Pellegrini: “I sign the same points as the last break”

Manuel Pellegrini appeared before the media to assess the prelude to the clash that Betis faces tomorrow against Alavés in the second leg of LaLiga. The Chilean did not hesitate to highlight how his team arrives at this meeting at the gates of a tough calendar: “The internationals arrived well. Some with more minutes and others with less. We have the squad almost complete. On the one hand, as a coach it is a It is easy to have alternatives and, on the other hand, as there are so many players, two or three have to be left out. ”

Look at the crash: “I expect a very difficult game. It is true that Alavés have not gotten the results they should have., but the one who beat him was Atlético. The parties are different, the statistics are information. It is a team that has a continuity of work with Calleja. The numbers he has are not normal. “He looked to the recent past to face a new marathon of matches this month:” Same numbers? Of course, if out of seven games I win five and draw one and only lose one, I sign it now. But you have to set your sights on Alavés. Let’s try to continue with the method that allowed us to achieve the points before the break. “

The verdiblanco coach touched on more issues, such as the return of Canales or the physical state of Víctor Ruiz: “Channels began a few days before to train with the group, Victor will not be cited but both are recovered.” He also tried to reveal the possibility that Diego Lainez has minutes: “Okay, I don’t know if one hundred percent. In that position there is a lot of competition with Joaquín, Rodri … But I hope he takes his opportunity when he has to play.”

He did not give too many clues about the Pellegrini eleven, but one of the fixed ones will be Nabil Fekir again. The Frenchman, who arrives warned with four yellows, has not missed any of the appointments so far and the coach did not hesitate to value the character of his attacker and his facility for seeing yellows: “He has a lot of character. He is constantly marked, they make him a huge amount of fouls. You have to having a cold mind and it is never easy. Sometimes trying to hold a blow he takes cards. Last year the same thing happened to him, he has to continue playing the same and if he gets a fifth yellow he will be penalized “.