MAnuel Pellegrini, Betis coach, valued very positively the seriousness with which his players faced tonight the first round of the Copa del Rey, against CFI Alicante, to overcome the crossing without difficulties and continue dreaming of doing something important in the tournament . The Chilean wanted to make it clear that there is not a unit A and a B in his squad but that they are all important. “
They took the tie seriously
“It was a serious game and very useful for the squad, we started from the first minute with the idea of winning the game and showing superiority. It was important to try to leave the goal blank again, not make defensive mistakes, play at a pace that was helpful to us to achieve the result. “
Joaquín, acclaimed in Alcoy
“Joaquín, through his career, has earned respect and affection from people for his quality as a player and his quality as a person. He is a person we see every day with an important amount of social work, he is very deserved for him. “
Many rotations in the eleven
“We are immense in a third competition such as the Copa del Rey, we have to complete the UEFA group stage, try to continue fighting in LaLiga … Individual performances are very important to have these rotations, today we had than seeing a team that came out with the mentality of not getting a surprise. “
Good game from Lainez and Joel
“There were two or three changes to give them minutes, this is the case of Diego, Joel Robles. I think Kike Hermoso also deserved a few minutes because of how well he did in the game he played with us. It was a mixture, but more than all, giving priority to improving our functioning as a team “.
Cup against inferior teams
“It seems to me a very interesting and important Cup, which comes from below, going up, as the teams run into the most professional teams, it costs them more. But for formative football it is important, for the development of football in Spain as well. It is. It is difficult for First-class teams in these early stages, but you have to play with the mentality that we play today, with respect for the rival, for the people and trying to put on a good show. “
What would you highlight from the rival
“The seriousness with which he played the game, he tried to do his best, he did not try to dirty the game or take refuge behind to see if they scored fewer goals. He also tried to have a useful game for what they are doing in the championship , who are winning lately. “
Now, to the Camp Nou
“Now we go from the Cup to LaLiga as we have gone from the Europa League to LaLiga. It is good for the mentality of the squad, I told the players today that seven or eight of them played the possibility of going to the next round in Europe, we are not playing with a B team but with a squad that at this moment gives me the freedom to do different formations. Now we will see what we do with Barcelona. “
We are not playing with a B team but with a squad
