leading the Andalusian team in the Champions League, a competition if where he entered in its own right and where the coach had the experience of savoring it through Sevilla being champions of the Europa League.

Mendilibar has already thought about that moment of his Champions League debut. “In the first game we will hear the Champions League anthem, something will enter our body. We will be rookies, hopefully like this year in the Europa League. It is something that everyone wants, especially if you are vain you know it’s The whole world is looking at that moment. It’s something we all want in those situations. When it comes, I think I’ll love it”, commented the coach of Zaldibar.

Now there is a way to build a competitive team that allows them to compete with the guarantees and demand in three very strong tournaments such as League, Cup and Champions League. “Sevilla have shown in recent years that they know how to build competitive squads and that’s why they went to Europe. I have no problem, I know that together we will make a great team and I have no doubts concern. There are people who have to leave, others who have to come and time will tell. I am convinced that we will make a good team”, he said.

Mendilibar does not believe that the high demand makes his job difficult. “I don’t think it’s the most complicated, I think the club is used to that job. It’s the same as if you’re in a small team and you have to make a team to maintain the category, the objective is clear to you and the situations will be the same Everything always depends on the results, you always think when the season starts you are happy with what you did and then the results put you in your place. Sevilla is clear about this and there won’t be any problem to make a good squad.” , recalled the coach, who hopes that Monchi will continue in the head of the sports management, since he has been the “artificer” of everything achieved by Sevilla these years.

The demands were there and Mendilibar was clear that he had to live up to them. “The club has spent the last 15 or 18 years getting into the Europa League or the Champions League. They’re used to that. I’m convinced they’ll keep trying to do the same. It can go wrong, but that’s the idea. What to ask for what they want from me is that, to try to be in Europe, in the Champions League, because in the end that is what they have done in the last years. I will not be afraid of what they will give me. . Those who are most interested in the club is above is the club itself”.

Illusion to lead the project

Finally, he expressed his enthusiasm for leading the project and explained again that it is always good for him to sign contracts every year. “You can sign for three years and they fire you after three months. You depend on the results and I have done well that way. For me it is a pride to continue in the club, one more year. Sharing the dressing room with the players I have, who have been very good, sharing every day with all the people we meet in the sports city. The security guards, whoever you find first when you enter, until the end. I wouldn’t be more comfortable waiting for them to continue in the same way next season, at least personally. Sports we have to give it to us ”.