Sevilla manager, Argentine Matias Almeyda, declared this Friday, on the eve of facing Mallorca at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium in the ninth round of LaLiga, that he knows “what the objective is” for his team and that “we only have nine rounds of matches left”, so “it is not the time to get on or off any bandwagon”, but rather “to continue on this path”.

Almeyda, who appeared before journalists at the club’s training ground, where he will lead the final preparation session for the match in the evening, pointed out that “all triumphs bring happiness and the last match” against Barcelona (4-1) “did it for many reasons”.

The coach of the Seville team recalled that last matchday against Barca “is just a match, nothing more”, so he encouraged his players to “continue working without fear of defeat or fear of victory”.

Despite that his arrival has revived Sevilla fans, the South American coach said that "there is no savior here," but rather the club is made up of "a management, a sporting director and a group, and they are all important," especially the players, who "are the protagonists."

Regarding the match against Mallorca, he stated that they try to "study all the rivals" and that Sevilla is at a "similar" level to the Balearic team. "Anyone who thinks we are above Mallorca is wrong. It will be a very difficult match," he stressed.

For this match, the Buenos Aires coach will not have French center back Tanguy Nianzou back, who "started training with the group" last week "but felt some discomfort," so he has "preferred to stop him so as not to force things. Hopefully he'll be ready for the next game."

He also referred to the case of midfielder Joan Jordan, of whom he commented that "he is a different case to the rest" as he had to undergo surgery in preseason, so now he is "in the process of reaching the level of his teammates and, if he surpasses them, he will play."

One of the players who has progressed the most in recent months has been right-back Jose Angel Carmona,with whom he spoke “in preseason” and expressed his “happiness with the change” that followed that conversation with a footballer who “when he does what he has to do, he’s great.”

Almeyda is not worried about the heat forecast for two o’clock in the afternoon on Saturday in Seville, the kick-off time of the match, because his “mind is set on the team doing things well” and his “opinion on the matter wouldn’t change anything because whatever he says, the time of the match will remain the same.”