2023-08-19 21:03:02
The coach of Real Betis Balompié, Manuel Pellegrini, has appeared before the media at the press conference prior to the match corresponding to day 2 of LaLiga EA Sports against Atleti. The Chilean wanted to discuss various current issues surrounding the Heliopolitan entity, as well as the situation in which the team and the rival, led by Diego Pablo Simeone, arrive at the match.
How does Betis arrive at the game?
Given the insistence on the sensations and state of the team just a few hours after inaugurating the league competition in front of the Verdiblanca fans, ‘El Ingeniero’ replied: “The truth is that the team is training well. We know that Atlético is a very difficult rival. We would have liked to be with the most complete squad, but it is what we have today. We hope to make a good presentation in our stadium“.
The drops in the call
On the players who will not be available to face the clash against the team led by Diego Pablo Simeone, the Chilean has responded: “We would have liked to be more complete. we don’t even have William Carvalho, ni a Marc Bartra, Hector Bellerin, Louis Henrique, Nabil Fekir o Claudius Bravo… There are six important players for the team. Atlético de Madrid have a powerful squad, so it’s going to be a difficult matchBut we’re going to go looking for it from the beginning.”
Faced with repeated questions about the investigation opened by the Brazilian Federation for the alleged case of bet rigging of Louis Henrique, Pellegrini has declared: “About the investigation, we have to wait. The absence for this game and those of the following weeks is due to a small muscle problem on Thursday. The doctor has already checked him out and he will surely be two or three games out. It is difficult for him to be in these games. I hope it’s after the break. They are two facts that are not linked to each other.“.
Regarding the transfer market and the pieces that the Verdiblanco club may lose in the last days of August, the Santiago coach clarified: “I am seeing the players very calm. We all know the situation of the club. Players are for sale. That does not mean that they go, it means that they are involved. That this continues is going to be very busy for all the teams. Any player that comes out we will need to replace him if we want to be a competitive team.”
before the question about whether Juanmi will end up datingthe Betic coach has responded: “He is doing his papers. I have already mentioned the needs of the campus, what we have to do and if we want to be a competitive team, we have to replace him“.
On Sunday’s rival, the Chilean responded: “It gives me the impression of seeing a very strong squad. They have top-level forwards, I see a very powerful squad, on par with Madrid and Barcelona, with a coach who has been there for more than ten years. I think it has been a spectacular job. They have seven forwards. They still have one injured, but I don’t think it affects them greatly. In preseason they have been the strongest team.”
The athletic players celebrating one of the goals against Granada CF | Photo: Getty Images
On the goal of qualifying this season for the UEFA Champions League, The experienced coach has declared: “They are 6-point rivals who have been fighting with us in recent years. There is another competition that is the Champions League that only has one position. Atlético, Madrid and Barcelona have it occupied, that’s how it makes the difference , but what should not be lost is the illusion of trying. If we want to progress, of course we have to give the intention to overcomethen if it is not achieved it cannot be classified as failure. You have to have your feet on the ground“.
About the desire that the team has to play again in front of their fans and the expressions of affection they receive from the béticos, Manuel Pellegrini has replied: “It is a hobby to which we owe a lot as a team. They have always been a constant and permanent support. This group has given him a lot of satisfaction, what has become a communion that has given a lot to the club“.
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