Joaquín never shirked responsibilities at Betis and did not hesitate now to grab the stripes that Manuel Pellegrini gives him in the midst of a game crisis and results. The portuense assumes his role in the Verdiblanco team for the next matches knowing that the club is playing a large part of its hopes of changing the path of its last seasons. Sergio Canales's injury hit the team beyond his contribution on the pitch and Pellegrini wants Joaquín to lead the reaction after the debacle against Athletic.
It was precisely Joaquin one of the most spoke with Pellegrini from the win conceded in San Mamés. The technician try to troubleshoot forced marches and the role of your captain is key when it comes to promoting a reaction from the squad on the field. Until last week, Betis had supported his virtues about the shine of Channels. He was the main assistant of the team and also the creative trick on which the verdiblanco attack revolved. Pellegrini drew the appearance of Rodri in order to find one similar profile part to the Cantabrian, but he wants Joaquín to also be the mental promoter of a team that increasingly resembles the one that was shipwrecked in the last two seasons.
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Joaquín was the protagonist in Pellegrini's plans in almost all the meetings of this course, although the sum of matches tried to be minimized by the coach in some appointments. Against Athletic, the captain pulled character when football had disappeared and his coach placed his trust in him when it came to being more important on the pitch in the absence of Canales. A challenge that Joaquín accepts while waiting for other tricks like Fekir and Tello to find the high-flying performance that the team needs.. Monday's clash against Eibar will expose the intentions of Pellegrini, who does not want another empty course in Heliópolis. The change of drawing is also considered as a possibility at Betis, although for now Pellegrini intends to give continuity to the formula that did work for him in some clashes at the start of the League. The return of Fekir and the demanding speech transmitted after the fall in Bilbao forces another version of the Verdiblanco team in their next appointment. And Joaquín accepts the challenge.