Depor v Sevilla Preview

By: Anthony | October 17th, 2009

06-SevillaFC-RMadrid 03 It would be an understatement to say we’re on absolute top form. Well maybe we should say “were”. Before the international break we handed Liga title hopefuls Real Madrid their first loss of the campaign signaling our intent for this season. A lot can change in two weeks but hopefully our form isn’t one of those things. Our confidence was through the roof after impressing at home in Nervión and putting smiles on the face of every Sevillista because let’s face it, a win against the mierda feels so rewarding considering they spent over 10 times the amount of money we did in the past summer transfer window. It feels so good to shut down and dominate a team who in my opinion are a joke to football. Better not get into that too much, might cause a bit more havoc than the weak mierda hearts can handle.

Anyway, back to the real goods and that is why I chose this picture. Jesús Navas in my opinion is probably the best right winger in Spain besides Andrés Iniesta and has been on absolute fire this season. He has played the second most total minutes this season, only behind Andrés Palop and can proudly say he is the team’s highest scorer (along with Kanouté, Negredo, Perotti, Luis Fabiano and Renato mind you), with two goals. He’s an all around class act and probably my favourite player in the world just simply because of how he’s so underrated can with him we are rising to one of Europe’s most prominent sides.

Depor before the international break were on some impressive form of their own and only sit one place and three points behind us in the table. As we know from last season, “SuperDepor” as they were once hailed, are no pushovers. Although we managed to hand them three defeats in merely a week last season, this year things have changed a bit. The boys from A Coruña are continuing their impressive display of results from last season but keep in mind that we’ve also gotten much stronger. A scary thought for us is going away to the Riazor which is probably one of the hardest stadiums in Spain to come away with points from.

A few set backs for us as Andrés Palop will be replaced by Javi Varas to start in goal because of a wrist injury. Sébastién Squillaci will also be out due to a calf injury as will Luis Fabiano due to the fact that he only just returned from his international duty and is being allowed time to fully recover.

Last year I would be scared about these three major absences but this year we have more than enough depth in the squad to cover for these three men being out. Negredo is hot and fresh off his double which he scored for Spain as they handed Bosnia-Herzegovina a 5-2 defeat, so he will most likely start alongside Kanouté. Squillaci will probably be replaced by Dragutinovic who will most likely start alongside Escudé in the centre of defense.

Both players who will step in to cover the injuries are more than capable and can easily handle the task at hand.

In my opinion the match will come down to if we can we maintain our confidence after a two week break. No doubt Negredo will be full of confidence after his impressive performances for Spain but will the rest of the squad be able to follow suit? A win in A Coruña will definitely prove our worth this year in La Liga, if we haven’t already.

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