The Betis coach assured that “you have to enter from the first game knowing that he faces difficult rivals” and announced that there will be a rotation in his eleven before the duel against HJK Helsinki. Claudio Bravo headlining? Everything indicates that this will be the case.
The Betis by Manuel Pellegrini and Claudio Bravo They will live – this Thursday – their debut in a new version of the Europa League. And they will do it by visiting the HJK Helsinki from Finland, by group C of the second most important tournament of the Old Continent.
“It is a competition in which we want to go as far as possible and this must be demonstrated by performances and results. The first step is to win here “said the Chilean coach upon his arrival in the capital of that country.
He then praised the home team and said that “they are a team we have seen in the previous stages of the Champions League and the Europa League and in the home league. They are a physical and intense team that constantly, like a big one in Finland, plays to win and comes out to attack. You have to be focused on the defense not to concede a goal and with the ball try to hurt them, because they get very close on their land”.
For the same reason, the strategist ruled out that these were three safe spots for his institution. “You have to come in from the first match knowing that you are facing difficult opponents. Betis and Roma may seem like favorites because of their history and because they play in more competitive leagues, but I don’t think so. You have to show it on the pitch within 90 minutes of each game. We are favorites in theory, but I don’t think there are any favorite teams in practice,” said the engineer.
Of course, this is not the only concern of the DT, since he will have the disadvantage of playing on synthetic grass and his adaptation will be more difficult. “It’s not something we’re used to, but we have to adapt because it can’t be an excuse. Hopefully we get used to it quickly and have the focus to add the three points. “, he indicated.
And it’s there Claudio Brave, the other compatriot who plays in the Sevilla team comes into play. The captain of the Reds has traveled to the delegation and perhaps return to possession, after the mess he has experienced due to the financial fair play that prevented from being registered. “Personally I think playing on Thursday, arriving in Spain on Friday and competing on Sunday can be done once, but as there are six games in the group stage, I prefer to use rotations and give players confidence” advancement.
Finally, Pellegrini spoke about the incidents caused by the barra brava of the HJK, last Monday, when they invaded the field after winning the local classic against HIFK (2-1). “I saw the whole game and the incidents that happened. All this harms the sport and it must be cut as soon as possible so that it does not happen again,” he concluded.
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