Estadio Benito Villamarin has long been a characteristic of the Spanish stadium architecture, with the impressive walls of Green that enclose some of La Liga's most elegant football companies. This will be the last season, it looks the same before he undergoes a complete renovation in line with various other stadiums in Spain. So far it seems that Manuel Pellegrini is preparing a very entertaining farewell for the stadium, with the tactical ideas of the Chilean with the club on the way to an exciting crescendo. Betis' Flamboyante 2-1 victory over Real Madrid (Pellegrini's very first against the Blancos) was nicely at 6th on 6th in a tightly packed part of the La Liga table, was the newest hurray for the modest style of Pellegrini.
Four seasons have passed since Pellegrini arrived, and it was clear from the start that his principles are neatly translating into the needs of real betis. The stylistic template offered from Pellegrini is often a great balance between control and attack. The stretching of the field to facilitate wide combinations is his characteristic tactical calling card, along with a playmaker between the lines with freedom to manipulate the available spaces. In many ways, the Fundamentals of the traditional Spanish game – possession, control, the creation of superiorities – are firmly on a high technical consciousness and application of the players involved.
The shape has remained a 4-2-3-1 in most of his seasons. His first pair of Pivots from Guido Rodriguez, William Carvalho and Sergio Canales interpreted the system with stoic, patient wisdom. Nabil Fekir usually threw in #10 and control was emphasized and often won. Deeper numeric superiorities were created comfortably and possession was distributed with aplomb. The matches that are closer to the control than chaos in different game states, passed the matches in a quiet, steady balance.
In 24/25 the betis of Pellegrini were reminded that tactics are ultimately a function of the players they interpret if the manager allows room for such growth. Within the same basic template, the current player profiles naturally borrow for more speed, expression, energy and company.
Starting with the Pivots, young stars flourish Johnny Cardoso and Sergi Altimira in each other's company, where excellent sense is combined for progression and creation of deep with ruthless effort without the ball. In a 1-0 victory against Atletico Madrid in October, who since his arrival called Pellegrini the best Betis version, Altimira checked the pace of the game from deeper areas, ending with a passing accuracy of 94%. The duo usually kept things quickly and vertically while the Villamarin turned into a boiler of repeated intensity.
Cardoso specifically excelled in repairing the ball, winning 8 ground matches and completing tackles and intercepting in abundance, with the aim of immediately backing the ball back in the last third part after recovery. The duo was able to maintain the pace of the game at a level that Atletico Madrid could not keep track of. A year of scoops, Pellegrini's first about Simeone, also reached.
The double pivot again played in the stylish 2-1 win over Los Blancos last weekend, where Betis showed their resilience. After the first period of domination of 20 minutes after Real Madrid's 1-0 lead, Betis slowly struggled back control and barely let it slide. The goals arrived, but the pre-conditions for the goals were set well before the target events. The competition had to be regained with personality and trust, and the Pellegrini team radiated both. With Cardoso -stamping total influence on the game with his sense of pace control, Isco slid between the lines to keep supporting where possible to provide support in a man of the competition performance.
Faced with a fresh, versatile and very dynamic set of wide and forward players, Pellegrini has the freedom to use different combinations for different results. Fast Wingers with as much ambition and drive as EZ Abde, Chimy Avila (and from the late Antony on loan) results in a more logically faster betis – and so Pellegrini is logical. Often Betis will in fact even stand in line without a designated playmaker in the hole and form something of a direct but interactive front 4 that moves in pace and stretches the opposition than what they can afford.
This was completely visible against Atletico Madrid when Abde, Chimy, Pablo Fornals and Vitor Roque fell the game at the pace that the midfielders demanded. The whole unit worked together to facilitate a ruthless atmosphere, which ultimately resulted in 26 shots with an accumulation of almost 2 expected goals against what is still the best defense in Europe,
By the time they met Real Madrid in March, they had lost the services of Assane Diao and Roque. But the 19-year-old Academy Starlet Jesus Rodriguez had collected sufficient competition experience to start and handle the game. With Isco and Cardoso Wresting Control of Aurelien Tchouameni and Luka Modric, the wide combinations began to tap as designed and betis, control and maintained a considerable threat to the end.
The younger attackers show their inexperience at certain times, sometimes resulting in a general loss of efficiency, but Pellegrini encourages them to continue to remain a threat to their markers while maintaining a high degree of associativity.
It would be almost rude to discuss statistics while he talks about Isco's contribution to the front line. Reunited with the manager who has launched his story with Malaga, the Spaniard enjoys football again, and football as a whole is more fun for it. Zoute his tactical freedom with the sense of responsibility of a captain-alternal time available, inventive, unpredictable and progressive-the versions of Isco are all sprinkled with characteristic feints, combinations and nutmus for the gallery. And the Villamarin is a willing gallery for that kind of showmanship; Every step in the dance is appreciated.
After commander Betis to their 2-1 win over Real Madrid, Isco celebrated not only after scoring his winning penalty, but he could hardly hide his joy after the victory. The betis of Pellegrini naturally evokes again. Inhibitions are laid to rest before they can even arise. Giovani Lo Celso, Isco, Cardoso, Altimira and now Antony; It is assumed that the Benito Villamarin has been in its original form in its original form in the last few months. Always look at betis as they say!
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