What on Earth did Sevilla's coach write in notes that his puzzled player couldn't crack against Barca
Reading Time: 2min | Mon. 06.02.23. | 21:17
Poor Joan Jordan. He must have felt like he was back at elementary school, doing the maths test
Despite millions that turned this beautiful game into a super lucrative business, top football still occasionally finds ways to make us laugh like we're watching some excellent comedy.
Lately, those finest football 'comedies' tend to evolve around omnipresent coaching notes that tacticians send to their players via subs. Recently, during the FIFA World Cup, we wrote about the hand-written instructions that the Denmark manager sent to his players in the do-or-die tie against Australia, but the Socceroos got a hold of it and used it to win.
Last night, another cheat sheet went viral, only this time in the La Liga tie between Barcelona and Sevilla. The visitors' coach Jorge Sampaoli used Luis Ocampos - who came in as a sub in the second half - as a mailman to deliver the note to Sevilla's midfielder Joan Jordan.
Joan Jordan dve minute bezuspešno pokušava da dešifruje instrukcije trenera Sampaolija na Nou Kampu.
— Family History (@FamilyHistoryTW) February 5, 2023
😂🤣😂😂 #BarcaSevillapic.twitter.com/YTQcOwYtgP
And we can't crack Sampaoli's cheat sheet, but - and that's where this comedy unfolds into brilliance - nor did Jordan.
The puzzled player stared at the paper, trying to figure out what his gaffer wanted of him and his teammates, but for two long minutes, he just couldn't resolve the issue.
Joan Jordan is trying read a fucking essay out there 😭😭
— Adi G. (@adicule_fcb) February 5, 2023
Sampaoli ball
Kiungo wa Sevilla Joan Jordan (28) hapo jana alipokea maelekezo kutoka kwa kocha wao Mkuu Sampaoli wakati wakivaana na Fc Barcelona katika mchezo wa La Liga 🇪🇸
— fadheel29 (@fadheel29) February 6, 2023
Hakuonekana kuelewa maagizo yake, kwani aliishika karatasi kwa dakika mbili wakati mechi ikiendelea 😂 pic.twitter.com/cGhCm5BlLK
Joan Jordan ayer con la nota de Sampaoli pic.twitter.com/hEi6msXGG9
— 👹 (@janazismo) February 6, 2023
Joan Jordan still keeping the market shopping list😅🤣
— Jon (@jonphx_) February 5, 2023
Joan Jordán thought it was rocket science. #BarçaSevillaFC pic.twitter.com/sXTnH3bcMC
— Football24/7 (@foet247europa) February 5, 2023
Some say Joan Jordan is still reading that essay 📃 #BarcaSevilla pic.twitter.com/GnQJ5pFMDu
— Back To La Masia 🏠 (@back2masia) February 5, 2023
The witty society of social networks grabbed this story instantly and made some exquisite practical jokes about it. So, what do you reckon Sampaoli wrote that Jordan simply couldn't understand?
