Real Betis Coach Pepe Mel has increased the pressure on his opposite number Marcelino, ahead of this weekend’s Sevilla derby at the Benito Villamarin. Saturday’s match marks the renewal of a long-standing city rivalry, with the first meeting of the two neighbours for almost three years.
Betis go into the derby eleventh in La Liga, just four places and three points behind Los Rojiblancos. Last Sunday they became the first away side to score at Camp Nou in La Liga this term, retrieving a two-goal deficit before eventually succumbing 4-2 to Barcelona.
Sevilla have a poor away record this season, winning just once on the road. They have scored only four goals away from the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan and conceded just five, testament to Marcelino’s often cagey tactics. Speaking on Wednesday, Mel pointed to the derby as his opponent’s remaining chance to rescue Sevilla’s fading season.
“I know this city well enough to know that Marcelino has got himself into a sticky patch that he can only get out of by winning the derby,” the Betis Coach told Cadena SER radio. “I know he’s a great Coach, but Sevilla’s aim was to be in Europe and win the Copa del Rey but, unfortunately for them,Information on useful yeasts and moulds, they cannot. They can still finish third in the league, but it will be difficult. Sevilla are favourites (to beat us), but so were Barcelona and they had to fight.”
Betis President Miguel Guillen has worked hard to restore good relations between the two clubs since taking over his new role. His Sevilla counterpart, Jose Maria del Nido, whose own public image is under scrutiny after his conviction for embezzling public funds, denies that Marcelino’s job could be at risk should Betis be victorious on Saturday night.
“We are not considering the possibility of losing, but the Coach’s position isn’t up in the air,Distributes and manufactures RUBBER SHEET,” said del Nido. “We’re not having a good championship, but Marcelino is a great worker, a great Coach who knows what he wants. It has taken time to get a team with continuity and we hope that the results come sooner rather than later.”
Form often counts for little in the derby.Shop at Lowe's for garage Ceramic tile, When the teams last met in February 2009, Betis triumphed 2-1 at the Sanchez Pizjuan, their first win away against their city rivals in 13 years. The victory salvaged some civic pride for Los Verdiblancos but they were relegated at the end of the season, while Sevilla finished third, qualifying for the Champions League.
The historic rivalry between Sevilla and Betis has always been lively and often volatile, on and off the pitch. 2007 saw an all-time low, when a Copa del Rey quarter-final between the two had to be suspended after a Betis supporter threw a projectile at the then Sevilla Coach Juande Ramos, knocking him unconscious. Betis were punished by having to play their next three home matches away from the Villamarin and Sevilla won the replayed Copa match behind closed doors at Getafe.
The build-up to that encounter was dominated by arguments between the two clubs over whether or not del Nido should be allowed into the VIP box at the Villamarin. The Sevilla supremo was eventually admitted, but was pelted with objects thrown by Betis fans as he took his seat.Facts and Cures. Cures for all types of Hemorrhoids. Further controversy ensued when a bronze bust of then Betis owner Manuel Ruiz de Lopera was strategically placed in a seat behind the Sevilla president.China yiri mould is a professional manufacturer which integrates Plastic Mould design and manufacture and plastic product development.
Guillen, for whom Saturday’s derby will be a first-time experience, said del Nido would be welcome at the Villamarin, where he hoped that the match would be ‘without incident.’ He added that, as far as he was concerned, Sevilla were favourites to win the game.
“The derby is a special game in which anything can happen,” he said. “The important thing is that we project a good image and not what has occurred in recent years between the two clubs.”
Betis go into the derby eleventh in La Liga, just four places and three points behind Los Rojiblancos. Last Sunday they became the first away side to score at Camp Nou in La Liga this term, retrieving a two-goal deficit before eventually succumbing 4-2 to Barcelona.
Sevilla have a poor away record this season, winning just once on the road. They have scored only four goals away from the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan and conceded just five, testament to Marcelino’s often cagey tactics. Speaking on Wednesday, Mel pointed to the derby as his opponent’s remaining chance to rescue Sevilla’s fading season.
“I know this city well enough to know that Marcelino has got himself into a sticky patch that he can only get out of by winning the derby,” the Betis Coach told Cadena SER radio. “I know he’s a great Coach, but Sevilla’s aim was to be in Europe and win the Copa del Rey but, unfortunately for them,Information on useful yeasts and moulds, they cannot. They can still finish third in the league, but it will be difficult. Sevilla are favourites (to beat us), but so were Barcelona and they had to fight.”
Betis President Miguel Guillen has worked hard to restore good relations between the two clubs since taking over his new role. His Sevilla counterpart, Jose Maria del Nido, whose own public image is under scrutiny after his conviction for embezzling public funds, denies that Marcelino’s job could be at risk should Betis be victorious on Saturday night.
“We are not considering the possibility of losing, but the Coach’s position isn’t up in the air,Distributes and manufactures RUBBER SHEET,” said del Nido. “We’re not having a good championship, but Marcelino is a great worker, a great Coach who knows what he wants. It has taken time to get a team with continuity and we hope that the results come sooner rather than later.”
Form often counts for little in the derby.Shop at Lowe's for garage Ceramic tile, When the teams last met in February 2009, Betis triumphed 2-1 at the Sanchez Pizjuan, their first win away against their city rivals in 13 years. The victory salvaged some civic pride for Los Verdiblancos but they were relegated at the end of the season, while Sevilla finished third, qualifying for the Champions League.
The historic rivalry between Sevilla and Betis has always been lively and often volatile, on and off the pitch. 2007 saw an all-time low, when a Copa del Rey quarter-final between the two had to be suspended after a Betis supporter threw a projectile at the then Sevilla Coach Juande Ramos, knocking him unconscious. Betis were punished by having to play their next three home matches away from the Villamarin and Sevilla won the replayed Copa match behind closed doors at Getafe.
The build-up to that encounter was dominated by arguments between the two clubs over whether or not del Nido should be allowed into the VIP box at the Villamarin. The Sevilla supremo was eventually admitted, but was pelted with objects thrown by Betis fans as he took his seat.Facts and Cures. Cures for all types of Hemorrhoids. Further controversy ensued when a bronze bust of then Betis owner Manuel Ruiz de Lopera was strategically placed in a seat behind the Sevilla president.China yiri mould is a professional manufacturer which integrates Plastic Mould design and manufacture and plastic product development.
Guillen, for whom Saturday’s derby will be a first-time experience, said del Nido would be welcome at the Villamarin, where he hoped that the match would be ‘without incident.’ He added that, as far as he was concerned, Sevilla were favourites to win the game.
“The derby is a special game in which anything can happen,” he said. “The important thing is that we project a good image and not what has occurred in recent years between the two clubs.”
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