the situation of Ricardo Rodriguez in it Betis It wasn’t what the club expected when they bet big on signing him last summer to bolster their left-back squad Manuel Pellegrini His performance recently has been far from what is needed to really compete for a place in the starting eleven; Romain Perrault. A situation that, along with the details of his contract, leaves his future unknown in the winter market.
An experienced player who has featured throughout his career at clubs such as Torino, Milan, PSV:, Wolfsburg y: ZurichCapped 125 times for his country, has signed a one-year deal with Betis until June 30, 2025, which can be extended by a further one if he exceeds a certain number of games (typical for this type of club). takes 20 to 25 looks, 45 minutes or more).
13 games total, 11 of 45 minutes or more
today, Ricardo adds 13 games with him Betis (11 of them playing 45 minutes or more), so he probably won’t reach the numbers needed to secure another year at the club. Sports management who is in charge? Manu Fajardo could take the opportunity to try to find a way out for him in January (he had important offers in the summer Arabia) to give a boost to the left back with reinforcements for the second half of the season.
All this while Pellegrini approved the movement. Because he Engineeris aware that Rodriguez He is still not at the expected level, he also defended his presence in the team and expressed full confidence that he will regain his best. Ricardo nor is anyone happy with his performance, but I still have a lot of confidence in him because of his experience and hierarchy.
For the Chilean coach, everything depends on a logical adaptation period. “He came late, he didn’t have a pre-season, he integrated into the team little by little. He is not the first player who needs time to adapt to a different football. I still have a lot of confidence in him for his quality, his experience, as a player, I can I have named 200 players who need some time to adjust and present their best in their first season Copa He chose her as the pivot, a show of confidence that didn’t work Conference.