Manuel Pellegrini
Manuel Pellegrini
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamontiis a Chilean professional football manager and former footballer. As a coach, he has managed teams mostly in Spain, Argentina, Chile and Ecuador. A qualified civil engineer and former footballer, after retiring as a player, he moved into coaching in his native Chile and subsequently Argentina. Pellegrini has won national leagues in four different countries...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth16 September 1953
CitySantiago, Chile
action based game keen percent physically technique
Physically he's not 100 percent because he's been out of action for 15 days. But he's really keen to play and his game is based more on technique than fitness.
constantly mistakes notice players pulled referee several
I think the referee constantly made mistakes, he didn't notice when our players were pulled as well as several fouls.
difficult explain feels
It is difficult to explain how one feels after this.
arsenal ball bit capacity control gain hard losing lost needed offensive pressed rushed
We were a bit rushed and we didn't gain control of the ball. Arsenal pressed hard and when by losing the ball we lost the offensive capacity we needed to get a goal.
chances five four good players reason score superior
The players are gutted, and with good reason. We were superior in every way, we had four or five chances to score ... and then we had the penalty.
against champions close final importance inevitable league match
We are so close to the Champions League final that it is inevitable that we give more importance to the match against Arsenal.
lose minutes
We don't like to lose but there are still 90 minutes to play.
great players proud superior
Understandably, the players are shattered. I'm very proud of my players, who were very superior to a great team.
blew chance game lack mistakes referee
We didn't play well, but the referee made mistakes all game long. When he blew the end of the game when we had a chance for an attack, he demonstrated his lack of impartiality.
decisive effort expect match maximum players reserve
I expect maximum effort from my reserve players because this kind of match will be decisive for our season.
expect fewest kept mistakes team win
I expect to be kept very busy. They have not come here to defend. They have come to win the game. The team that makes fewest mistakes will win.
depends desire full soccer technique
He's full of desire. Besides, his soccer depends more on technique than physique.
course dedication dreams hard held history limit thinking work
Of course it's important to go down in the history, but we are already thinking about how we can get to the semi-finals. There is no limit to the ambitions of this team. Our dreams are being held in place by the hard work and dedication of the whole squad.
good referee
It was a penalty. The referee wasn't good tonight.