The final was Betis 2-0 with both goals from the resurrected Willian Jose, a player with experience at Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Wolves. In Pellegrini's 34th season, he might be a better manager than ever, which is not something that might have been said before about anyone else. Manuel Pellegrini - Manager profile | Transfermarkt Manuel Pellegrini is a Chilean professional football players turned manager. After a few days, Pellegrini bought Kak from Milan, saying, "If we want to win the Champions League and be the best team in the world, we need the best players in the world. La Liga boss Manuel Pellegrini is staying at Real Betis. In the changing room at halftime, he quietly suggested overlaps and underlaps, urging backs to fill vacated spaces. Just that result would be the biggest embarrassment Real Madrid had experienced in years, maybe throughout its history. He inherited a team that had finished 13th, and he couldn't do markedly better, finishing 10th in his only full season. [58] His first win with the club came in an EFL Cup match against AFC Wimbledon on 28 August. A single goal. Lorenzo Pellegrini - Player profile 22/23 | Transfermarkt Is Betis winning? That difference? Nevertheless, given the squad full of marginal talents Pellegrini inherited at Betis, he might be in the process of creating the capstone of his career. "And those moments, when you make those decisions and then communicate with the players in the proper way, those are the most important moments you have as a manager.". "I should be," Pellegrini responds with a smile. ", It's part of his philosophy of treating his adults like adults. Chilean football manager and former football player Manuel Pellegrini has an estimated net worth of $21.3 million. Prior to joining Care Capital, Dr. Pellegrini was a post-doctoral research fellow in the Department of Cell Biology at Yale University, where he investigated the molecular basis of neuronal signaling and receptor internalization. [24], Pellegrini scored his first goal with the Italy senior side on 5 September 2019, in a 31 away win over Armenia in a Euro 2020 qualifier. Mourinho vs Pellegrini: Truth behind the 'bitter rivalry' - FourFourTwo Pellegrini has represented Italy at various youth levels. He manages happy teams that find ways to win. The understated Pellegrini wasn't a perfect fit for the Bernabeu, but who is?