Luis García Plaza lifts Sevilla Fc with strong Sánchez-Pizjuán backing
Sevilla FC left training on Sunday with a charge of energy after an extraordinary fan reception at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, and Luis García Plaza said the atmosphere pointed to how much was riding on Monday’s match against Real Sociedad. The coach said the crowd response after the session showed the scale of the challenge as sevilla fc try to stay in the category for one more year.
Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Response
Speaking at 12:00 hours after training, García Plaza said the support had been over the top. "Lo de hoy ha sido increíble, imagínate mañana. Se va a hacer muy largo hasta las 9 de la noche," he said, adding that the day’s turnout meant the team should already be fully switched on.
He also removed any suggestion that he needed to push the players harder himself. "Hoy el trabajo de motivación no es mío. El que no esté motivado con este ambiente… tiene que estar a full," García Plaza said, framing the reception as a direct call for intensity rather than a pre-match speech.
Sevilla FC Squad Limits
The coach’s options in midfield were reduced, with Manu Bueno slowed by a recent injury after having been used in starting roles and for heavy minutes before the setback. García Plaza listed Mendy, Luci, Nema, Joan and Nico as the available choices, and Nico Guillén returned to the first-team call-up list after a long absence.
César Azpilicueta was fit enough to help for a few minutes if necessary, but García Plaza said he would not start. Gabriel Suazo was described as fine, with his bandage only a precautionary measure, leaving Sevilla with enough cover to shape the game without stretching the defender too far.
Real Sociedad Pressure
García Plaza said Sevilla have been punished heavily by errors and that the last three matches contained only 45 bad minutes. He contrasted that with the points return of other teams, then turned to the Monday test itself: Real Sociedad, a high-quality opponent and Copa del Rey champion, would force Sevilla to come out and attack strongly.
That is the immediate task for Sevilla FC now. The support at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán was not just noise after training; it became part of the match-day message, with the squad short on certainty in some areas and the margin for another mistake narrowed before kickoff against a team built to punish them.
