Víctor Orta and the ‘Sevilla appeal’

That Sevilla needs to reinforce its squad in January is evidence that cannot stand any discussion. The team led by García Pimienta lacks quality in all areas, but, despite this, the writer is convinced that Sevilla will finish the season closer to European positions than to relegation positions. I think, and this is how he expressed it, that the locker room is well directed by a coach who does not avoid self-criticism, who knows how to make the most of the resources he has and who, like the team, is growing. All of this does not hide the fact that they have been given a squad that is stuck on pins and needles and that they need the good and the least bad to be at a high level on matchdays to be able to carry out a game in a calm manner.

García Pimienta almost screams for them to bring him to one end. The departure of Lucas Ocampos generated outrage in a club in which collective hysteria has been established, but not because of the fact that one of the most important footballers of the club in recent campaigns left (which also), but because he did not He was replaced in the team more than by a future project like Idumbo. Now Sevilla has the possibility – with the room for maneuver assured by the president who left the operation with Rayados – to strengthen that demarcation, while Víctor Orta is also faced with the possibility of beginning to gain the credit that he has been losing.

The sports director will not have it easy. The economic reality of Seville is chilling and represents a very important handicap when it comes to going to a market as particular as the winter one. There will be no shortage of advisors for Orta, who can go to social networks whenever he wants. There are thousands of Transfermarkt analysts and pro FIFA players who will surely give their thumbs down with every name that is heard or that ends up arriving. As if the current and devalued Sevilla had enough persuasiveness to make flashy signings that would now considerably raise the level of the squad…

Market values, players that few have seen but many claim to know and the desired immediate key performance in the winter transfer market. It will be up to Sevilla’s sports director to use creativity again, seeking to be able to reach talent before others. The ideal for the club would be for it not to repeat the mistakes of the last winter transfer market and for García Pimienta to give the final say on each signing (if it is feasible to close more than one). Quique Sánchez Flores already passed judgment last year when he did not give ball to either Hannibal or Véliz, a luxury that Sevilla could afford… but that would weaken Orta even more. Personality, at least, has shown that he is not lacking.