The bookend to Sevilla FC’s 2020-21 season is here, with Lopetegui’s team with an opportunity to surpass the club’s record points total. It has been a long campaign, where many have felt frustration & deception, but also jubilation & renewed hope. Already being an unusual time in football, Julen has tried to make the most of a team kept mostly intact from the season prior, and attempted to reach higher levels. Through those trials have come realizations that becoming elite brings a lot more hardships. The hope for Sevillistas is that we’ll come back hardened and ready to take on the challenge once more.
Sevilla will draw the curtains to La Liga’s season in the final game of Matchday 38 against Deportivo Alavés. As with every year, it will also be the final match for a few players in Sevilla colours. Some are known from the likes of Vaclik, Escudero & Franco Vazquez, while others still remain a mystery as is with every Sevilla off-season. Lopetegui will honour these players in their final game, but the greatest honour was leading them to a Europa League victory last summer.
Very conservative lineup. Not sure if I’m all for it. Sure, fourth spot is guaranteed, but there’s still a point record to play for. At the same time, it is kinda cool to see a lot of these players get to play the last game of the season, after all, it is probably their last game with the club.
Maybe since Navas is not starting, a new contract is all but certain? I’m sure if they didn’t plan on renewing it, he would be playing
Will this be the same starting front 3 next season? I always felt like it was very balanced and threatening. Maybe it was just overall underperformance that held it back? If kept intact, cause this was a difficult season to get thru, could it reach new heights next season?
The only thing to play for is the 77 points club record in La Liga. I’m still against starting Vaclik though, even if it means it’s his last game here.
Ive noticed that Alaves don’t have anything to play for either. Not playing Pacheco, nor are they playing Joselu and Lucas Perez, their top goalscorer and top assister.
They reckon his best position is as a number 10. Which would be fine, if we played a formation with a number 10.
The irony is that Papu Gomez best position is also as a 10. So we have two guys whose best position is basically behind the Striker in a 4-2-3-1 formation, yet we don’t actually play that formation.
With Oscar & Oliver in the team as well, no chance Suso gets to play there now. But he shouldn’t have to always stick to the right wing. He should roam more.
Yeah I like him in midfield. He’s great at finding the pockets of space and picking that killer pace. Plus he’s got a decent shot on him from long range too.
