MADRID, 25 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of Sevilla, Jorge Sampaoli, was satisfied on Tuesday with the 3-0 victory against Danish Copenhagen in the Champions League, although he insisted on the need to change the “verticality” for a “better” game of his team about rivals.
“The team has to play better and understand the games playing better because they have players for that. It is a team to dominate and through that situations will come for the game and not for verticality,” Sampaoli said at a press conference after the game.
The Argentine coach acknowledged the difficulties of an even game in which his team managed to prevail thanks to the “momentum” in the second half. “It was a team that was very compact, that was always closed, so we had to separate them. In the first half we were clear about how to play them, but we failed in the definition. In the second a different game was played, where it was more momentum than organization and we were able to find the first one and then the other two,” he stressed.
“We lacked forcefulness, but the game was conceptually clear, beyond not being sprinters, but rather standing players, but they were able to find the positional advantage that this team doesn’t give you. It’s a difficult team defensively, we’ve got a It’s a difficult game and we have to assess that,” said the Sevilla coach.
The Argentine pointed out the key moments of the match, although he acknowledged having become “nervous” with some occasions from the Danish team. “We were very lucky, but sometimes football takes or gives you, so I’m happy for that, the team found favorable situations that at other times it didn’t find. ‘Match point’ and this time the ball went over the net”, he commented. in reference to the symbolic image of Woody Allen’s film.
Aware of the poor dynamics of his team, he sent a message to the fans “to continue with the victory”. “The popular joy means that each time one has more responsibility for that to happen. Seeing that is exciting and they are also motivations to continue with the victory”, he indicated.
“In a performance society, winning today gives us the possibility of being accepted. As every worker demands that you win every day, today we took a step that gives us credibility to start taking steps forward, the discomfort of not being accepted when desire is normal in society, for the players it is very important and today they made an enormous effort with a lot of mental strength”, added Casilda’s man.
Sampaoli, who preferred not to think about the other group match between Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City, on the result of which his participation in the round of 16 of the top European competition still depends, was cautious ahead of the Europa League.
“We will see if we have the collective capacity to generate defensive and offensive solidity and at the same time get players who can solve it on their own. I saw a degree of anxiety and excitement to win this game, so I am happy for the players who get the thorn out with this victory,” he stressed.
Regarding Isco’s game, Sampaoli highlighted his good game although he insisted on the position he wants to find on the field for the player from Malaga. “He tried to play a game with a fairly high degree of amateurism, where he ran, was involved in recovering, assisting, scoring, projecting to play at a greater height… We want an Isco closer to the rival goal than ours”, he detailed.
