He Betis emerged victorious from its fight this Thursday night against the modest Slovenian Celje, but it was not precisely because of the points offered by the blows, given that its rival on the third day of the league phase of the Conference League was much superior practically throughout the match. meeting. In the end, Juanmi saved the Heliopolitans from continental burning with a deadly strike that marked the final 2-1. Beticismo was very critical and Pellegrini tried to explain in the press room why the team has a version so different from what it offers in the league.
“The most important thing is the three points,” the Chilean stressed from the first moment. «We had already lost two with Copenhagen at home, in a match similar to this, with little arrival. If we had been left with two points in two home games, it would have been difficult to qualify. This was a tangled match, we lacked creation. We had the ball, but we didn’t do important things to do any damage on defense. There is merit in not giving up and searching until the end for that second goal, having what I say, little creative football,” admitted Pellegrini, who reflected on the weight of the Green and White agenda, which can affect performance according to the coach. »The competitions and rivals are different. They are felt by the number of games, we have five creative players who are not in the team… There are many things. The least thing that can be criticized about the team is the attitude. Attitude to confront a defense that locked itself tightly in its area. The whistle from the fans? Football is passionate. They want to demand more and, perhaps, that demand will become a great pressure,” he stressed.
Asked if Betis underestimated its opponent, Pellegrini denied the worst: “It is a mistake to believe that we are going to win every game by four or five goals in the Conference League. We try to have a constant load of Sunday, Thursday and Sunday games. I would love to play every game with the same intensity as against Atlético or Osasuna. We always have the spirit and ambition. To the extent that we recover creative players, the team will be able to do more damage. I have always differentiated this competition from LaLiga, here we need points to qualify. I hope the team maintains all these deficiencies that we have due to injury and continues in the three competitions,” he stressed.
Finally, Pellegrini wanted to note positive notes about the debut as a starter in Europe of Mateo Flores: «I see it well. I see him train every day and, for that reason, I put him in from the beginning. In that position we have five fewer players, so we need people from the reserve team. Mateo fully complied. I hope he continues to have the minutes as he earns them on the field. His performance left me very satisfied,” he added.
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