The Chilean coach’s team did not forget in training on Monday that the strategist was 71 years old. The coach spoke before the match against Getafe, for La Liga.
Manuel Pellegrini was 71 years old. This Monday, the award-winning national coach was able to celebrate his birthday with the Real Betis team, three days after their key La Liga victory against Leganés. In this way, they overcame their false start and added their first victory in the Spanish premier category of the current season.
That day, the Engineer was recognized for having become the foreign coach with the most matches coached in the Iberian competition. “It’s a source of pride in a league as complicated as this one, in which I played for four clubs. “It’s a league in which there are many coaches and being the one who has coached the most games is a source of pride. Now it’s time to try to be the one who has coached the most games at Betis,” he said.
This Monday, the praise came from his managers. During the morning training, the green and white team surprised the strategist with a cake, on the occasion of his birthday. The footballers appeared singing the traditional “Happy Birthday” to the Chilean. The man from Santiago took the situation with humor. “No possibility of making a corridor. Let’s change corridors for a victory on Wednesday,” he told them. This September 18, the national team receives Getafe.
Getafe, in sight
Before the match, for the third date of the Spanish League, the Engineer spoke about the duel for the Spanish competition. “We expect, as always, as in all La Liga matches, a difficult opponent. “The matches are balanced.” he said at a press conference.
“Getafe have clear characteristics, a rocky team, a lot of direct play, a lot of fouls, so we have to be very focused so as not to give ourselves an advantage defensively. because he also handles disadvantages very well. And having the creativity to hurt a defense that is difficult to score goals against,” he added.
Finally, the Engineer stressed that “Week in, week out, no matter who we face, we have to give our best version if we want to get three points.”
The coach also complained about the overload of matches. “It is an indisputable reality. The number of games is indisputable, there is a good deal behind it. That is why I said that in my opinion, 90% of the success of a season lies in planning a group knowing that these things are going to happen. It is a reality that is going to be very difficult to correct, so it is based only on a balanced rotation of personnel in accordance with the economy and the objectives of the institution,” he stressed.
To conclude, he mentioned the signings. “There are injuries, players have left… we add up but I think there is a configured squad. The market is closed and we also need to have the economic conditions. To replace players like William or Nabil, I think it is not the right time. The team will remain the same.”
Source: Latercera
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