Sevilla and its nightmare with the ball stopped: 13 goals embedded and ten lost points

The whitish picture abuses too much of its best buzas, Nyland and Lukebakiothat, when they err, the technician runs out of arguments to change the face of a tedious game Like the one who raised the Athletic Club. The result? Three very valuable points for the struggle for the European positions that leave for the drain. And everything, once again, because of a Standing ball play poorly defended by the Hispanic team. A foul caused by AGUMÉ, that Álex Berenguer puts in the center to the area and the placement of the equipment allows Yeray to auction at pleasure. Juanlu and Carmona breaking the offside and absolutely no one covering rival players. All wrong.

These Highlights of Sevilla They have caused the team to be this season in an indefinition in LaLiga, despite having had several opportunities to make a definitive leap towards the upper part. However, it is unquestionable that the team has improved its benefits with respect to these previous two years, but it lacks certain aspects to speak with a project that goes somewhere.

Ten points less

One of these aspects to improve is the stopped ballsince statistics show a lack of both defensive and in the offensive part. Sevilla has only marked the stopped ball twice: the penalty in the derby In Sánchez-Pizjuán and the Saul’s goal against Girona In Montilivi.

Especially striking was the case with the Osasunasince those of pepper had two dozen options between five corneres and free throws. The result was a 1-1 drawthat Sevilla was very close to winning, but that the little effectiveness in this type of scenarios penalized him harshly. Two points that flew.

On this data, García Pimienta himself admitted his strangeness a few weeks ago at a press conference: «I come from clubs in which the stopped ball cost us a lot. But I arrived here and I saw the number of physically so powerful players that we have and imagined that the stopped ball was going to give us many points. Well, not only have we achieved that although we are much closer to harm, but we have to be much more solid and consistent at the defensive level. It works from the defense even the ball stopped. If we are concentrated at the defensive level, the rival has to have difficulty generating danger. We have worked it and we have seen it on video and sometimes unfortunately for working it much does not give results. We are putting everything on our part and everything happens to be more concentrated ».

Especially striking was the case with Osasuna, since those of pepper had two dozen options between five corneres and free throws. The result was a 1-1 draw, that Sevilla was very close to winning, but that the little effectiveness in this type of scenarios penalized him harshly. Two points that flew.

However, the team has not improved and statistics are more serious when the number of points that Sevilla has lost this course by goals embedded in strategy plays. So far, the team has left ten points along the way for this reason. Beyond the party against the Athletic Last Sunday (and also to the first leg in San Mamés), it has also happened to him Majorca At home, in the return with the Espanyol and before him Leganés in Butarque. Having refined more before these types of plays, one could be talking about a Seville serious candidate for the top six positions of the table.

Thirteen goals against

As regards goals, of the 37 goals against Sevilla, 13 have been the result of the stopped ballbeing four of them by penalty and, the rest through strategy plays. Barcelona has been the team that has been primed in this regard, since it scored two goals in the first leg and two others in the return through this type of play.

However, LaLiga’s current leader is not the only one who has taken advantage of the Achilles heel of pepper. In fact, in his last four games at home he has conceded goals of this type. The one of Yeray against Athleticthat of Valjent against MallorcaEric García’s before Barcelona and that of Kumbulla against Espanyol. The goal of Girona in Montilivi was also like that.

These data have placed Sevilla in the head of the teams that have fit the most in this type of actions in 2024-25. In short, between corners, penalties, band leaves, direct and indirect offenses, they have been 13 The goals received by Sevilla In this season. They only approach those of Nervión teams such as Celta, Valladolid, Espanyol and Leganés.

While it is true that the Sevillista painting has improved the defensive aspect this course, all the efforts of the rear during the meetings are thrown by the ground when facing these scenarios. Even so, the Catalan coach has achieved some solidity with respect to these last two seasons. The combination at the Defense Center of Kike Salas and Badé It has settled and has signed very serious matches, such as Anoeta.

Now, pepper has two weeks ahead to put extra duties to the few players who stay in the Sports City during this March break. Seriously prepare the derby and file these details that are differential when taking, or not, seriously to Seville from here at the end of the season.