Irureta: Sevilla Surpassed Us

New Real Zaragoza coach Javier Irureta implies that he was surprised by Sevilla's rout of his men at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, and felt that it might have gone differently had poor circumstances not intervened...

Reflecting on the 5-0 loss in Nervion, the coach shrugged, "Sevilla surpassed us in a game in which there were a number of influencing factors in the defeat. "The injury to Sergio, accompanied by going 1-0 down soon afterwards was one of them. We lost concentration, and then Sevilla began to grow in stature."

The ex-Deportivo boss continued, "At half time, and 3-0, we tried to settle the second half. "But it wasn't to be because the goal came soon after, and then Diogo's red card, which will affect the team."

Zaragoza could potentially be drawn into the relegation battle, with Irureta being under no illusions. "Failure to achieve forty or so points is a possibility," he warned.

"But we're not yet in that situation. Let's change it over the coming days. We'll draw a line under this one and think ahead to Levante."(Source: Steve Michaels, Goal.com)