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Davide Ancelotti praises Pellegrini: “He does not always get the recognition he deserves”

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Davide Ancelotti praised Manuel Pellegrini’s career and achievements ahead of Lille’s UEFA Champions League match against Real Betis.
  • Ancelotti said younger coaches greatly admire Pellegrini and reflected on whether he could maintain a career of similar length.
  • He described Real Betis as organized and difficult to face, despite its defeat by Levante.

Davide Ancelotti believes Manuel Pellegrini does not always receive the recognition his career deserves. The Lille coach offered that assessment before his team’s UEFA Champions League league-phase debut against Real Betis.

“Regarding Manuel Pellegrini, he does not always have the recognition he deserves, because he has an incredible career and has enjoyed a great deal of success,” Ancelotti said.

Regarding Manuel Pellegrini, he does not always have the recognition he deserves, because he has an incredible career and has enjoyed a great deal of success.

· Davide AncelottiThe Lille coach praised Pellegrini before facing Real Betis in the UEFA Champions League.

The 37-year-old coach also spoke about his own recent move into management with the French club. He said coaches at the beginning of their careers have great admiration for Pellegrini, while admitting he could not imagine reaching the Chilean’s age in management.

I do not know if I will reach his age. I tell myself it is impossible, but when I see my father, who is 67 and still does not stop, perhaps I will change my mind.

· Davide AncelottiAncelotti reflected on his own coaching career after discussing Pellegrini’s longevity.

“I do not know if I will reach his age. I tell myself it is impossible, but when I see my father, who is 67 and still does not stop, perhaps I will change my mind,” Ancelotti said.

Ancelotti also characterized Real Betis as an organized team that is always difficult to play against. He noted that, apart from the defeat to Levante, the Spanish side had not conceded many goals and also possessed a strong defense.

Real Betis is an organized team, always very difficult to face and, apart from the defeat to Levante, did not concede many goals because it also has a good defense.

· Davide AncelottiHe assessed Real Betis ahead of the Champions League match.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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