Guido, the relief of Betis

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Guido Rodríguez has always been passionate about challenges.

He did not hesitate to leave River Plate for Tijuana to later make a name for himself in Mexican soccer at América.

He won a League before leaving and joining Betis, where he has become a capital player to win the Copa del Rey with the Andalusians last year.

That title allows him and his team to play the semifinal of the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona.

And he does it with the condition of world champion with Argentina, a title achieved in the World Cup in Qatar less than a month ago.

“When Montiel scored the penalty against France I felt something inexplicable.

It is the dream of the whole person, of the whole boy who starts playing soccer and that is to represent his team and be world champion ”,

The celebrations for the World Cup are already past in a world of football where everything goes very fast.

Guido is the footballer who gives balance to the team led by Manuel Pellegrini, a Betis who wants to break the odds against Barcelona.

If in Arabia the fans want a classic in the Super Cup final, Guido's mentality wants to dismantle this claim.

“It may be that people want that.

I talk about what we and the Betis people want, which is to play a final with the possibility of winning it.

We want to be protagonists and we have the capacity to be so”, clarifies the Betic midfielder, who analyzed the rival of the Verdiblancos: “Barcelona will always be Barcelona, ​​a great club with great players.

With a coach who is from the house and who knows very well what it means to be Barcelona's manager and how difficult it is to play for that team.

We are focused on what is ours, but we know that we have our options”.

"Busquets is a great player, who mixes well with those young footballers like Pedri or Gavi who are evolving quickly," adds the Argentine.

A pact with Pellegrini

The Betis midfielder, who has played 19 games this season, is a highly respected footballer in the Andalusian dressing room.

He does not stand out for his talkativeness, but when he speaks he is listened to.

After going through an adaptation process after his arrival from Mexico, Guido is a fixture at Betis.

He grew, like the whole group, by the hand of Manuel Pellegrini.

There is a very special relationship between them.

“The coach asks me to play simple in certain areas of the field.

But we can also do other things with more freedom in certain positions.

You have to be smart to know where to do each thing on the field ”, Guido alludes to the pact he has with the Betic coach.

From that freedom, the Argentine, who had his compatriot Mascherano as a reference, knows perfectly well what the mission of a midfielder is.

“A midfielder has to be balanced in every way.

Soccer is evolving and it's not just scoring and defending, but playing.

The midfielder must play for his team.

You have to evolve.

To be a good midfielder you have to understand what the team needs.

Each campus has its characteristics and the environment must adapt to what their surrounding colleagues need.

My mission is always to help”, clarifies the world champion midfielder, the typical footballer that coaches adore for his sacrifice, involvement and tactical control of the game.

Guido has a contract with Betis until 2024 and a clause of 80 million.

The Andalusian club wants his renewal.

If he does not achieve it before this summer, the footballer will have the key to his future.

The Andalusian team, in need of money after two losing courses, would not be reluctant to sell their world champion if a good offer arrives in the current winter market.

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