Soccer belongs to the soccer players, but Coaches can also influence during gamesnot only during the week. That happened this Sunday in the Nuevo San Mamés, where the Manuel Pellegrini’s hand was fundamental to change a dangerous trend of the first half that led to a complicated drift for Real Betis against Athletic.
Pellegrini’s interventionism, both for his variation in tactical drawing as well as the triple change he made at half-time, It was transcendental to balance a clearly unfavorable balance after the first 45 minutes. It was also his responsibility. The best thing was the 0-0 score at halftime. This time the lack of aim was not Betic but red and white.
The initial 4-4-2 used by Betis in recent weeks, which was so successful against Osasuna and Atlético de Madridwas easily surpassed by Athletic. So much so that at the end of the first half the Engineer changed that scheme. He centered Fornals and placed Chimy Ávila on the right wing. A first attempt to change the direction of what was happening.
However, in the intermission Pellegrini’s hand was more evident. For a start He tried to cover up with Sabaly the clear difficulties that Bellerín was having with the Williams. There was no tactical variation there, a simple change of players on the right side that balanced the duels a little more, even though the speed of the brothers is evident.
Betis also switched to its more classic design. Fornals approached the construction, Assane Diao It gave more bite to the band and Iker Losada, The change that had the least impact on the Galician’s performance, tried to populate the midfield. It is not usual for Pellegrini to opt for three changes in the intermission. It’s probably the first time. He skipped his particular roadmap due to the urgent need.
Two of the three substitutions participated in Betis’ 0-1. Sabaly y Assane They appeared on the right so that the youth player could attend Fornalsin a more central position. It wasn’t just the goal, in general the forces were balanced during the second half and The Betic team fixed the striking problems of the first half.
It was not only a question of the tactical drawing and the changes, but they were fundamental in the outcome of the clash. Betis’ own competitivenessto know how to suffer in the most complicated moments, the hardships, or Rui Silva’s stops They were also decisive in understanding the valuable Betic point scored in Bilbao against a rival as powerful as Athletic in San Mamés.
Pellegrini’s virtues as a coach are evident, although in recent times He had been pointed out on some occasion for being too immobilist in their decisions. In recent times he has shown signs of also knowing how to be interventionist. It was after the break with the change of system and looking for a more appropriate idea given the losses of fundamental creative players in the midfield.
Already seasons ago, especially in 21-22, his changes and decisions during the game gave Betis many victories in the final stages of the games. Now again The Engineer has shown that his ability to vary for a team that in the last three league games has added 7 points out of 9, with departures such as those of El Sadar and San Mamés, in addition to receiving Atlético de Madrid.
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