Ernesto Valverde insists he's committed to Athletic Bilbao. The Spanish coach is being linked with Bayern Munich and Porto. But Valverde said today: "I take it calmly, my priority has always been Athletic." Valverde is also helping for Jose Luis Mendilibar after reaching the Europa Conference League final with Olympiakos.
Olympiacos boss Jose Luis Mendilibar is remaining calm ahead of a pivotal game. The Greek team are taking on Aston Villa in the Conference League semi final second leg on Thursday.
Aston Villa will not have an easy time in the Europa Conference League this week. The Midlands club are hoping to beat Olympiacos over two legs to go into the final.
Sevilla has been a merry-go-round for managers over the last few seasons. Quique Sanchez Flores took the reins back in December, following the sacking of Diego Alonso, who had only been in charge for two months, having succeeded Jose Luis Mendilibar in October.
It has been an up-and-down year for Sevilla. Domestically, they have struggled for the most part, although they did manage to win a record seventh Europa League title back in May, defeating Roma in a penalty shoot-out under the guidance of Jose Luis Mendilibar.
Sevilla chief Jos Mara del Nido Carrasco says the board is convinced of a positive second-half of the season with coach Quique Sanchez Flores. After Jose Luis Mendilibar and Diego Alonso, Sanchez Flores is the third coaching appointment at Sevilla this season.
Sevilla have for the second season in a row brought in an experienced La Liga veteran in order to put out the fires at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. After Diego Alonso was relieved of his duties on Saturday night, Los Nervionenses concluded talks with Quique Sanchez Flores to become their manager, announcing a deal on Monday afternoon.
On Saturday, less than an hour after the conclusion of their shocking 3-0 defeat to Getafe, Sevilla announced that head coach Diego Alonso had been sacked.
Sevilla sports chief Victor Orta concedes coach Diego Alonso is in danger of the sack. Sevilla are yet to win under Alonso after he arrived to replace the sacked Jose Luis Mendilibar.
Sevilla have had a very difficult season so far. They are already on their second manager of the campaign, and it could be soon be three as Diego Alonso is facing the sack after a disastrous run of form since he took over from Jose Luis Mendilibar.
Sevilla would have hoped that their fortunes would have turned around with the appointment of new manager Diego Alonso, but so far, it has been anything but.
Diego Alonso has had a very tough start to life as Sevilla manager. Since taking over from Jose Luis Mendilibar in October, he has failed to win any of his six matches in La Liga and the Champions League, with Los Nervionenses’ only victory during that time coming in the Copa del Rey.
Sevilla are currently battling to work their way up the table again, having switched manager for the fourth time in the space of little over a year, with Diego Alonso arriving.
It has been a frustrating season for Sevilla so far. Jose Luis Mendilibar was sacked in October after a disappointing start to the campaign, and things haven’t gone much better for Diego Alonso, who is yet to win in La Liga or the Champions League.
Sevilla chief Victor Orta is standing by coach Diego Alonso. The Uruguayan has had an underwhelming start to his time in charge of Sevilla after replacing former coach Jose Luis Mendilibar.
Sevilla losing to Arsenal 2-0 is not altogether surprising given the current state of both teams, but the manner in which it occurred was not accepted by the faithful in Nervion.
Since taking over from Jose Luis Mendilibar in October, Sevilla head coach Diego Alonso has won just one of his five matches in chance, and that came against CD Quintanar in the Copa del Rey.
Fernando admits regret over his strop towards Jose Luis Mendilibar in his final game as Sevilla coach. Fernando waved away Mendiibar's hand when he was substituted before halftime of their clash with Rayo Vallecano - Mendilibar's last game before he was sacked and replaced by Diego Alonso.
Sevilla veteran Fernando Reges has apologised for his gesture towards Jose Luis Mendilibar, after which the Basque coach was sacked. During Mendilibar’s final game, Rayo Vallecano went 2-0 up at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, and took action by replacing Fernando in the 35th minute with Ivan Rakitic.
One of the more fascinating storylines in La Liga when we return from the international break will be in Seville. They Andalusians sacked Jose Luis Mendilibar and appointed Diego Alonso last week, and their owner was caught on camera calling the decision a big gamble.
It’s all change at Sevilla – once again. Jose Luis Mendilibar is out, and interesting South American coach Diego Alonso is in. As AS points out, that can only be good news for some of the players who were frozen out by the previous regime.
Sevilla Manager Jose Luis Mendilibar has declared that his side are on the up, despite the mixed results. They face PSV Eindhoven at 21:00 CEST in their second Champions League group game in the Netherlands, after securing a 1-1 draw with Lens on the opening day.
Sevilla coach Jose Luis Mendilibar admits he wants sporting director Monchi to stay. Mendilibar penned a new four-year deal with Sevilla last week. He said, "To renew I have also spoken with Monchi, he has been in trouble.
Sevilla will offer Europa League winning-coach Jose Luis Mendilibar a new contract. The 62-year-old Basque manager arrived with the task of rescuing Sevilla from the relegation battle in late March, with the side two points above the drop zone.
Sevilla manager Jose Luis Mendilibar has refused to get involved on the topic of racial abuse ahead of his side’s tie with Real Madrid on Saturday evening.
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