The sporting director of the Sevillian club, Manu Fajardo, supported the Chilean coach, but also highlighted his tasks in the face of his next challenges.
Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis is going through a difficult period. The worst of the Chilean’s stay at the club. They fell to Real Sociedad and there are three defeats in a row. This caused the Spanish media to question the continuity of The Engineer. However, the management of the Sevillian team decided to protect the coach. “We are currently experiencing a negative situation with three consecutive falls but Confidence in the staff and in the team remains intact. We trust them 200 percent. From this dynamic, we emerge rowing together and functioning as a team again. On other occasions the team has remade itself and we are going to do that,” he said. Manu Fajardo, the club’s sports director.
The manager recognizes that he is not comfortable, but believes that the strategist will be able to reverse the situation. “Obviously it’s a negative dynamic, a lot of situations come together. The losses, which we have been adding for weeks, of important players for us, an image in Europe that does not correspond to what Betis should be. There are three defeats in a row and from the inside we are a lot of self-criticism and showing self-esteem. “We are convinced that with maximum unity and with the support of each other, we will emerge from this dynamic,” he said.
“When we have three consecutive defeats, it’s because we don’t give what we have to give. To get out of this dynamic, the first thing is to be self-critical and we all need to take one more step to get out of this moment,” he added.
In this sense, Fajardo regrets the injuries that affected the Betis team. “Obviously they influence in a negative way. Now we no longer have Isco, Johnny Cardoso, Marc Roca, Fornals, William Carvalho, Bellerín… There are a lot of players and they are important to achieve the goals of this team,” he noted.
Furthermore, the leader of the green and white team pointed the finger at the refereeing of the match against Real Sociedad. “It was not a very good match and in a fortuitous action and in a second where once again the VAR referees are harming Real Betis this season. We hope it will be the last and that Betis as an entity and its fans will be respected. “Real Sociedad, without doing much more than Betis, took the three points,” he said.
“In the question of arbitration, we ask that the same criteria be applied to everyone. And if what happened on Sunday was a penalty, it should have been the one they did against us against Las Palmas or against Fornals with Getafe or against Aitor at the Bernabéu. We must raise our voices and be considered according to the same criteria,” he added.
Finally, Fajardo puts pressure on Pellegrini before Betis’ challenge against Sant Andreu, for the Copa del Rey. “Wednesday is like a final. In elite matches you should never underestimate your opponent and Sant Andreu comes in with the knife between his teeth. We must show maximum commitment and pride and show that we are superior, but on the ground” the official said.
Source: Latercera
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