User:Sevilla, in crisis, has changed its manager once again.
Sevilla signed a contract with coach Quique Flores Sánchez until 2025 on the club website on the 18th (Korean time). Coach Quique officially announced, “He has been appointed to the position where manager Diego Alonso was fired.” As a result, Sevilla welcomed its third coach this season, following Jose Luis Mendilivar and Alonso.
Coach Mendilivar, who took over last season amid a relegation crisis, led the team to stay and eventually won the UEFA Europa League . It was the 7th UEL trophy in total. Sevilla, which won the championship in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons, lifted the UEL trophy for three consecutive seasons starting from the 2014-15 season and became the UEL champion in the 2022-23 season following the 2019-20 season. Sevilla, which is also the team with the most wins in history, sought to rebound based on its UEL victory.
Together with coach Mendilivar, I dreamed of performing well in both the league and UEFA competitions this season, but I ended up being fired after performing below expectations. His successor was coach Alonso. Coach Alonso led the Uruguay national team until the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Coach Alonso, who led Uruguay as successor to coach Óscar Tavares, who led Uruguay for 15 years, showed leadership by leading the country to four consecutive World Cup finals, but eventually resigned after being eliminated in the group stage at the Qatar World Cup after being pushed out by Portugal and South Korea.
Although he achieved some success in Uruguay, it was a risk to bring in Coach Alonso, who has no European experience as a leader. The gamble ultimately failed. With Coach Alonso, Sevilla achieved a total of two wins, including two wins in the Copa del Rey (King's Cup). In the remaining 12 games, they bowed their heads with 5 draws and 7 losses. Meanwhile, Sevilla fell to the point where it was level with 18th-place Cádiz, which was in the relegation zone, and the club decided to replace the manager again.
Ivan Rakitic responded to the news of Alonso's dismissal by saying, "Everything is bad. Still, we will all do our best while wearing the Seville emblem. First of all, I apologize. I'm sorry, but I promise I'll put in more effort than ever. This is the most difficult, saddest and most complex moment of my career. I want to return Seville to its original place. I won't give up. I am grateful to Coach Alonso for the dedication he has shown so far. And I apologize. “I will do everything I can to turn the situation around,” he said.
His successor was coach Quique. Coach Quique is well versed in La Liga. Starting with Getafe, he led Valencia, Atletico Madrid, and Espanyol. He also spent his career with Benfica, Al Ahli, Watford and Shanghai Shenhua. He is a person who was once connected to the head coach of the Republic of Korea. He also has a unique career, having served as manager more than twice at Getafe and Watford.
Coach Quique's first opponent is Granada. Sevilla has not won in La Liga for nearly three months since their 5-1 win over Almeria at the end of September, so if they win their first game in charge, they will be able to hope for a rebound.
