Manuel Pellegrinitechnician Betiswas very satisfied in statements to DAZN with the performance of his team in the visit to the Villarreal in it La Cerámica Stadiumwhere he added three fundamental points in the fight for Europa despite playing more than an hour with one less player due to a controversial expulsion from the Chimy Avilahighly criticized by the Chilean.
Match rating: “First, a very important victory because they are a direct rival, a very good team, at home, with the whole week to prepare for the game. We played away on Thursday, we returned on Friday and traveled here on Saturday. The spirit of the team has been commendable, perhaps some people claim that playing three games a week you can’t keep up, but today we were much superior in the first half and in the second we had to hold on in an orderly manner.
The red one to Chimy Ávila: “I see expulsion as a general issue. For red cards and penalties, it should be an obligation for the referees to go and review it because they ruin a match, they unbalance an absolutely even match. If the referee considers that it is red, it goes Let’s look again and he thinks it’s red, well there’s nothing to say, it’s a criterion. But it’s not red, he doesn’t touch it, he’s going to cut a play, it’s a yellow. But I think it’s an obligation, it would improve football a lot. they should not be ashamed to the referees if they make a mistake. When we look back, the VAR will help them greatly reduce the errors. That unfair and absurd expulsion unbalanced the game but we had the will, the dedication and the order to score the second, a great goal from Gio. , and then try to keep the score.”
His yellow for protesting the red: “I asked him why he doesn’t see it to be sure that it is an expulsion, I think they are a little overwhelmed with pressure, tension. The VAR has to be an ally, not an enemy. He would be calmer if he was going to do it see. Whether you consider it to be an expulsion is your discretion, but both the penalties and the red cards, which decide the matches, it should be mandatory to go see them.”
Lo Celso’s goal and the changes: “Yes, it was very important, it gave us more peace of mind. We were looking to stop both wings, Villarreal puts in a lot of crosses every game. We left Lo Celso with Parejo to give him a way out and his two free centre-backs. It was difficult for them, they had some dangerous crosses , but in general terms we handled the game well, third of the week and traveling from Moldova five hours and arriving on Friday to come here on Saturday. “A lot of credit to the team.”
Villarreal’s chances: “Surely they were going to create some chances for us playing with one less, plus Villarreal is a very technical team, with very unbalanced players in the final third. We did a very good defensive job, eleven against eleven they practically did not shoot on goal. And in the second half a couple of dangerous crosses that we took on the line. We had to score the third goal, but the important thing is the three points.”
What is the use of this triumph?: “For the December break we want to be classified in the two qualifying competitions, we are classified in the Cup, we seek to be classified in the Conference on Thursday, and add as many points as possible. There are six points left from the first round, the match of the Rayo on Sunday, and we will see the objectives later. I can only congratulate the players today.”
