Manuel Pellegrinicoach of Real Betisreferred to several current topics in his appearance prior to the Conference League duel against Mlada Boleslav. After losing in Valencia, the green and white coach recalled that “there is always self-criticism. It was a strange game that was decided in six minutes. We came with a strong and solid defense but that’s football. We put that aside and focused on winning these three points that we need to qualify. You have to play a complete game and I don’t think it will be easy because there are no easy opponents. Anyone with time and space gets more difficult. The team is focused and aware of the importance and I hope we can win,” he said.
One of the names of the week was Isco and the Heliopolitan coach saw it this way regarding his return to the playing fields: «It’s difficult to know. He has had a very good recovery in this time. He has no pain and can activate his physical demands a little more. He is starting warm-ups and needs work. At the end of December, I hope it will be integrated and its evolution will depend on the next jump in intensity in the work. “It’s not an answer I can give you today.”
However, it confirmed that Abde She is out for the Czech Republic duel. «He presented with a viral illness, fever and a sore throat. It won’t be on the list. The doctor will see him and he is not available,” said Pellegrini, who also pointed out that Fornals and Bellerín They will not be in San Sebastián either: «None will arrive this Sunday, next we will see. “It’s going to be difficult too but I can’t give a diagnosis.” «I do not comment on the injured. If we want to be in all three competitions we have to rotate the squad. It’s not the same from Sunday to Sunday as playing in Prague, coming back and then playing on Sunday. That can be done for one or two weeks, but in a month and having so many games, rotations are essential and that they have the individual performances that we expect,” he continued.
And he was forceful in his response about the group’s ambition: «If people think that we are not interested in the Conference League, they are very wrong.. It is a way for thirteen games and not 38 to enter the Europa League. It is another way to reach Europe next year and it is very important.”
Regarding the ups and downs that are attributed to Betis in its performance, Pellegrini stated that “football is like that and all teams go through the same moments. Of the last eight we have only lost one. That’s difficult. We lost against Valencia in disastrous minutes but we had seven without losing. Our demand is the maximum. Football does not allow you to win every game. Sometimes the opponent surpasses you and you are calmer and when it is due to unacceptable mistakes you are more upset. Revenge is coming soon. We have had five fairly regular seasons. We play Europe and go as far as possible. In Europe we were eliminated by Eintracht who won in the 120th minute, United which is important. Now in the Conference we try to be regular but it is impossible to win everything. We do not lose self-criticism nor ambition, winning as well as losing. The team always wants to go out with the same intensity. We try although it doesn’t always happen. We play Sunday, Thursday and Sunday and we have to have a squad to be active in the three competitions. We stand up and try to go as far as possible. The only game that didn’t leave me satisfied was the one in Poland, without intensity and without finishes. It’s different when you arrive and don’t score the goals. In the rest it was balanced in defense and attack and we hope that we can qualify for the next round.”
About Mlada, Pellegrini assures that “regardless of where they are in their table, they are playing in Europe. In his league he plays one way and in Europe perhaps another. You have to know that it is a team that does not hit ballswho tries to play and I think they will against us and the most important thing is that we have a good ball recovery and have the calmness and precision to be able to hurt them.”
«All seasons have been difficult. Last year we were no longer able to enter the Conference and This year we have numbers similar to the previous ones. The injury issue is closed. Every year there are. The important thing is to have the ability to achieve it on the field and the first objective is to qualify and advance in the Cup in December and in LaLiga close to Europe,” he stated.
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