Manuel Pellegrini has valued in a telematic press conference the defeat of his team before him Barcelona. “A game has two sides, what we show as a team, what we are capable of doing and another is the result. We stayed out of the cup and today we could have added three more points because we have the capacity. We cannot be satisfied with the result. We had personality from the beginning to go for the game, “he commented.
“We are facing a superior team starting with Messi and other unbalancing players. That gives more credit to the personality displayed by the team. I’d rather lose without betraying an idea than feel inferior from the first minute. Big teams have to show that they are 90 minutes. I have one significant frustration at the elimination and at not having added, but I have the trust to do important things, “he added.
“The elimination hurt us a lot but the team is confident, with a positive dynamics, with personality and ambition. There are different ways to be eliminated, we find an Athletic Super Cup champion, who beat Madrid and Barcelona, and when you The game escapes 30 seconds from the end of the game, you have the feeling of helplessness but also of confidence. We are at the competitive level of any team, but we do not add the points “.
“He is a player who is very involved, has a great influence on our entire game, but has not had the luck to convert. He receives a lot of fouls every time he tries to get closer to the area.
“More than effort, Betis has played a great game. We made important changes to keep the team fresh and make a good rhythm. Changes are always different interpretations, but there are many reasons why one makes them at a certain time.”
“The individual performances I always discuss with the players privately. We had bad luck in the own goal, but that goes into the results.”
“It is a plus for the team that has him in their squad. He makes a difference every time he enters, he found that ball and he does not forgive, he put Barcelona back into the game. But the team also knew how to compete against Messi. He Soccer, no matter how much tactics and intensity are talked about, the difference is made by technique and Messi is the best in the world. Individualities are the ones that unbalance the games. Messi technique is superlative and that is why he decides the games. “
