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Betis v Sevilla 16.00 - 21/9/08

Del Nido, as usual, has been causing a bit of a stir in the Andalucian capital ahead of the first derby of the season. He's told his players that '100% isn't enough and anyone who doesn't put in more effort won't be playing.' Too harsh? How does he know that before the game anyway? Surely they'll all be up for it?

Or will they? This year's new looking Sevilla still has to introduce several of it's players to the loco Derby that everyone in Sevilla waits for every year (I'd say most Sevillianos look forward more to these games than the Spain v Germany final). It will be Squillaci and Konko's first appearances against arch rivals Betis, will they be able to stand up to the pressure.

Sergio Garcia, Betis's new striker, is well up for the clash. It's his first derby and is confident that his side can give a little surprise to Del Nido's side 'Sevilla have a great squad, but the players they have lost were key players and you can see the difference.' He's got some cojones (bollocks) to say that before a Derby.

I must be honest, after living in Sevilla for three years and watching several Derby matches, they never really do it for me, yeah the atmosphere is buzzing in the bars (it's all clean fun, no scrapping or fighting like you might get in North London or in Manchester), but the games always lack that extra bit of umph. Last year Sevilla did the dirty double over Betis winning 3 v 0 at home and 2 v 0 away, but Betis lacked a bit of firepower. Let's see what Mr Loudmouth Garcia can do about it tomorrow who also said that 'I hope I score a goal, but the result is more important.' Alright mate, don't get ahead of yourself now.

Betis aren't on their best form at the moment; they haven't won since last April and have only managed one point this year. They are also facing a difficult run of Barca, Madrid and Villareal, so they will be desperate for a point at least.

Prediction; lots of goals, Sevilla's defense has been a bit wiffy wa wa this year, its early days for the new boys, but I reckon between Capel, Fabiano and Kanoute they will probably net a couple, as will new boy Garcia for Betis. Going for a bold Betis 2 v Sevilla 3.

Del Nido agrees with me, don't you amigo?

Course he does.

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Tags: La Liga 08/09, Frederic Kanoute, Luis Fabiano, Sergio Garcia, Diego Capel, Betis, Sevilla, Del Nido

Topics: La Liga 08/09, Frederic Kanoute, Luis Fabiano, Sergio Garcia, Diego Capel, Betis, Sevilla

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