He Real Betis He returned to work this Monday morning, after enjoying a weekend of rest taking advantage of the league break due to national team commitments. The November ‘FIFA Window’ has once again brought trouble for Manuel Pellegrini, this time in the form of an injury to Johnny Cardoso just at a time when the American was showing that the team suffers a lot and breaks up when he is not there. Furthermore, in this first session of a week in which the intensity will grow ahead of Saturday’s clash in Valencia, Diego Llorente and Héctor Bellerín are still not available.
Without Bellerín or Diego Llorente, but with Aitor Ruibal and Sergi Altimira
The right-back has already been out for 15 days due to the bruise he suffered on his foot in the match on November 3 in Bilbao against Athletic Club and which has left him out of action against NK Celje and RC Celta de Vigo. In this last match, furthermore, the Madrid center-back had to ask for a change when he noticed a muscle problem that at times set off alarm bells. Finally, the wisdom of the green and white ‘3’ to stop before aggravating the problem has meant that everything remains in an overload which in principle should not prevent him from reaching the match in Mestalla, although this Monday he continued exercising individually and eight days after that scare he has not yet been able to rejoin the group.
In exchange, Aitor Ruibal He returns to help Sabaly on the right side and minimize the effects of Bellerín’s absence. The captain has already accumulated several sessions with the group and Pellegrini himself explained that he was not called up against Celta out of mere precaution, to give him this break to make his recovery as safe as possible. It has also relieved nursing Sergi Altimirawho did not participate in the last two training sessions last week to follow a load management plan and protect him from possible injury, something essential given the shortage of midfielders that Betis has.
Mateo Flores, Carlos Guirao and Dani Pérez by Johnny Cardoso, Marc Roca and William Carvalho
The ailment of Johnny Cardoso in the biceps femoris will keep him out of work for a month and increases the deficit generated by the endless problems of Marc Roca on his sore ankle and the long-term injury of William Carvalho. No matter how much the Portuguese is cutting deadlines, he is not expected until the end of February or the beginning of March. He is also still convalescing Isco Alarconwhich faces January as its return date and Pellegrini crosses his fingers for Lo Celso return healthy from Argentina. Altimira, Gio, Fornals and the quarry. There is no more for the center of the field.
In this situation, all fingers point to Mateo Flores to play his first game as a starter in LaLiga EA Sports. He has already started in the Copa del Rey, against CD Gévora, and in the UEFA Conference League, against NK Celje. The young midfielder has been a regular first team player for a month, since his debut against Osasuna (October 19). This Monday he trained again under the orders of Manuel Pellegrini, who, while waiting for the rest of the internationals, called a large group of youth players in which they were also two other midfielders from the reserve team who have already had minutes this season, such as Carlos Guirao and Dani Pérez. They have also worked today on the extreme Jesus Rodriguezthe central Sergio Arribas y Rudy Cohen and the left-handed side Lucas Alcazar. The one who has not yet exercised is Nobel Mendy, who has been injured since the reserve team’s match against Atlético Sanluqueño last Friday.