Pellegrini is very critical of himself: “We did not have the spirit or the demand”

Real Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini criticized that his team “did not have the spirit nor the demand” in the match that lost to Real Betis. Alaves For the round of 32 of the King's Cup.

The Chilean coach expressed his anger in the subsequent press conference, admitting that they were missing everything and that they had played “a very bad match,” and said that Alaves was still in the cup “with great justice.”

“I was expecting a response from the team from the first minute and that response did not come. “It was a very bad day.”“, noted the coach.

The engineer seemed surprised to see his team playing the way they did. “We lost to Celta, but we had chances. We have to respond so as not to lose our place in La Liga or the Conference League,” Pellegrini said.

“I hope this will serve as a lesson for us to continue improving,” said the coach, who expected direct and ambitious play from Alaves.

“There are many things to analyze, individual performance is very important and commitment and ambition must be reflected in every ball,” the Chilean concluded.