The technician of Real Betis, Manuel Pellegrini, highlighted the patience of his players as one of the keys to achieving victory in the close match against him Cadiz (1-0). “We discussed it before playing. You had to be patient. In the first half we confuse patience with slowness and in the second half we create more opportunities. We went from less to more, maintaining defensive security. We had patience and improved in the second half in speed and passing movements, ”the Chilean said after the game.
“We have been improving our defects. Now we have taken seven out of twelve points at stake. This time we have had the virtue of being patient and finding spaces. It has been a step forward in terms of results and defensive work, “he said. Pellegrini, who emphasized the paradox that Betis, despite being the team with the most goals in the Primera Division, is one of those that has left its door to zero the most times, in five of fifteen games. “We are one of the most beaten, but the numbers are a bit distorted. Not many teams have had more clean sheets than us. It seems to me that today has been a step forward in terms of results and in terms of defensive work ”.
The Betic coach referred to the games and Christmas parties. “We have options to have three happy holidays. We have the first after defeating Cádiz. We are going to hope to also have it on New Year's Eve if we defeat Levante and on Three Kings Day if we beat Sevilla ”, he concluded.