Manuel Pellegrini, coach of Real Betis, has appeared in the PLANET Group Arena de Gant The first Verdiblanco team from 9 pm before the KAA Gent. The Betic technician has been clear when assessing and facing the tie, and has commented before the media that «for me, the objectives are different. I have always said that playing Thursday leaves a dent to play on Sunday. I have also said that for me it is always important to advance in the competition. When you reach sixteen times or some eighths are no longer allowed to continue advancing in the qualifying rounds ».
Questioned in case Betis is favorite in the tie against the Belgian team, Pellegrini replied that «I do not know if we are, we must demonstrate in the field that we are deserving to move on to the next round. There are those who take away or take responsibility. We play before a team that is the same as us in this competition, but I don’t know if we are favorites or not, I think we have to demonstrate it in the field ».
Asked about how the team arrives, after the league varapal . But confident in making a good tie, we have a game at 180 minutes, tomorrow we have the first and Thursday we close at home. But we want the game and the markers in both games to go hand in hand ».
On the rival, Danijel Milicevic’s Kaa Gent, interim technician, Pellegrini commented that “all teams in all leagues earn more than visiting, and sometimes large teams fall before small teams visiting. We have two games, one visit and one from place, it is a team that is offensive, which have changed just as a coach. It is always different in the leagues than in European competitions. But our intention is to show our best version to win it, or if you can’t take the best possible result for the return ».
“It’s an irregular season”
How could it be otherwise, Pellegrini was also questioned by the moment the team passes, especially after the defeat against Celta in LaLiga, very painful after 0-2 to which the game reached at minute 62 of play. The Betis coach, asked what Isco said after the duel in vigue lands that the team trembles at the minimum that receives a blow, he also commented that “I do not know if the team trembles. As different moments go by, more confidence or more distrust comes. There are many parts of the matches that the team plays well or that has done well. Against Celta the second half was very bad, against Athletic there were two corners … we played the match against Mallorca very complete. You have to find the balance ».
Precisely about the balance and the fact of trying to change some aspects for not fitting so many goals, Pellegrini valued that «I think the statistics serve and the figures are there. In the first 12 games they made 9 goals and in the next 12 they made us 21 or 22. That is important to fix it. At that time we made few goals, less than we created. Now we have scored four goals in the last games and we have not won them. Change things? What you have to do is find a balance and look for solutions. Each party is different ».
Finally, speaking of the good matches that Betis has made in this campaign, for example, against Atlético de Madrid, Osasuna or Villarreal, which have been when the whole has given its 100%, the Santiago warned that « All matches are different. We are doing an irregular season, that lack of mentality results in some moments or the lack of goal or the excess goal they have made us have made us so irregular and lose points. But we are also clear that there are 15 games, 45 points, and many opportunities to turn it around and try to make a more regular team here at the end of the season, ”he concluded.
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