Manuel Pellegrini, coach of Real Betis, confirmed on the eve of Thursday’s clash against HJK of UEFA Europa League which will have a lot of spin compared to last Saturday at the Bernabéu. “Playing on Thursday and finishing last, competing again on Sunday can be done once, but with six games in the group stage, I prefer to have a rotation of players that gives me confidence ,” he said this Wednesday at the conference. press given at the Bolt Arena in Helsinki.
“Every time we compete in a competition we want to get as high as possible. The Europa League and the Champions League are fighting leagues to be in them and, when it’s here, you want to be as high as possible. We have to show that in performance and results, and tomorrow we have the first hurdle against Helsinki”, said Pellegrini.
With the absence of Fekir and the return of William Carvalhothe Chilean said the following: “Nabil did not travel here to Finland. He has a muscle injury that prevents him from being with us for three or four weeks. Carvalho is on the squad list”.
The Chilean doesn’t want synthetic grass to be a factor: “Regarding the weather, I think it’s quite normal. In November it will be very different. As for the grass, it’s something new that’s not usually used in Spain , but we have to accommodate ourselves because we cannot find justifications based on external things. I hope we have the necessary concentration to add the three points”, expressed.
Regarding HJK, Pellegrini commented that “this is a team that we have seen all its matches in the preliminary phase of the Champions League and Europa League, along with some matches in the domestic competition. A physical, intense team that, as big team in finland He always tries to win. We have to be focused on defense and on the ball trying to hurt a team that closes a lot in their field”.
The Betis coach avoids the role of favorite that his team has, with Mourinho’s Roma: “I think someone has to go in from the first game knowing that they will face tough opponents. Roma and Betis are in higher leagues, but I don’t think like that. The games have to show on the field of play: who plays better and try to add the most points. I don’t think there are favorite teams in practice”, he stressed.
Source: La Verdad
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