The ‘L’ time in Seville

Decisive hours to confirm, or not, the continuity of Julen Lopetegui in Sevilla. After a first contact a few days ago, in which they did not iron out all the necessary rough edges, the club and the coach agreed to reach definitive conclusions at the end of this week because in Nervión they do not want more suspense regarding their tenant on the bench of the next season.

The uncertainty is maximum and in fact on the main floor of the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Nobody wanted to rule out one hundred percent a traumatic end to the successful relationship that has been maintained with the Asteasu coach, capable of lifting a Europa League and qualifying the team for the Champions League via League for three consecutive seasons, something that Sevilla achieved for the first time in its history.

The reality: there are too many differences, some of which seem difficult to reconcile, between what the rectors and Lopetegui think about matters such as the management of the reserve team players, relationships and media times, and even about making up the squad. Monchi is preparing to undertake a profound remodeling of the team that has already begun with the sale of Diego Carlos, will continue with that of Koundé and will surely continue with the transfer of some other sacred cow in recent years as Lucas Ocampos and/or Youssef En-Nesyri.

For the relationship to continue, the Basque coach will have to give his arm to twist in some aspects and the club in others. The relationship has been wearing out little by little and the season that has just ended, with a difficult classification for the Champions League and a plague of injuries, has severely damaged connections that have often been fraught with tension due to the character of each other and the demand that Sevilla has acquired in the last three decades.