José Ángel Carmona Reflects on Sevilla’s Narrow Defeat to Celta

José Ángel Carmona offered his initial assessment of Sevilla’s narrow defeat to Celta, concluding with a score of 0-1 at the Sánchez-Pizjuán. “Yes, it’s another loss, but it stings even more because we didn’t deserve to lose in this manner. In the first half, aside from two transitions, they barely crossed our midfield, yet they won due to a single detail, a penalty that never seems to go in our favor. We are, incidentally, the team most affected by VAR-related decisions regarding penalties and similar situations. A questionable incident involving Luci Agoumé was reviewed in just two seconds and deemed nothing, while their penalty was confirmed in barely a second. I’ll leave it at that. It hurts, but we must move forward; we have no other choice,” the defender remarked to Movistar.

Carmona also addressed the fans’ frustration, stating, “I can understand their disappointment, but I urge them to consider whether we want to lose these matches. No one desires to lose. I would stake my reputation on it; we are professionals through and through. We give our all during training. I trust my team and am confident that victories will come if we continue to play like this.”

Regarding the team’s scoring difficulties, he noted, “We create opportunities but lack in the final details. I am unsure how many crosses we delivered today, but we need to make more offensive contributions. These aspects do not overly concern me. It pains me to lose, especially like we did against Levante the other day with a disappointing 0-3 score, but today we did not deserve this outcome. We will strive to correct our mistakes.”