After closing the signing of Perraud at the beginning of the market to begin the complete remodeling of the left wing, At the beginning of August, Betis opted for a footballer as experienced as he was versatile who had ended his contract in June.. Thus, after a failed offer, the sports management Ricardo Rodríguez joined with the intention of having a leader on and off the field who would become an important piece for Pellegrini.
The Swiss international had a hard time finding a place at the top of the Betis team, a situation that Pellegrini justified due to the physical conditioning process he needed. the winger after ending the relationship with Torino. The truth is that this theory made sense when little by little we began to giving him prominence as the games went by, until at the end of September the ‘sorpasso’ occurred when he overtook PerraudHe started against Espanyol and sent the Frenchman to the ‘B unit’ that played against Legia in the Conference.
This leap was confirmed in the derby, which, however, was also his condemnation. Pellegrini consolidated him in his role in a clash as a starter in the Cainite duel, but Lukébakio surpassed him at all times and brought his shortcomings to light, which caused a new radical change for the Chilean. Without the excuse of physical adaptation, He put him on the bench and since then in LaLiga he has only played one minute, against Osasuna, for the last four games not to step on the grass.
Thus, after the national team break, in which the full-back left as always with Switzerland, The ‘Engineer’ maintained his stance against Valencia and left him without playing even though Perraud is not going through his best moment either. and is receiving criticism from the fans. On Thursday it will be their turn against the Czech Mlada Boleslav in the Conference Leagueas a reflection of his status in Benito Villamarín, very far from what Ricardo Rodríguez expected when he decided to bet on Betis. In total, he has only played 713 minutes so far this season, 336 of them in LaLiga, a situation to which the winger is not accustomedindisputable in the Swiss team and in its previous stage.
From everything in Torino to almost nothing
And in the past three seasons, Ricardo played practically everything, with the curiosity that he gained minutes as the courses went byand not the other way around. Thus, in 21/22 he played 2,472 minutes, in 22/23 he went to 2,675 and In 23/24 it reached its peak with 2,784 plus 204 in the Cup.
TodayRicardo averages 24 minutes per match in LaLiga, so he would not even reach 1,000 minuteswith around 870, which could be less depending on its decline in prominence since the derby. Numbers that leave him in an extreme situation.