Manuel Pellegrininoted and at the center of criticism from the fans for the defeat in the Czech Republic after the defeat suffered in Valencia, offered an interesting press conference in advance of tomorrow’s clash against Real Sociedad, in which He referred to the team’s emotional state and assumed full responsibility for what happened.
“The team is hurt, because no one expected that defeat or that performance in Europebut football is present and gives the opportunity to improve image and result against Real Sociedad. I am sure that we are going to qualify,” stated the Chilean coach first, who did not want to attack his team and asked that all eyes focus on him.
“The team knows that you always have to be self-critical in the positive and negative. “Not much can be salvaged from Thursday, I am the first person responsible for the formation I put in place and the way we played,” said the coach, convinced that it will not affect tomorrow’s clash at the Reale Arena: “If we had won 5-0 we would be with the same concentration against Real Sociedad.”
Furthermore, within gravity, Pellegrini wanted to reduce the drama and stated that it is not a major crisis, stating that they have earned the right to believe in themselves: “The team is fighting for positions in Europe. Potholes are when failures occur in competitions and we are alive in all three. We come from two worrying but different defeats. We have had four losses in a row many times and four is more than two. It is neither a tremendous crisis nor is it to dismantle everything that is being done. “This group deserves the trust.”
In this sense, when asked about possible solutions to fix this situation, Pellegrini pointed out that there is no better remedy than to play early in order to redeem himself as soon as possible. “The sooner you play after a defeat, the better. To overcome defeats, we must look for individual performances, collective functioning and continue with the ambition that this team has had in recent years. “We should not give so much importance to a game in which the coach was the most responsible,” noted the Chilean, who confirmed the presence of Abde on the list and highlighted the importance of the clash against Real Sociedad.
“The games are always complicated on visits, much more so against a direct rival. “He is two points below us and I don’t think he is in crisis,” commented Pellegrini.