The defeat in the Champions League was the straw that overflowed the cup
The Sevilla F.C. of this season is not resembling anything to the previous one, with a Lopetegui on the edge of dismissal. The Nervion set things are going quite badly in LaLiga Santander with just 1 point out of a possible 12, and in the Champions League, not to mention. Yesterday at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, he was thrashed at the hands of Manchester City, 0-4.
The directives of Hispalense painting already has a verdict almost assured because they are waiting for confirmation of Monchi. However, he still trusts the Basque coach and has asked for one more game for the coach to raise his head. Precisely that will be before the RCD Espanyol this saturday at RCDE Stadium.
A defeat and even a draw against Espanyol, and Sevilla will proceed with the dismissal of Lopetegui
The Sevilla board of directors has chosen to comply with Monchi’s wish, to give the Gipuzkoan coach one more chance. The condition is that he has to get the three points in Catalan lands, or else they will proceed with the dismissal of him for this same weekend. Perhaps for Lopetegui himself it is the most difficult game of the season.
The Nervión team has barely scored 3 goals and has conceded 5, in which 3 of them were at the hands of FC Barcelona. In the European competition, Sevilla is already in last position due to the 4 goals it received from the city team. September 10 could be the date on which the Sevilla club straightened its path in the 2022-23 season, or the Basque’s last game in charge of the Seville bench.
In case Lopetegui is fired, Monchi already has a candidate
Monchi blindly trusts the former Real Madrid coach, but knows that he will not be able to do anything if the boards agree to his dismissal. Besides, if he concedes one more loss or even a draw, he will have to say goodbye to Lopetegui and take care of his replacement. There is already a man on the Cadiz’s agenda who played on that bench in the 2011-12 season.
We are talking about Marcelino Toral García, who is in free agency after ending his contract with Athletic Club 2 months ago. However, Monchi knows that the Asturian coach is aspiring to a more important position, that of reaching the national bench and taking over from Luis Enrique. We will see if these days he is seduced by the idea of reaching Seville and postponing the dream of directing Spain.