Aspas was good here, but didn’t get much PT.
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Yes indeed. He scored 4 goals in one game and was dropped for the next, somethng that irked me about Emery at the time.
Most of his trademark goals are scored in acres of space which he himself helps manufacture by sneaking into different positions. Not every coach will accomodate a player out of position.
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Less than 28 minutes per game to make his mark, not the best platform to showcase his talents. Also Emery liked a rigid formation and positional play so Aspas was probably a bad fit, Celta’s entire gameplan revolves around him so it’s a different machine altogether.
At Madrid have signed Lyon’s Moussa Dembele on loan for the 2nd half of the season with a 30m option to buy. Simeone going all in for this one.
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https://orgullobiri.com/el-sevilla-fc-se-prepara-para-anunciar-a-dos-fichajes-gratis/
“Sevilla FC is preparing to announce two signings which would arrive for free and are already valued by Monchi himself. Without a doubt, the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán team wants to strengthen itself in the best way and taking into account the pandemic, they are looking for options with not very high costs. The two players in question are Marko Dmitrovic and Otávio, the Eibar goalkeeper and the Porto striker respectively. Both players would already have advanced negotiations with the Sevillian team.”
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Otavio won’t be free no. Another attacking mid. But he seems to have some flair.
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Obviously I’m from the US so I’ll be a bit biased, but why aren’t we delving into the American market? American players have a huge upside to them. They’re cheap, hard-working, and can turn into world class with a much bigger sell-on value if nurtured correctly.
Clubs in Germany are already ahead of us in snapping them up, and now even Italian clubs like Juventus and Roma are looking at them. Someone like Bryan Reynolds shows tons of potential and could be our next RB once Navas hangs his boots. I love Monchi and his scouting team but maybe it’s time to look outside of France.
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Also, while we are in the topic of looking at the American market, we can look a bit further down and look at South Americans as well. We all know Brazilians, Argentineans, and Uruguayans are talented, but there are so much hidden gems in countries like Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Perú. Obviously I know about strict EU laws in Spain, but some of these kids can get a European passport due to their grandparents or something. It’s ridiculous when we’re not in the race for someone like Moisés Caicedo, who is cheap but extremely talented. He’s currently valued around $6 million but that value can increase ten times in a couple years.
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Teams are only allowed five non-EU guys, and only allowed three non-EU guys in the matchday squad. But there are some young talents worth the gamble. Also, I’m not just talking about signing players to our senior squad but the youth academy as well. There are endless potential across the Atlantic.
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I think the game is requiring more athleticism across the board, especially due to important uses of full-backs and intense pressing styles. We know first hand on how important wing-backs are thanks to Navas, Reguilón, and Acuña. The US is producing wing-backs like crazy these days because there are so many young athletic kids here with lighting pace and mesmerizing agility. All they need is a proper development to become the next Alexander-Arnold. Reynolds is someone I believe we should take a chance on because there really isn’t much to lose, or Reggie Cannon who has been lighting it up in Portugal.
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That’s interesting to hear about the full-backs. We are focused on France mostly nowadays for talent, but it definitely wouldn’t hurt to have a look at the US.
I asked @ChrisLail some time ago about any recommendations from the MLS and he mentioned a player, can’t remember who it was but that same player was rumored for a move to Sevilla a couple of days later - indicating that Monchi is reading the forums 
… so you never know!
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Agreed, I would only extend with Navas at this point. 2 more seasons with 1 optional for the player not the club.
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Dani Alves rumored to return, not sure how where when, but I’d give him a 1+1 contract in a heartbeat!
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Thauvin should be priority such a good player for 3-4 years to come. Guarentee for effectivity and converting attacks into actual goals, can probably blend in well with some of our other french speaking teammates.
Otávio I like too but it really doesn´t stop does it, we just want to be jamming that midfield untill we find anything close to Éver. altho Mudo might make some space soon. If we can pull in both, im for it for sure.
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Not happening sorry to say.
Alves tweeted a photo of him alongside the caption: “As the saying goes: THE GOOD SON ALWAYS COMES HOME!” However, it soon emerged that the coy message was in relation to the Brazilian international – currently at Sao Paulo – representing the club for Esports.
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I think part of the thing with Americans in Sevilla is that our scouting department only scouts the national teams of the “Class B Leagues” which MLS thus the USMNT falls under. So we are only watching those guys that have made the national team, U-21s, etc. By doing this, Sevilla only sees the USMNT playing some terrible competition in the CONCACAF which doesn’t highlight a players true potential all the time.
The difference between Spain and Germany is the huge military base that we have there (for how much longer who knows). Many of these kids playing in Germany trained in Germany as kids and have never been to the US. There haven’t been many successes that have moved from MLS to these other clubs.
With that said, you can see that the talent in the US is getting better and no doubt we are a very athletic nation that can produce some quality speed guys which is what you are seeing succeed for the most part in Europe.
Monchi’s Masterclass is a good watch for more insight on the scouting department.
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Great post by the way @antoniodisanto and a great question. It would be awesome to have an American on Sevilla!
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Well I wasn’t talking about German-American players. I was talking about American players that were scouted while they were playing youth soccer in the US and were signed in recent years by Bundesliga clubs; such as Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams, Gio Reyna, Josh Sargent, Chris Richards, Matthew Hoppe, Ulysses Llanez, and etc.
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Yep some good players there for sure. I’ll try to remember to ask Monchi this question next time we interview him. I think it is a very good point.
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Interesting read. Basically saying that the French league is looking at a centralized reduction of salary of 30% to help save some of the teams who are on the verge of bankruptcy. It further states that La Liga could be in a similar state and speculates that talent will purge out of the leagues due to the reduction in salaries.
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For Monchi & his team, i believe they prioritize ‘readymade’ talent. Player transfers are essential to the budget. They won’t invest heavily in youth like a Dortmund would as it would take more time.
If you look at our players, you don’t see a player in the mold of a Pulisic, that is allowed a few years to develop until he becomes a regular. Any player of that ilk (like Bryan Gil) would end up going on loan anyway.
But i’ve always wondered why we haven’t delved deeper into the South American market like a Porto or Benfica would. Perhaps the Portuguese league has a more lenient rule for non-EU players.
But it wouldn’t hurt to have 1 or 2 project players on the squad no? Or does anyone believe we have them in Oscar and Idrissi? I don’t think of them to be of this type cause they both have a chance of exploding this season and being transferred next.
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