After several hours, the sports director of the Seville, Monchi, he reflected on the victory of his team in the derby against Betis
, a victory that has loaded the team with morale and that has been very notable for the way it was produced.
In the official media, the former goalkeeper highlighted everyone's work in a long and difficult period and, above all, full of doubts before a strange enemy like the Covid-19. For Monchi, the derby was not won this Thursday in the Sánchez Pizjuán, but much earlier.
“There were doubts and uncertainties about how the team would react in such different circumstances. But the team surprised us and when there is an important game, the victories are not achieved in 90 minutes. Arriving with the right mindset, concentration and motivation is essential. Since Monday we saw that the line was good and it has been worked well and has been reflected in the grass. With good players everything is easier and the coach's work has been magnificent, reading the game well. Yesterday's victory has many parents and among them are the players but also the coaching staff “, commented on Friday San Fernando.
Monchi He insisted on the importance of mentalization. “I am very happy because it has been a hard and difficult three months, not only for football but for life. Three months where many concepts have changed and that soccer has also been complicated. There have been more difficult peaks, but happy that it has returned and we hope that it can be finished. As for yesterday's game, satisfied because starting this mini league on the right foot is important. Starting with a derby had its pros and cons, because it is motivating and important within the city, but you could also think that when it arrived it would end and it is not. There are many things to fight and our obsession was to convey its importance without forgetting that there were ten others just as important, ”he said on official radio.
The sports manager recalled all the work done in very difficult circumstances, first at home and then in the sports city in very special situations: “There are more nuances that do not come out. This has been hard and on May 8th we started training in a bunkerized sports city with no contact between the players. Many people from the coaching staff were missing and that is why I say that victory does not have only one father. See everyone's involvement, how the non-summoned cheered and how the coaching staff made public … What Joan (Jordan) u Oliver (Torres) say that listening to the comrades cheering has been essential to talk about the team, the collective … The battles are won by eleven but the wars are won by the collective. ”
Monchi also lastly he referred to a Sánchez-Pizjuán empty and how the players had to motivate themselves without the support of their fans. “It is an important role because the feeling of detachment that this virus has created has been tremendous. That disunity had to be worked on to return to normality. At first it was complicated because your partner could infect you. You looked at your friend as an enemy and all that has been a slow process, where all of us who surrounded the group have been important in trying to be a family. We needed to feel sheltered because we lacked the most important thing, which was our hobby ”.