Panda’s absence could open the door of Pellegrini’s side to the Canary striker who only arrived a few weeks ago.
The setback suffered by Borja Iglesias, who He had successful surgery for a torn collateral ligament of a finger on his right handafter the fall he suffered during the clash against Almería is a setback for Real Betis.
However, sometimes problems turn into opportunities and this hurts the Galician opens the possibility for Ayoze to win his first title with the Verdiblanco team jersey. The man from Tenerife has been at the express request of Manuel Pellegrini who even called the striker to convince him to go to Heliópolis.
So far he has only played twice, 17 minutes in the defeat against Celta (3-4) and 22 minutes in the last win against Almería (2-3). Oddly enough, in those games Betis again had that blow that they lost and signed Ayoze for. Now Pellegrini is considering the option of the canary looking forward to his first chance to feel like that goalscorer who shone in Tenerife and Newcastle.
The striker’s loan option from Leicester is not the only one Pellegrini has on the table. In theory, Willian José’s should be the first route the Chilean will choose, but the Brazilian is not in his best form and the Betic coach has deducted minutes in recent games. In fact, the striker has seen how the first substitute in the last two matches, mentioned above, has been his new striker.
It’s more, Willian José played only 48 minutes in the last four games. Against Barcelona, he played 13 minutes and only three testimonials against Getafe. In the defeat against Espanyol, he entered the field to run for 10 minutes and had 22 minutes in the victory in Vallecas. You have to go back to November 10, against Valencia, to get to his last possession.
Data that provides the necessary guidelines to think about what might be going through the mind of the engineer ahead of next Saturday’s game against Real Valladolid. Other variants could be to put Juanmi on the point of attack and move positions, but Pellegrini is not a technician to invent if he has a natural alternative in front of him.
Source: Goal
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