Wait…who’s that homeless guy wearing number 16?
Oh, that’s Capel. Hi, Capel! Nice hair! And nice win, Sevilla! A 1-5 win any day is a great win, but especially coming against a team that took 3 points from the Sánchez Pizjuán earlier this season that is currently fighting to stay in La Primera.
They came out pretty toothless, to be honest, but our goal in the second minute didn’t give them much time to bite. Sticking with the teeth analogy, Sevilla bit well. Our passes were bitingly sharp. Our control of the ball was like there was gum on our boots (get it? gums?). We were really getting the ball between our jowls and taking it wherever we wanted – mostly down the wings. Negredo put us up 0-1 in the second minute after finishing Navas’s fine, canine-like run and shot after a great pass from Capel The Homeless.
The match settled a little bit, with both teams seeming to lose their baby teeth for about 20 minutes or so, but then Capel grew a man tooth as he burst down the wing like a greyhound (a canine) and ran onto a great pass from…somebody. He was brought down in the area and given the penalty, which Kanouté cooly put to the side of Racing’s keep. Looks like he should have broken his ankle as he tried to grasp at the shot with his weight leading him away from it. Poor guy.
After 0-2 the teams calmed down a bit and Racing saw more possession. Palóp denied a 1v1 and Adriano had a great chance saved. Halftime. In the second half, we came out chomping at the bit! With our teeth! We put in two goals in the first three minutes of the half. We were glistening and playing so well. Capel to Navas for the 0-3. Navas to Capel for the 0-4. That goal got a smile from the Andalusian, whose white teeth shone brightly as he hugged Navas. No biting, Capel!
Later on, Racing pulled a goal back to make it 1-4. We had several great chances to make some more bite marks on Racing’s proverbial arm (huh?), but we went away grinding our incisors at the missed opportunities. Negredo was whistled for being too far onside when the ball was passed, losing a 1v1 opportunity, and Kanouté danced and twirled in the area before firing a shot wide of a mostly open net.
Finally, Negredo finished things off with a colossal blast from close range that saw us going away with a 1-5 victory. It was such a forceful rocket of a volley that my TMJ started to act up. Yeah, it was a weird kind of forcefulness.
All told, we rocked Racing’s face off today. They were left bloodied and toothless, only one point clear of the relegation zone. Man of the match is a difficult choice between two players that I’ve underappreciated all season: Negredo and Capel. They both made excellent runs and were consistently setting up teammates. Super duper win, Sevilla! Brush three times for Barça next week!
amazing. perfect result. and so good to see negredo stepping it up. we needed that bad. both because fabiano is out and just because we invested a shit load in him and its about time it started paying off.
also, i know its not really the focus of this team, but we clinched a spot at very least in the europa league next season. not that ive been worried about that in recent weeks, but its an accomplishment nonetheless. without knowing how our race for fourth will play out, we should be proud that again we will be playing in a european cup. 7 straight years of european football is a real accomplishment. and only further cements our claim to being one of spain’s and europe’s best teams.
congratulations boys.
now go give hell to barca in a few days… my god that game will be huge.
ps. real now up 4-1 in the 80somethingth minute. looks like we’re headed for the awkward position of giving real a potential championship as we try and get back to the champs league. my god this is a crazy end to the season.
oh my god. that last goal was absurd. negredo CRUSHES that ball.
and capel’s run on his goal was sublimely timed.
and dude. kanoute’s pk goal was far funnier than you even made it. that shit has to be seen to be believed. incredible.
great game.
haha, looking at that picture… looks like navas’s shorts are riding high on him. pull ‘em down, granny!
gosh, what a result. and nice review, aaron!
the fact that 3 days before we play barca, we’re scoring on very quick counters from the midfield is VERY good news indeed. they’ll be very nervous, in such a high-stakes game, and playing with their high pressure and high lines, knowing that at any moment one of about 4 players could start sprinting from midfield and outrun whatever super slow CB barca starts. (and if pique can’t play, and that super slow barca CB is marquez–a slow CB even by barca’s standards–well, you’ve to to think navas/capel/negredo/luisfa/you name it will have a field day.
getting my hopes up for this game is a terrible idea, but…WE COULD REALLY DO IT, YOU GUYS!!!
i though fabiano was out for teh game against us.
btw excellent game guys. congrats. i wish sevilla would play such football whole year then they can really challenge and i mean even win something teh CL or teh liga.
anyways best of luck for teh game! may teh best team win.
i mean, it is very interesting how much more we’ve been getting forward lately. im not sure we’re quite like the sevilla of old terrorizing people down the wings and from the back, but its certainly a few steps in that direction from where we were for most of jimenez’s time.
does alvarez get credit for this? an interesting part of where the standings are is that a tie doesnt do $hit for us against barcelona. and for barcelona a tie doesn’t due $hit for them. both teams will be playing to win. i cant wait…. nervous.
lets get em!
we’re sure going to have some kind of match this saturday! apparently, fabiano has said he expects to be back as his strain was downgraded to a level 1. i’d love to see him and kanouté up top, with negredo maybe getting a trot out in the second half since he’s been netting so many balls the last two matches.
from what i’ve read on several sights, the players ARE attributing the new, attacking style to álvarez. so that’s interesting! what do we think about him coaching us next season?
as i see it–
pros: save money, the players seem to like him, he has proven that he can get us to generate goals (11 in the last 3 matches), and we look pretty out there.
cons: not a big name, not a proven coach – yet, and would inspire less confidence (i’m guessing) in keeping our stars (fabiano, navas, perotti) for next year.