The coach of Betis, Manuel Pellegrinihas attended the media in the previous game of the Verdiblanco team against Elche, with a final on the horizon. “A very important week. We have the opportunity to continue disputing positions in Europe and close it on Saturday with the cup final. Everyone is very motivated and focused on such an important week,” he began. “The team is highly motivated because the entire squad has participated in all the competitions. They are all participants. We are three points from second, third and fourth. The player is aware of how important this match is. We don’t think about the final”added the Chilean.
League four days before the final
“The ideal is to have the week off to prepare for the game, but in professional football there are no weeks off. At least it’s four days and not three. In four days the players will be available and recovered.”
Win the Cup or Champions
“I’d rather win Elche tomorrow at home and add three more points. And continue fighting the European competition. Starting Wednesday, focus on the Copa del Rey. It’s a very important day but I don’t compare or choose.”
Rotations thinking about the final
“The coaching staff and the squad are thinking of overcoming the Elche. We are going to put the best team possible. Elche is fighting well. We have never repeated a complete eleven all year, being close or not to a final. We will put the best team to beat Elche”.
Arbitration criteria
“It is a difficult issue without a doubt. You have to be clear that there is a referee who tries not to have possible errors. The errors before without the VAR could not be corrected. Now the VAR corrects them, but then there is the discretion of the referee. In the end, each one looks with their criteria to favor their team. The referee saw Vinicius’s hand because it is his criterion. I had criticized when they kicked us out Alex Moreno because he had to look at it to be 100% sure that he is not wrong. The final decision is up to the referee and he must be sure of what he whistles. I am opposed to questioning the honesty of referees“.
How does Valencia arrive?
“The advantage of the two teams is the individual performance of the players in the final. Each match is different. I don’t know what Valencia wants in the league”.
