Firing a manager is never easy in football. Although some managers are impatient and quickly oust their tacticians, the sporting situation of certain teams calls for change. This is the case for Sevilla FC. Sixteenth in La Liga, the Andalusians were eliminated from any European game this season having finished fourth in their group in the Champions League. A terrible affront which cost Diego Alonso his job this Saturday. As a reminder, the Uruguayan technician arrived on the Blanquirrojos bench on October 10.
His ouster, which took place this Saturday following a fatal defeat against Getafe (0-3) at home, had the effect of a bomb in the Sevillian locker room. Ivan Rakitic also spoke after the meeting and expressed his sadness: “It’s probably the saddest day of my entire career. We will dedicate 24 hours a day to work, we only think about beating Granada and getting out of there. It’s our fault. When it doesn’t work, I put myself here and there’s no problem. “We will do everything to rectify the situation. We cannot explain this, we thank the technician for the work, although in the end it could not be. There is no choice but to stand up and look at each other’s faces. It’s the hardest day of my career, we promise to get up.»
