Manuel Pellegrinicoach of Real Betisappeared this Friday in the press room of the Luis del Sol sports city before traveling this afternoon to Pamplona to play tomorrow, Saturday, starting at 4:15 p.m., the match of the tenth day of LaLiga EA Sports against the Osasuna. As it could not be otherwise, we had to know the status of the technician after knowing that in the next month or month and a half he will not be able to count on Giovani Lo Celso and the Chilean coach commented that “regardless of the injuries, the message that the squad always receives throughout the year is that the players have to appear when the others are not there. For me, I wish I always had the 25 players, for me it is always easier to choose. The squad of players, No matter how much they have fewer minutes or less prominence, they have to show why they are here. It has happened to us in previous seasons and this season they have to show that it can also happen this year and turn out well.”
Regarding the diagnosis that was made in the locker room after the defeats against Legia de Warsaw and Sevilla In these two weeks of the league break, Pellegrini said that “it has hurt us all a lot to lose both games, both by the minimum, 1-0. Maybe we didn’t play as well or create as many chances. Us We always criticize ourselves and demand ourselves, both winning and losing.. These negative results do not mean that everything is bad. The demand here is daily, the results, especially if you lose a derby, have an impact. We work exactly the same. Self-criticism? We always do it, winning and losing. Internally you have to realize your mistakes, both winning and losing. We have been the ones who have tried to impose that demand on the team. We don’t use as many justifications for the results, we have to add and improve individual performance and collective functioning. We have to improve the lack of game generation and success but the defensive work is being good.”
Asked about the reviews that the players and the coaching staff have received after the two consecutive defeats in Europe and the derby, the Santiago coach assessed that “the criticism They are always well received. You have to have them for good, for bad and then the evaluations are made. We don’t need backup to continue working. There is a base of work already done for years. Just because you lose two games doesn’t mean you have to give special support.”
About him calendar and the casualties, Pellegrini commented that “a complicated schedule is coming because fortunately we are still playing in European competition. It’s the fun of playing three competitionswhich is what we have fought for all year. All the games will be difficult, just as if we had the entire squad at our disposal. This period is going to be difficult and also the next one, in which we are going to play six games, five away and only one against Barcelona at home. There has to be a individual improvement that helps the overall functioning of the team. That’s what we’re working on. One must structure the squads taking into account the events that may occur during the season. That the casualties have been centered in the same area could be a coincidence. That the three who are out right now are from the same area, or players who seem to have similar profiles, it could be bad luck.”
In addition, Pellegrini addressed these other topics:
He does not denounce Llorente – «It would have been absurd to denounce what Llorente said, when the referee told him that his arms were up and they were not up, but down. I think that when there are such important things, the referee should go see the play and then decide. Neither the referee nor the VAR should be scared to decide whether or not to charge a play like this. “I think we can continue to improve in that sense.”
Lo Celso and Argentina – «I think Lo Celso should have gone with the national team. For us that is very important. I wish we had 20 internationals. We already had certain problems with Lo Celso, that’s why we left him out of the Conference League. But he was feeling good and had to keep playing. It has happened to us as it happens to all teams. In December we must be classified in the Conference, I hope that we continue in the Copa del Rey and that in LaLiga we are in the fighting positions for Europe.
The absences, due to injury, Natan, Cardoso and Marc Roca – «Chimy, Sabaly and Natan have recovered. Except for Isco, William Carvalho and Lo Celso, the entire squad is available. What happened to Natan was a cyst that burst and affected his muscular part but he has already recovered in these two weeks and is in the squad. Johnny has a bandage on his knee that helps him control a small discomfort he has there, it doesn’t have anything important. And Marc Roca has a sprained ankle and it does not allow him to be one hundred percent, that is why he is not on the summons.
The match and Osasuna – «I analyze it like every week, any rival I touch will be difficult. It is a very even league and you have to play very good games if you want to win. Osasuna is having a good football moment and we have always said that it is a direct rival. “We are going to look for the three points, knowing that it is a rival and a complicated field.”
Possible change of scheme due to casualties? – «When you have so many casualties, of course you have to have different alternatives. Systems always work based on performance. “If we have so many casualties in the same position, of course we have to look for alternatives to see how we can solve them.”
Dani Pérez – «He comes from a torn cruciate ligament and is not playing with the reserve team either. He is training with us and also with the reserve team, he is entering little by little. The two technicians try to have him at a good level in a short time. He is the player most similar in profile and characteristics to William Carvalho. We know him and we know what he can give us.”
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