“When you play at a club for five years, it’s because things are still going well” | Relief

Manuel Pellegrini This establishment is in Betis.. The Chilean coach, who joined Benito Villamarín in September 2020, has earned a place of honor in the history of the Verdiblanco thanks to his results and technical qualities. Something that is also measured in numbers. With the match against Deportivo Alaves, he will have coached 200 games (93 wins, 53 draws and 53 losses) as Heliopolitan coach, something only Pepe Mel and Serra Ferrer have achieved..

It was on the very field where he made his debut on September 13, 2020.Pellegrini will be responsible for another turn of the circle that continues to turn, full of praise. In a season in which he also set another record: having spent five years in a row as Betis coach, a fact he shares only with Ferenc Ssusha. (from 1972 to 1976), as both Pepe Mel and Serra Ferrer spent six seasons at two different stages (also Andrés Aranda, Patrick O’Connell and Antonio Barrios).

The figures are so relevant that even Pellegrini himself, who usually doesn’t waste time talking about what he achieved on the bench, praised it at a press conference before the game against Alaves: “It was a very important stage in my career. I came back to Spain after several stages in England. I knew the club, but doing it from within is a different matter.. The team was able to respond… and if you stay at a club for five years, it’s because things are still going well. I’m very happy for the fans and for the club, because We managed to stabilize a difficult situation“.

On the first day of his fifth season, he also demonstrated once again how the face of Betis has changed. Before his arrival, the white-green club had not won La Liga for four seasons. Since 2020, they have not lost their heads.: three wins and two draws.

Against a team of Babasorro, Pellegrini, yes, does not trust himself. He also does not call the match a “trap”, because he is fully aware of the equality of the competition: “They are not a weak opponent in any way, so there is no deception. We must play very well both in defense and in defense.” And in attack, it is a difficult match, because visits in the Spanish league are always difficult. They have a very clear line of play, and they had enough opportunities not to lose the first game.”

Betis Market

Manuel Pellegrini is already waiting for his arrival Vitor Roque. Although he always prefers “not to talk about proper names when they are not 100 percent ready,” the Brazilian forward He received the Chilean’s approval to move to Betis.Negotiations with Barcelona are in their final stages and the player is expected in the city in the coming days, unless something strange happens.

Beyond this reinforcement, Pellegrini doesn’t expect too much: “For me, the lineup is planned and completed with the arrival of a striker.so I hope no one else leaves.” He was blunt and direct. One of the names of the last section of the transfer market in Betis code is Rodri Sancheza player that the Chilean likes and is counting on today. There are a few days left before the transfer window closes, but at the moment there is a lull in Heliopolis.