Sevilla head coach Mat\u00edas Almeyda spoke at length after his team\u2019s 2\u20130 loss to Real Madrid, addressing the refereeing, his dismissal, and his assessment of Sevilla\u2019s performance at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u.<\/p>\n
Refereeing and Red Card Incident<\/p>\n
Almeyda explained that he was sent off after protesting a foul and strongly criticized the officiating during the match.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was sent off for protesting a foul. But I\u2019d like them to listen to the audio recordings, because it\u2019s easy to get people sent off.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not a circus clown; I have my own story, and I\u2019m a man who engages in dialogue. Request the audio recordings.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never seen two penalties awarded in two minutes. There\u2019s VAR. Today the refereeing was very poor.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI congratulate Real Madrid on their victory; they weren\u2019t favored by it. I\u2019m against the refereeing because of how badly he officiated, which is why I was sent off.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey told me they were tired of me talking about respect. If there\u2019s any disrespect on my part, let them show it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Almeyda emphasized the importance of communication between players, coaches, and referees.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had talks, and I participate in the dialogue between players and referees because we\u2019re all part of the same game.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDialogue has to be possible. You can\u2019t just hand out yellow cards for the sake of it; it hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI talk things out and complain, I don\u2019t insult. There has to be a middle ground.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not happy with the refereeing, and I can\u2019t stay silent. Between those who stay silent and those who speak out, I\u2019ll take the one who speaks out. Those who stay silent are traitors. And I\u2019m not one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Assessment of Sevilla\u2019s Performance<\/p>\n
Despite the loss, Almeyda praised his players and their approach to the match.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank my group of players for their commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe played well against an opponent with impressive players in their lineup. We blocked them and created our chances.\u201d<\/p>\n
Playing at the Bernab\u00e9u and Team Identity<\/p>\n
Almeyda said Sevilla approached the match with confidence and belief.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe came here to play as if we were playing at home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe played a great game. We recognize our opponent, the quality they have, and we played as if we were at home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s our idea, what we\u2019ve tried to do throughout this semester. Sometimes it\u2019s worked out well, sometimes less so, but there\u2019s a clear idea and self-belief.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sevilla head coach Mat\u00edas Almeyda spoke at length after his team\u2019s 2\u20130 loss to Real Madrid, addressing the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361705,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[829,64725,403,99],"class_list":["post-361704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-latest-news","tag-real-madrid-cf-la-liga","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}