García Pimienta: "We must not be doing something right if we are not able to win these matches"

Xavi García Pimienta , Sevilla FC manager, praised the draw (1-1) that ended the match that his team played on Monday night against Mallorca . The Balearic team avoided defeat with a goal from Martin Valjent in stoppage time, thus frustrating the possibility of Sevilla linking two consecutive victories for the first time this season.

«From below it looks different, I think the team has been good », began by saying the coach who admitted to being left with a «bad taste in his mouth». «They took the initiative of the game, they created enough chances to score the second goal... We would have left the game settled. We were not accurate in front of goal, especially in the second half. When you are 1-0 down the opponent turns around and this could happen», he summed up. «In the overall calculation of the whole game, our chances were clearer. As I say, if we had scored that second goal, the game would have been ours . When the game is so disputed, as it was until the end, practically in the last play they got the equaliser», lamented the Catalan coach who, with respect to the controversial play of Mallorca's goal, recalled that «a few weeks ago they whistled for us the goal of Espanyol in which there is some similarity, right?».

Asked about the performances offered by Kike Salas and Saúl, García Pimienta first said about the Elche native that "he is going to finish the season in excellent shape" and about the Moron native that "whenever he has played he has done very well."

Regarding the delay in making the substitutions, García Pimienta commented the following: “It is very difficult to come on as a substitute when the game is going well. I think the team was doing quite well, it is true that in the last few minutes Agoumé came on for Sow, who was feeling a bit sore in the thighs. Substitutions are always to help the team and I consider it the best way. The fact that you come on as a substitute, on many occasions, is because you need to because of discomfort. I did it because there was a need . It is true that you come on cold, they are not in the thick of the game, but I think that those who came on did not do badly. I did not make any more changes because I considered that the people who were on were well enough to finish the game . In the last few minutes, when we were defending more than attacking, I thought that the people who were on were doing well.”

Sevilla are still without a win at home and have not achieved any victory in 2025 . The Sevilla coach spoke about this, indicating that "if you want to take a step further, you have to be strong in your stadium and get points away from home. Away from home, I think the team is competing well and getting good results. Today, and this is my personal opinion, I think we were better than Mallorca, just as we were better against Espanyol and Valencia ." "You lose two points in every game; look at how we would be right now... We must not be doing something right if we are not able to win these games , although overall I think the team has played a good game and created enough chances," he added.

« Of course, there are still many things to say . I'll stick with the players, who gave it their all. It's wonderful. They are an example in training and competing. If we didn't win today it's because we weren't accurate, not because the boys didn't give their all. There are thirteen games left and many points to play for,» he concluded.