Cedric Bakambu recently acknowledged in the interview with ESTADIO Deportivo what His current reality at Betis did not correspond to his wishesbecause he would like to have already recovered his best level after the injury and also have two or three goals. However, he also noted that he is calm, that Neither he nor Pellegrini have wanted to rush into their development. and they have measured the minutes.
However, In Beticismo, concern has grown for the discreet contribution of the Congolese since he reappeared against Mallorca on September 23, since then He has not seen the net and has only started two games in LaLigaagainst Espanyol and Osasuna. And, in addition, the circumstance arose that, when Pellegrini changed the system to 4-4-2 due to the absence of Lo Celso, He was overtaken by Chimy Ávila as a partner of Vitor Roqueundisputed starter, at the tip of the spear.
Once with the Rosario player back, Betis has returned to the 4-2-3-1, with the Brazilian alone up top, which further complicates his access to ownership in the league championship, so Their options to win at the start are limited to the Conference League and the Cup.
Therefore, Thursday’s match (9:00 p.m.) against Czech side Mladá Boleslav is presented as a very important test for the strikerwho against Valencia was one of those chosen to enter the field after the 4-1 and left good feelings, with continuous unchecking and participation in Chimy’s goal, as his pass was counted as an assist although almost everything was done by the Argentine.
Bakambu started against Celje and Copenhagen and, a priori, is expected to start in the Czech Republicalthough there is also the option of Chimy, which, yes, could be placed on the wing. The truth is that the African will be in the center of attention to assess his performance on a new occasion to debut and demonstrate that he can achieve the version for which he was signed, even in the face of assess his continuity at Benito Villamarín.
It is worth remembering that He arrived last January from Galatasaray in exchange for five million and that, conditioned by injuries, until now He has only scored two goals in 17 games and his incorporation has begun to be questioned. In the Czech Republic he will be closely watched and it will be crucial that he maximizes his minutes.