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
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In the importance of their players and the numbers of players they have in their squad. Every Inter player is capable of doing something at any moment and that's why we will have to be very watchful.
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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.
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We are so close to the Champions League final that it is inevitable that we give more importance to the match against Arsenal.
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We think it was a stone which broke the window. But it didn't affect the way that they played or how they felt before this game.
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We are still in contention and I believe we can go back home and get the result we need.
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We don't like to lose but there are still 90 minutes to play.
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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.
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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.
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It is difficult to explain how one feels after this.
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I think the referee constantly made mistakes, he didn't notice when our players were pulled as well as several fouls.
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I was convinced we would eliminate Inter as I thought we lost unjustly in Milan. We knew we were playing against a great team, but we are a great team too.
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I was convinced we would beat Inter. The first half was balanced but in the second perhaps we deserved more than one goal.
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I was convinced we would beat Inter. In the second half perhaps we deserved to score more than one goal. This isn't a miracle or a dream. It's based on hard work and belief.
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I expect maximum effort from my reserve players because this kind of match will be decisive for our season.