Pellegrini: “We were patient, it is a step forward”

Manuel Pellegrini, Betis coach, expressed his impressions after the triumph of his team against Cádiz and did not hesitate to look optimistically to the future despite the existing doubts about the performance of his team on the pitch: “This time our defects were not the same. We played against a team that scored goals against Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​they didn't score us. The performance was important, we had patience to find the spaces and it was a step forward in the result and in the defensive performance. In the first half we confused patience with slowness, then we had more space and we were able to score the goal. Gift of Kings? It remains to win the next game and also the derby. “

You look at the overall performance: “Hopefully we maintain this dynamic, we have improved against a difficult opponent and we must maintain this balance between defense and attack. There was an expert team in defense, it is difficult to have speed when there are 8 or 9 players in a small space. We had clear ideas and they couldn't catch us off guard behind. “