Casta y Coraje - An Andalusian journey

Hello and welcome to my new Story. This time i would like to manage the Andalusian side FC Sevilla and bring them back too glory i hope. They are specialists to play knockout games and so they could win UEFA Europa League three times in the last seven years i think. My vision is to build a team who could battle for the La Liga title during the next years, but first of all we had to come back to UEFA Champions League. If the transfer market aloud me to sign spanish players i will do this but that is not an important target for my story. Now i hope that you enjoy it, and also that my motivation for this club takes more than just a few days.

Good luck!

Very good news for Sevilla! The Andalusian side complete a two year deal with the 37-years old Portuguese Team Manager Marco Silva, after Unai Emerys retirement. The young coach promised that the "Sevillistas" will see a very fast direct style of football coppled with a very high pressure who based on counter attack. "I hope my players understand my philosophie from the beginning that we could achieve to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. I am sure that the squad had a lot of good and young players, so we can do well this season."

Some of the press ask Marco if he are able to bring some players from his former club Sporting too Estadio Ramon Pizjuan and he blocked this question like a gentlemen. "Sporting had a lot of fantastic talents, but i think we have also very good players so i dont think that it could happen soon."

The last question this morning goes to Marca.com.

Senor Silva! The Supporters from Sevilla wish that they could celebrate their team to winning the La Liga title.. Do you think it is possible to reach it this or maybe next year?

"First of all we want to build a strong team that could battle with every side in Europe and all around the world. This is our first step, the second too qualify for the UEFA Champions League. At this time i dont think it is good or fair to speak about a century Target."

@Icarus- Thx mate!

Attacking the top four?! Madness! nice graphics aswell will be following

Sevilla - Marca.com write at todays paper that one time spanish champion Sevilla are interested in signing Ruben Neves from Porto and Gerard Moreno from league rivals Villarreal. Gerard starts his last year of contract and could be a very cheap investion. Ruben Neves are one of the biggest talents in european football and they think that Porto dont let him leave for peanuts.

(Marco Silva dont fire up this speculations)

"Booth are very talented players, but at this time i can promise you that we dont get contact with one of these players."


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GK Beto 32 Years
GK Mariano Barbosa 29 Years

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LB Fernando Navarro 32 Years
LB Benoit Tremoulinas 28 Years
LB Thimotee Kolodziejczak 22 Years
RB Diogo Figueiras 23 Years
RB Coke 27 Years

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CB Daniel Carrico 25 Years
CB Nicolas Parejo 30 Years
CB Alejandro Arribas 25 Years

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DM Stephane M'Bia 28 Years
DM Grzegorz Krychowiak 24 Years

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CM Vicente Iborra 26 Years
CM Sebastian Cristoforo 20 Years ( until October/November)
CM Ever Banega 26 Years
CM Curro 18 Years

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AM Aleix Vidal 24 Years
AM Jose Antonio Reyes 30 Years
AM Vitolo 24 Years
AM Denis Suarez (on loan from Barca/5 Mio Euro Fee)
AM Gerard Deulofeu 20 Years

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CF Carlos Bacca 27 Years
CF Kevin Gameiro 27 Years ( until November)
CF Iago Aspas 26 Years (on loan from Liverpool)

After Sevillas 1-3 loss against Real Madrid CF in European Super Cup Final, Manager Marco Silva promise that they will bounce back and take points home against Valencia. Last Year they play against in UEFA Europa League Semi Final and Sevilla shock them with a M'Bia Header in extra Time (3-1). Now the Valenciens would have revenge for this lucky punch months ago. The better team in first half was Sevilla, but the guests take the lead. It takes only seven minutes if Parejo makes a bad mistake and cant hold Feghouli without breaking the rules, PENALTY! Enzo Perez takes his side in front and everybody could see that this game is not only an opening Matchday in spanish first league. The rest of the first half Sevilla takes control without creating good chances, Valencia just waiting for counter attacks. The first minutes of the second half it was the same like in the first, Sevilla plays and the guests scories. Nicolas Otamendi with a powerful header after a very dangerous Corner from Sofiane Feghouli, 0-2! But Sevilla where not Sevilla if they give up in a game like this. 44.697 attractors see an amazing comeback from Silvas Players. It takes a long time when the visitors taek one of their chances, but in the 81' Vitolo strikes a superb goal form outside the Box, Sevilla had ten minutes to take something from this Match, and they do. 90+2 minutes been played, when Bacca needs all his right feet and also the toes to celebrate after a Vitolo cross. The mentality of this team are unbelievable, they take one point but can take all three because they are the better side at this evening. Congratulation for this superb comeback against a very good Valencia Side!

A nice start to the story mate and a great come back even if you just missed the extra points.

Fantastic news during the last days of the transfer window. Iraq starlin Humam Tariq sign for us and let Porto out in the cold. I transfer him to our partner club Sevilla Atletico and i hope he do well there. The Fee was about one million Euro. I think we did a fantastic job in signing this young player and hope that he become a big talent and could help the club too achieve their Targets.

2nd Matchday Espanyol - FC Sevilla 0-1 (0-1)

0-1 Carlos Bacca 36'
MOTM: Carlos Bacca 8.70

My team played fantastic, the only thing i have to speak about after the game was that we score not enough goals by having a lot of clear cut chances.

3rd Matchday FC Sevilla - FC Getafe 1-2 (0-2)

Lafita 3' Pedro Léon 15' Denis Suarez 48'
Pedro Leon 8.30

Getafe robber three points on our Ground because they are the better Side on this avening. I am not happy because these games we have to win. Getafe take three wins in three games. Congratulations!

4th Matchday Cordoba - FC Sevilla 1-0 (0-0)

Florin Andone 82'
Florin Andone 8.00

Nothing to say. We are not good enough and lose another game that we should have won.

5th Matchday FC Sevilla - Real Sociedad 4-1 (3-0)

Denis Suarez 5' Dani Carrico 28' Carlos Bacca 38' Fernando Navarro 84' Xabi Prieto 86'
Coke 8.30

A fantastic start in a fantastic game. My guys are unbelievable at this evening and should have won clearlier than just three goals. But whats matter is that we take three points at home and show our supporters a high class performance.

6th Matchday Atletico de Madrid - FC Sevilla 1-1 (1-0)

Raul Jimenez 22' Carlos Bacca pen. 90+5
Mario Mandzukic 7.40

We are more than lucky too stole a point from Vicente Calderon. Atletico are the better side on this day but like in many games my team show confidence and garb a last second goal to take one point away against Atletico. Maybe the penalty havent been given but thats nothing thats matters after the referee finished the game.

1st Matchday FC Sevilla - FC Kopenhavn 6-0 (5-0)

Ever Banega 8' Coke 14' Krychowiak 18' Carlos Bacca 34' Vitolo 37' Iago Aspas 48'
Vitolo 9.20

A unbelievable start in this UEFA Europa League group. Kopenhavn find at no time at this game a little bit of space and my players press there if they are finished. I told my players that we have to wion games like this but i dont mean that this could happen. Congratulations to my players, they where unstoppable at this evening. The other teams in our Group are SC Rapid Vienna and Asterios Triplois. I think we should have qualifying for the best of 32!


Our Player of the Month is Carlos Bacca. He strikes five goals, without his goals we lost five points more that we have. Equalize against Atletico, winning Goal against Espanyol, equalize against Valencia, and goals in games against Kopenhavn (6-0), Real Sociedad (4-1)


@Walkinshaw- Thx mate. I hope you will enjoy this story for a while. We could have done better but i am sure that we show this during the next weeks.