Spanish football club Sevilla FC don fire their Argentine coach Matías Almeyda after dem suffer 2-0 home loss to Valencia for La Liga match wey happen on Saturday night. The club announce the decision on Monday as dem dey struggle for survival for Spanish topflight league.
Almeyda wey dey serve seven-match ban after im confront referee official for February, no dey for touchline since mid-February. The coach wey manage AEK Athens from 2022 to 2025 before im join Sevilla on three-year contract, don coach the team for 32 matches across all competitions with 10 wins, 7 draws and 15 losses.
For Naija players wey dey the team, Akor Adams na the club top scorer this season with 7 goals for 24 La Liga matches, while Chidera Ejuke score 1 goal for 21 appearances. Almeyda don drop Adams for their last match against Valencia, say im no satisfy with the player performance against Barcelona.
Sevilla now dey 15th position for La Liga table with just 3 points above relegation zone with 9 games remain. The team get only one win for their last 8 matches – 1-0 victory against Getafe for February.
Club statement read say: “Matías Almeyda don been relieve of im duties as Sevilla FC first-team head coach. Sevilla FC wan thank Matías Almeyda and im team for their efforts and professionalism and wish dem the best for future.”
Because of international break, Sevilla get two weeks to prepare before dem face fellow strugglers Real Oviedo for April 5. The seven-time Europa League champions now dey find new coach wey go help dem escape relegation battle.
For Nigerian football community, many eyes dey on how the new coach appointment go affect playing time for Adams and Ejuke. Both players join Sevilla last summer with high expectations, but team performance don affect their contributions.
Sevilla wey win Europa League for 2023, now dey fight to maintain their La Liga status. The club get rich history for European competitions but this season don show serious decline for domestic performance.
The search for new coach dey ongoing as club management wan make quick appointment before crucial match against Oviedo. Football analysts say the next few weeks go determine if Sevilla go survive or go face relegation for first time in many years.
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