The Chilean coach analyzed Betis’ victory against Atlético Madrid. He was cautious in discussing the end of his bad streak against the Argentine coach. In fact, he praised Cholo’s work with the Colchoneros.
One day, Manuel Pellegrini’s bad streak against Diego Simeone had to end. And it happened on Sunday. El Ingeniero beat Cholo for the first time, thanks to Betis’ 1-0 victory against Atlético de Madrid, in one of the most attractive duels of the 11th day of the Spanish championship. After 13 duels in its history, the Chilean was able to celebrate an important victory for the Andalusian club.
After a match that ended up being suffered, because the difference was small considering the flow of the game and the chances lost, the national coach analyzed what happened. “We played a great match against a great rival. A very complete first half and we had chances to finish the match. The second half was more balanced. “We have three very important points left” » declared the DT to the microphones of the official broadcast.
Regarding the countless scoring chances that Betis was unable to take advantage of (the 2-0 did not happen), Pellegrini indicated that “More than fear, it is the reality of football which says that when you forgive so much, you pay later. But the team was very strong and had confidence that we could make second place. He also took the opportunity to highlight the work of the Moroccan Abde, one of the most remarkable: “The victory could not be that of a single player, everyone played a great match, from the goalkeeper to Abde and those who entered. I’m happy for the players when they perform well individually.”
About the event that signifies his first victory over Diego Pablo Simeone, Pellegrini was cautious in analyzing the end of his bad streak. In fact, the story of the former midfielder in charge of the Rojiblancos stood out. “My intention is not to beat him, he is a coach that I like very much and he has done a great job these years at Atlético. These statistics do not matter to me. “What I want is “Is that the team scores three points and fights for the European places.” he issued.
On the opposite side, the blow hurt Atleti. “In the first half we couldn’t play the game we wanted. They started strong, had the chance to take an early lead with the goal. This excited the rival and created difficulties for us. We didn’t do much to try to tie the game. They were much superior in the first half. In the second half, at least thanks to the work, the effort, the competition, things improved, we were closer to equality but they also had situations to win. They are fair winners,” said Cholo Simeone.
This victory allows the Heliópolis team to reach 18 points and remain two behind the Colchoneros, who qualify for the Champions League next season.
Source: Latercera
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