Manuel Pellegrini, Real Betis coach, has declared this Monday at a press conference that he gives “great value to the victory” obtained against Osasuna (1-0), since the Navarrese were “a very complicated rival, who costs a lot to score a goal and made things difficult for the Real Madrid and Villarreal ”.
Pellegrini admitted that the people of Pamplona “had occasions but Joel (Robles) -Betico goalkeeper- was good ”, which makes him“ very happy for him, because he was being criticized ”and his good performances reflect“ the commitment of the squad ”.
The Santiago coach recognized that tonight's “It was an applied game, you cannot always be brilliant “, although” the changes helped to do them more damage when they began to pay for the effort made in defense “and he is persuaded that” this game was lost by 0-1 a few times ago “.
Pellegrini keeps Betis undefeated in the eight games he has played in 2021, but he recalled that “the results are given by the players” and they come through the force of a group in which “everyone is committed”, something that “makes him very happy” because he makes “changes and keep up the good dynamics. The desire to improve makes the difference, “he said.
The Verdiblanco coach praised the top scorer of the match, Borja Iglesias, whose “goals are the result of team work. He never lost faith to regain his level ”, so he is“ happy that he has recovered the goal and that he also works for the team ”.
Manuel Pellegrini He insisted that “the team will give everything to reach Europe and see where it ends” but warned that it is “on the right track, although football is very changeable and it is still early to talk about goals.”