Sevilla vs Valencia preview - Marcelino won`t change style - 7M sport

Sevilla vs Valencia preview - Marcelino won`t change style



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Posted Saturday, September 24, 2011 by PA

Sevilla coach Marcelino Garcia Toral has no plans to change his team's style as they prepare for their toughest assignment of the Primera Division campaign so far this weekend.

Second-placed Valencia visit the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in a game which pits two unbeaten sides against each other, with the visitors knowing victory would send them top - at least until leaders Real Betis visit Getafe on Monday night.

Marcelino, though, will be focusing only on his own team as they look to move a point ahead of Los Che by picking up their third win of the season.

"They have a team with very good pace, an enhanced defensive line with new additions and a high-quality team that will be up for the fight, which is also our goal," said Marcelino, who has included French defender Julien Escude in his 18-man squad at the expense of Argentinian Federico Fazio.

"I have the utmost respect for Valencia, but also the utmost confidence in us to win. We are able to do so. We have our strengths.

"We have our own style. We will always take into account how the opponent attacks and defends, but we will not change our approach.

"We respect them. Their team is dynamic but we are at their level, we can win this match and we will fight for it."

He continued: "We set ourselves the ambition to win, but it does not matter who we play against.

"If we have a different willingness to play against one team or another, we are making a mistake.

"We will have an excellent attitude, we will put all the effort in to achieve victory. We are aware that if we win we will extend our four-game unbeaten run, against a great team."

Valencia dropped their first points of the campaign in a midweek 2-2 draw against Barcelona at the Mestalla, the champions twice fighting back from a goal down to earn a share of the spoils and end their hosts' perfect start.

"The team has to be happy with the progress because if it were not so would be foolish," coach Unai Emery said.

"We must maintain the level of intensity shown at Barcelona. It was significant as we twice went ahead.

"Sevilla have started strongly and will demand a high level from us."

David Albelda misses out due to an abdominal injury while fellow midfielder Jordi Alba is suspended after being sent off against Barca.



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