I’d like to see us go for it in that competition, especially with the incentive of a home final. Will make up quite a lot for the disappointment of getting knocked out.
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It’s a difficult one. I guess we should but I just hope it doesn’t derail our copa del Rey and la liga progress. As I feel we have a good chance in them competitions to do better than we did past seasons. It will be better to go for 3 competitions if we get most of our players back fit and strengthen a bit in January.
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League is the priority and trying to at least get top 3 and then I’d like to see us do well in at least one of the Copa and Europa League.
For me though the Europa League is our competition, one we’ve won so many times and I think we absolutely should respect it and go to win it.
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Sorry if my comments have come across a bit knee jerk or rash about Lope, but I’m so disappointed with tonight and the way we’ve performed in the CL.
I just hope things can get better. Lope will probably have the rest of this season and we’ll see where we’re at then I guess.
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The EL will be difficult to win this season given the teams dropping down from the CL.
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I just think we have to remember we have always struggled in this elite competition. I don’t think it’s fair lope gets all the blame. For me of course there a couple of things he could have done better but in general we just aren’t great in our approach play or clinical enough to make the difference.
When we lack the attacking options, missing key players, work on a small budget and lack pace to make the difference it can be no surprise.
Provided we keep doing well in the league and the other competitions I think we can still be happy overall. The only shame is we miss out on the extra funds we’d bank by making the last 16. Still we move on and plenty to fight for.
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I’m certainly not just blaming Lope. He does have a lot of things against him with injuries and a lack of options. It’s not like he could call on YEN or Lamela, probably our two key players.
So he’s not got it easy but my biggest criticism of Lope is the playing style. I really don’t like the dull football and I hope this is something that can be worked on.
Another thing I’d say is that we have done well in this competition in the past. It wasn’t that along ago that we were beating Man United and taking Bayern Munich all the way over two legs. Feels like we have gone backwards since then, both in terms of quality and playing style.
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It’s funny how the 2017-2018 was our best champions league run when we got to last 8 and pushed Bayern in that tie. Yet that season we blew up in la liga and ended up with about a mere 56 points. We were better in champions league then but much worse in la liga. Despite that season though we either exited the group stage or last 16 for champions.
Still we had Ben yedder and sarabia then who made a real difference in those champions league games as were clinical in front of goal. We also had Banega who was the man with the keys who made things happen. We haven’t really replaced Banega to be honest.
We were much worse at the back that season and less organised but in terms of quality attacking players we probably had better back then. It’s funny how you look at things by comparing seasons.
I honestly feel these set of players especially coupled with the key players out being YEN and lamela probably have less attacking quality than previous Sevilla sides.
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Yes it is strange. Back then we certainly weren’t as good defensively but we were better from an attacking point of view with Ben Yedder and then Banega in midfield. That can make the difference in the Champions League.
We’re definitely missing quality players in both these positions and it’s really shown. Attacking wise we’re the weakest we’ve been for as long as I can remember. I reckon we need at least one quality striker and a Banega type player in midfield. We need reinforcements in January as we’re already down to the bare bones.
I think quality wise, this squad isn’t as good as maybe some of us thought. There may have been strength and depth but not quality. I too would question a policy of signing older foreign imports in Delaney and Augustinsson (bit part players) over young talented Spanish players for instance. Letting Gill go shows the direction we were going in and it’s not the right way and certainly not how we’ve done things in the past when you think of some of the younger players who have come good with us through the ranks, Ramos, Navas, Reyes, Puerta etc.
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Yeah good point about the policy change. Yeah it slightly worrying that Monchi and Castro have went down the road of older and more experienced players but we a bit light in terms of youth coming through. That is a slight concern and we need more young blood coming through to get a healthier balance there.
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Agree with almost all the points.
Yes, the team is limited in resources and quality, but still not below Salzburg and Lille and with better tactics and preparations should definitely have done better in that group. It is embarrassing to not make it through from a group like that, having just returned to CL.
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Definitely. We need to build for the future. I don’t see many young players coming through the ranks like we used to. Signing players like Delaney and Augustinsson (not saying they’re bad players) is stagnation for me.
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Good point mate. Yeah we don’t have anyone from the academy or Sevilla atletico who really stands out. I mean it shows as we all know that Sevilla atletico are struggling currently. We could a good run back in the 2000s with the players you mentioned. We probably should have kept Bryan Gill but it easier to be wise after the event I guess.
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I said early in the season that we need a proper proven goalscorer as you can’t have YEN as your no.1 striker to have much success in CL and further into the season in La Liga, albeit the league is much weaker than usual now.
Now that we are out of CL, the club board will probably decide either to carry on as is or add a striker not of required high quality. Still need a proper playmaker in midfield too, as Rakitic and Papu Gomez really look past their best now.
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I would like to know what happened at half-time? The first half we were clearly on top and I thought it’s just a matter of time until we score. Then we come out for the 2nd half and play like a team already 3-0 up with no urgency to get forward at all.
Big disappointments for me tonight were Papu and Jordan they gave away the ball no end of times. Montiel at least got down the wing at times and put in a few crosses, I don’t think he’s as bad as some are making out.
As for Oscar… Yet again he brought nothing to the game, I can only hope some team is desperate enough in Jan to put in an offer for him and we get rid.
Still it could have been worse, at least we have “our” cup to play for, as I posted earlier what odds would you give on a Sevilla v :poop: final in the RSP?
I would love to draw Leicester in our first game and get our revenge.
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Yeah I can see why lopetegui doesn’t play Oscar. I mean when he’s come on lately he’s offered nothing. A few on here wanted Oscar to get more minutes but from what I seen I think lope was right to keep him benched and wouldn’t mind if we get rid to be honest.
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Totally agree with this. We need a top quality striker, a pacey left winger and a new Banega type player. These are the positions we are weak and what’s holding us back. Like I said before I feel our attack is pretty weak especially without YEN and Lamela now too. We need to try get reinforcements in January if we want to push on or at least maintain our league position and push on in the copa del Rey and europa league. If not January then definitely in the summer but I feel we need to try before then.
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Oscar comes onto the pitch looking like he’s just stepped out of the sports shop window and leaves the pitch looking exactly the same. Not a hair out of place, not a speck of dirt on him, or a bead of sweat. He’s a complete waste of space.
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Yikes, this was a really tough game to watch. I’m really upset with the result and what it means for European competition, but I’m also really excited to see them play in the Europa League.
When it comes down to it, we’re not one of the best 16 teams in Europe this year, and that’s alright. Let’s hope the squad uses the break in European competition to get their heads on straight and recharge the batteries before making a run in the Europa League. I’m excited to see if we can play in the final in the RSP.
My family and I will be in Sevilla for the final. I can’t imagine how electric the city will be if we’re playing.
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