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Sevilla's Luis Fabiano: The La Liga Race Is Open Because Barcelona Will Suffer With Injuries
The Brazilian striker believes that the Blaugrana will have difficulty securing results as they continue to accumulate injuries...
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Feb 15, 2010 5:00:00 PM
By Cyrus C. Malek
Speaking after Barcelona's defeat to Atletico de Madrid at the Vicente Calderon and his own side Sevilla's 1-0 win against Osasuna, Luis Fabiano expressed optimism for his team to compete for the top flight of La Liga. The Brazilian believes "the Liga race is open because Barcelona will suffer from their injuries".
The striker, who scored Sevilla's goal against Osasuna, maintains that Sevilla have returned to be as solid a team as they were when they began the season, having recoverved from their bad streak of injuries and international call-ups for the Africa Cup of Nations.
"I think that with the recovery of imporant players, one will see Sevilla return to our winning ways. We suffered a lot from injuries and we are going to get back to winning our important matches. We played well yesterday and surely we will play even better in the next few matches."
Fabiano thus believes that Manolo Jimenez's squad will finish in third place in La Liga, but does not discount that Sevilla could finish even higher. "Every team suffers from injuries and I believe that Barca will too. 2010 is going to be a very good year. We are playing in the Champions League, we are in the Copa del Rey final, and are playing well in La Liga. I would like to go to the World Cup having won a title with Sevilla and with Sevilla in a Champions League spot. We want to do something important this season." Sevilla currently lie 16 points short of the Liga leadership.
Speaking of the Copa final, which will be played against Atletico de Madrid, the striker discounted resting for the match, currently scheduled to take place one day ahead of Fabiano's depature for training with Brazil for the World Cup. "I want to play the Copa final. I really don't think of not playing it. If it depends on me, I will play."
Commenting on Sevilla's Champions League tie against CSKA Moskow next week, Fabiano hailed the Russians as a "difficult rival" and warned that "it is always complicated to play in Moscow in the cold", but added that he does believe Sevilla will progress to the next round of the Champions League knockout stages.
Finally, Fabiano responded to some whistles coming from the stands in home matches, arguing that despite the sometimes unentertaining play, Los Nervionenses do not merit the criticism. "It hurts a bit, but it is normal. The fans want to see their team play well. We are the first who want to play well but our rivals know us and know what they have to do to stop us from creating chances. We need to look for solutions so that we can return to being the Sevilla of the past, the side that created a thousand opportunities to score."
The striker, who scored Sevilla's goal against Osasuna, maintains that Sevilla have returned to be as solid a team as they were when they began the season, having recoverved from their bad streak of injuries and international call-ups for the Africa Cup of Nations.
"I think that with the recovery of imporant players, one will see Sevilla return to our winning ways. We suffered a lot from injuries and we are going to get back to winning our important matches. We played well yesterday and surely we will play even better in the next few matches."
Fabiano thus believes that Manolo Jimenez's squad will finish in third place in La Liga, but does not discount that Sevilla could finish even higher. "Every team suffers from injuries and I believe that Barca will too. 2010 is going to be a very good year. We are playing in the Champions League, we are in the Copa del Rey final, and are playing well in La Liga. I would like to go to the World Cup having won a title with Sevilla and with Sevilla in a Champions League spot. We want to do something important this season." Sevilla currently lie 16 points short of the Liga leadership.
Speaking of the Copa final, which will be played against Atletico de Madrid, the striker discounted resting for the match, currently scheduled to take place one day ahead of Fabiano's depature for training with Brazil for the World Cup. "I want to play the Copa final. I really don't think of not playing it. If it depends on me, I will play."
Commenting on Sevilla's Champions League tie against CSKA Moskow next week, Fabiano hailed the Russians as a "difficult rival" and warned that "it is always complicated to play in Moscow in the cold", but added that he does believe Sevilla will progress to the next round of the Champions League knockout stages.
Finally, Fabiano responded to some whistles coming from the stands in home matches, arguing that despite the sometimes unentertaining play, Los Nervionenses do not merit the criticism. "It hurts a bit, but it is normal. The fans want to see their team play well. We are the first who want to play well but our rivals know us and know what they have to do to stop us from creating chances. We need to look for solutions so that we can return to being the Sevilla of the past, the side that created a thousand opportunities to score."
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