Putting all those criticisms aside, and they are mostly valid, to me we really need to re-think the transition out of defence. Girona had 3 players at the edge of the penalty area just waiting for us to slip up and we handed them the game.
Jordan and Rakitic, I don’t want to see them paired again.
Playing too defensive line was a tactical error, there was no outlet.
The big question of today's match: will Januzaj score two goals or three?
Vote in the main thread with the hashtag #JanuzBrace or #JanuzHatTrick
@SurreySevilla , James I saw you commented on the squad, what's your vote? 
. Kidding, but I agree with you that the squad looks slightly more convincing that last couple weeks. Can't wait to get Tecatito back. I'm still counting on a brand new (ice cold) Tecatito by the end of the season... Filling the gaps left by Papu, Ocampos, etc
Can't wait to bag another three points to leave begind that relegation zone!
Oh my. Our defense is super shaky today
Oliver sure can pull the ball out of the air. So close there
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Hahaha talking about undeserved
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Our defense doesn’t have the skill to deal with this press. Or maybe it’s a midfield failure for not giving options? Either way it’s a frightening adventure every time we try to get out of our half
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No way we have the legs to keep this up for 90 minutes, especially with no options really on the bench.
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Not sure why Fernando started in the back. Gudelj is the better choice there of course.
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Didn’t catch the game yesterday but sounds a familiar story this season.
Two home wins against Cadiz and Elche is a must.
Mark mate, not calling you out here but you are very lenient on Lope. He has had the luxury of spending loads of cash at mediocre players (Suso, Lopes, Oscar, Idrissi) and some he doesn’t he give any minutes before shipping them off. He has had unwavering faith from the board and had more than ample time to set up his own philosophy (whatever that is) and tactics. This season Monchi helps him sign his favorite pupil in Isco despite having a glut of attacking midfielders and he only gave one good game before sodding off after Lope did.
Let’s look back at what he managed to achieve at the club at three years, yes there’s the europa league triumph but I dare say if it was a full two legged affair Roma or Man Utd would have knocked Sevilla out easily. Couple that in with losses to Mirandes and the most dysfunctional Barcelona of the decade in CDL, flunking the easiest Champions League group last year and following that with an absolutely abysmal 10 match non-winning streak. That is enough to bin him three times over.
Sampaoli hasn’t managed the best of his and the squad’s abilities and some tactical choices were questionable but to get an unbalanced team out of a 3 year rut is tough enough in itself. If he sign up for this on his own I’m not sure who would come.