Manuel Pellegrini has the desire to close the year 2021 by extending the good moment of Betis in the league. The Chilean coach assessed the state of his squad at the gates of the league match against Athletic: “The team is fine, recovered on Thursday. We have casualties due to injuries such as Montoya, Paul, Sabaly and Camarasa. With Guarded we are seeing some tests. to be determined. We did not want to take risks and that is why he did not train. Pezzella also suffers a contracture. “
You look at the cup: “Valladolid is an important rival, they had the misfortune to be relegated but they are trying to return to LaLiga. It will be difficult against a highly motivated team.”
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* Data updated as of December 18, 2021
Athletic: “It was always difficult on his court, very supported by his audience and very intense. He is in a strange moment, he is the least thrashed and also one of the fewest scorers.”
Momentous match: “The rivals who are close in the table fight with us. But it is not a six-point game. Last of the year? In the statistics I do not pay attention to when they are negative or positive. It is not decisive, it will be the individual performance and the team’s performance. Hopefully we will do well in a very important year for the club. It has been a good year. We want to finish the first round of the Champions League. “
Fekir: “He had a small inflammation in his knee, nothing serious, but he no longer has any problem. Rodri? Those minutes were good for him, he played a good game in the Cup and it will be good for his future.”
Betis valuation at the national level: “It would have to be everywhere … The important thing is that the fans value it, the numbers are very good because of how the entity came in past years.”
San Mamés: “The best at home? You have to go without looking at statistics, trying to go to win everyone. You have to base your points by ensuring your home duels and then go out for all. We go with the idea of maintaining a style , there are very important points to be played to get an idea of how many points we can reach “.
Lainez: “He scored a goal, it should be good for him, like another player. He should improve the level, the advantage that one has over journalism is that he sees him training every day. The commitment he has is reflected every time he plays” .
Transfer market: “From the institutional point of view, I don’t think we have a lot of participation. We are complete and we have to give confidence to a group of players who are doing well. There is a stable squad, I don’t think we are participants in that market.”
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