Betis looks at its imminent future with Celta and Roma as enemies to beat within five days. The coming context invites reflection to a Manuel Pellegrini who does not want to part with his devilish start to the season. Will the extreme rotations continue? The coach has the opportunity to stay in the privileged zone of the League, but he also faces a high-flying appointment in the Europa League that could launch him almost definitively to the passport to the next phase despite everything that remains. His intention is clear. He wants to keep his rest philosophy alive, the same one that worked perfectly last year and that keeps the entire squad plugged in at the performance level. The dilemma is how to distribute those minutes with such demanding appointments in sight.
Pellegrini now finds himself with several weight tricks from his national teams. William Carvalho played the most minutes in this break and also Guido, his partner in midfield, had game time with Argentina. Both aim to be the dance partner in their midfield this Sunday against Celta. Will he revolutionize Rome? The appointment is a challenge for the aspirations of the Verdiblanco team to knock down the strongest rival in their European group with a view to the option of qualifying as first. For this reason, a half-transformation is in sight. “Footballers are prepared to play two games in three days,” said the Betis coach last season when asked about the possibility that some of them have continuity in their eleven. Fekir is the greatest example.
Betis plays nine games in this month of October. The prelude to the World Cup will leave clearer parameters of what aspirations are viable in Heliopolis, but hope is maximum and Pellegrini works with it when drawing up each plan with care. The return of Fekir and the good moment of a handful of his secondary It gives you a certain confidence when facing these appointments with the mind in keeping breaks and balancing minutes. All this without subtracting benefits from a group that did minimize its performance at times when the revolution in the eleven was total. Vigo and Rome share priorities. And perhaps also many of its protagonists on stage.
