Athlertic 4-Betis 0 | Betis pardons Garitano

Garitano will continue to put his stamp on the Athletic bench. He exceeded the ultimatum with an A. In the summary judgment of San Mamés, the passive Betis, the most thrashed in Primera, proceeded to pardon the coach, give him new opportunities and dream of raising that postponed Cup. The meager team that Gaizka has sponsored these weeks grew proud this time with his solvency and nerve, giving a lot of news in the last meters instead of fanning the ball like other times. At last he got off the donkey and blindly trusted Villalibre, the only nine cigars he has, a green-and-white break throughout the night.

This sweet evening was influenced by a Betis de carafón without Channels and Fekir. Bilbao's new stadium is his tomb. Eight out of eight, including a cup date. He has already sentenced Rubi and that Pellegrini is not joking. The lions did not wrinkle and they were in paradise, now the bottle is half full imagining where they will get if they win the postponed match against Barça on the second day. For now they are eighth, two points behind Europe. The last league match that Athletic won by four goals was with Valverde on the bench, it didn't rain: 5-1 at Las Palmas three and a half years ago. He was so comfortable on the green that with 4-0 in the 88th minute he kept pushing the enemy's ball out.

The local technician did not want to die by routine. He was the protagonist since he recited the starting lineup. At the beginning, the winner came out, with a game as a starter behind him in his entire life, last season against Osasuna due to suspension of Dani García. For Villalibre it was the sixth start since his debut with Valverde. And Vesga, removing the start in Granada, had not entered his name on the initial roster this year either. The 'Garcías' (Raúl and Dani) were not there, untouchable until now. Actually, the revolution was common sense. It was the first time that Raúl sat on the San Mamés bench with Garitano, and the fifth in his entire Athletic career.

At Betis, many also rubbed their eyes with the starting team. Bartra suffered some discomfort and with Mandi out due to the sanction and confinement, the central pair was the most unusual: Sidnei and Víctor Ruiz. They are very little. Pellegrini also lined up youth squad Rodri, a very light boy with self-confidence. And Carvalho took the place of Canales, although his virtues have nothing to do with it, since he is equipped for a job more of support than of attack.

Garitano wanted to recover the bravery of yesteryear. And the truth is that his team was vertical and gave the ball speed like two years ago when that one relieved Berizzo. It was not the day of Victor Ruiz, who scored an own goal after a good turn by Villalibre and then he was hooked offside in a strategy action that Guido finished on goal and apparently took Unai Simón from within. Was canceled. Then he touched the ball with his hand in Moreno's own area, almost like a basketball point guard bounces it, but he was half turned and was not punished with a penalty when all hands are supposed to be.

Without Canales or Fekir, the Verdiblancos could not find the offensive spark. Carvalho is not a player to act so high. And between Guido and the center-backs there was a wasteland through which the rojiblancos galloped at their leisure. Vesga was loose, uninhibited, he started almost from the center-backs and raised his head always looking at the possible uncheck of the extremes. Almost the entire strategy was determined by Villalibre, a participant in the first three goals.. It fixes the defenders, participates and allows to generate many spaces. After half an hour, a good center from Williams (each of these passes is half a goal) allowed Asier to head in and the goalkeeper's rejection went to goal with Capa's signature. The 2-0. Visitors did not realize that by doing little, they could take photos in Simon's area.

The second part started with a mirage. With Athletic sinking in defense and Pellegrini's team threatening to get a certain breed. But that lie was soon dispelled. Berenguer with a subtle touch gave it to Villalibre, who else, but Bravo took it from him. They repeated shortly after and the striker hit a fantastic pass that Muniain holed in two halves. Pellegrini took an eternity to change, he did it when the fish was already sold. Well, they admitted yet another blow: their boys forgot to Yuri, who had an eternity to prepare a center from the left, and with four friends in the area alone ready to finish, it was Berenguer who scored a volley goal with his left foot. If the crisis goes through neighborhoods, now it prowls the Heliopolitan.

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Garitano: “I will have another match ball next week”

“I will have another match ball next week”, Gaizka Garitano ironizes about the eternal question of whether he is still at the forward by the Ibaigane club, with the Getafe Sunday, just around the corner. “We have deserved better results in other games, surely we have been able to do other things better, the games we have played have not been less than the rival,” he launches. “We scored early and from there we have been superior”, now already eighth in the table with one game less.

Garitano explains that this Athletic could “have more points”, after adding three points against Real Betis in San Mamés: “It is a good victory, four goals for us is not easy. Now thinking about next week's game, we have not done anything”, although he clarifies that Athletic has won “the last three home games, that trend is good “.

The line-ups, with the upcoming matches, will vary a lot: “That's the one who earns it, continues. In the end, with 5 changes, many players participate. We have had a calendar with many holes and now we have tighter “. Villalibre was uncovered in his first start of the course:” Yes it has been good, he is having many minutes. Enter well from the bench and the lack is that you save a bullet. He's a player I've been with him for years and I really like. We need you. “

Pellegrini: “We cannot concede three or four goals every game”

Manuel Pellegrini, technician of Betis, valued the win suffered against Athletic in San Mamés: “Athletic played a great game, we found an injured rival who did not come with bad results. We had bad luck in his first goal but then they found spaces. You have to do self-criticism, also the coaching staff, why there is this defensive fragility. We must sink a strong tooth. “

Crisis: “I don't think the word is crisis, we have a great defensive fragility and we have to solve it, we cannot concede three or four goals in each game. We have changed names, we will have to change operation.”

Crosses per band: “We had 15 days to also work the centers, they attack a lot on the wing. We must talk with the players to see what the system is for this team to play, suddenly we play good games and in others these things happen. I do not involve only the team. defending”.

Another win: “In Getafe we ​​created few chances and we received many goals. We must look for solutions, that will be done by time and work to be a starting and competitive team. When we have lost by more goals it is because we were sent off or awarded penalties. This time we did not.