Sevilla under the spotlight - La Liga Special
Jose Maria del Nido is making all the right noises in media for a more equitable distribution of resources. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604. His team is following his
leadership and their performances have taken the league by surprise. They stand sixth in La Liga table and are one of the remaining few who are yet to lose.
After the departure of Gregorio Manzano no one was willing to give Sevilla a chance. The experienced tactician led his team to fifth place and if he had anyone to support talisman http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-Negredo-c5294 they would have given Villarreal a run for their money. However,
European competition was salvaged and they could not have asked for anything more.
Marcelino Garcia Toral was brought in to replace Gregorio Manzano and he has done pretty well thus far. They stand in a respectable position and the season has just begun. Their performances will have given the fans all the reasons to think big for the season.
So far, they have drawn three and won three. Their 12 points are enough to take place them over big spenders Atletico Madrid and the enterprising Yellow Submarine. What makes their performance all the more exceptional are their opponents in each fixture.
Sevilla started their campaign in a flying fashion, beating cash rich Malaga on their home turf. Negredo’s double was enough to bad all the points, as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santi-c32503 Cazorla’s thunderbolt of a strike went in vain. An early blow against UEFA Champions League contenders
should have made Sevillistas happy.
The match against Malaga was followed by a trip to El Madrigal. Los Rojiblancos found Villarreal in disarray and were unfortunate to come away with only a draw. However, it was a very decent result given the pedigree of the Yellow Submarine and their performances
in La Liga in the previous season.
Sevilla won their next encounter against Real Sociedad thanks to a solitary goal coming from the boots of Frederic Kanoute. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mali-c2951 international was back at his menacing best at the end of the week, as he held Valencia to the sword. His 18th
minute goal was enough to earn all the points at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ramón-c30536 Sanchez Pizjuán.
Los Nervionenses have done well in the league so far and their battling draw at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon against former tactician Gregorio Manzano is praiseworthy. The share of spoils were enough for the visiting side who were shot-handed by suspensions and injuries.
Sevilla have not lost to their direct competitors for Champions League qualification and have made sure that they do not let them get the better of them. Malaga and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 have been dealt blows early in the league, while Marcelino has made sure their tricky
away draws do not hurt them later in the campaign.
Sevilla have ushered into this new era positively and will do their best to continue their unbeaten run. Under the tutelage of Jose Mari del Nido Sevilla have been transformed and they have nothing to fear.
However, the track record of manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelino-c23540 Garcia Toral is disturbing for the Sevillistas. He has not stayed in one club for more than two years and this will be a stifling factor if there are any plans to forge a trophy winning team.
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