“We have to be a team, whoever understands this will have more minutes”

Diego Pablo Simeone, coach of Atlético de Madrid, gave a very positive assessment of his team’s 4-1 win against Celta, and left a very clear message for his players: “We have to be a team, he who understands this will have more minutes. , and he who does not will have less”

Preparation

“We talk a lot these days about the things we do so well. Many, although some do not see them. We have to commit to them so they can be good coaches. In the first part we tried but we lost the ball when the ball came out which was dangerous. Then all our goals come from good associations. It was in the second half that the team had more courage to position itself, it was more daring and more intense. It’s a more cohesive team. We ended up in a game that if they had made it 3-2 it would have been complicated, so we put Cunha in search of the fourth goal which he scored “

Rotations

“Before the game, we decided to let the players come in fresh. I am very happy with the game they played. This is what I give you give me. Everything is important here, nothing is important to us”.

Need for this victory for the fans

“We always try to make our people happy. I felt they were very close to the team. They are as important to us as ever. We need a more regular game. We couldn’t play with four defenders because Larsen and Iago moved well and caused us a lot of danger with our mistakes when we released the ball. We have to be a team, those who understand this will have more minutes and those who don’t will have less”.

wedge

“Because of his qualities, Cunha is the perfect player for Atlético de Madrid. He competes with a Morata who is very good. We need him because he is someone who sends energy with spark, joy. It goes to everyone, it has intensity. We need that kind of strikers”.

game improvement

“I always understand that the press part is analyzing but there is reality. The important thing is to win. So that our people are happy, as they are today, the whole match singing and happy”.

grbic

“This morning Oblak decided that he is not for this match. I thought it was a good decision because it is a difficult place for the team. Hopefully it will improve on Tuesday. Then I am very happy for Ivo, because he’s a guy with energy, fun, a player who can be seen in the locker room even for a few minutes. It’s like everything in life, one day is your chance and you have to do it well”.

witsel

“I think his greatest virtue is that he has a good vision of the game. For his calmness, for his game, for his choices in passes between the lines. We understood in the preseason that it can give to us peace of mind at the back. When inserted in that position, it just didn’t look good in that position. We understood that with Mario we would have a good ball and that’s why we put him on the right. He does the everything playing the ball in front, he does it very well. I don’t know if he loses the ball in these games. He has to keep fighting for more.”