Athletic have not won at Atlético de Madrid since January 30, 2011. Two goals from Toquero allowed Caparrós’ lions to take three points from the Calderón. The rojiblanco mustache player that afternoon, who was in the Metropolitan tomorrow as a commentator for the match broadcast by DAZN, was surprised to learn that since that day the Bilbao team has not won the mattress fiefdom.
Did you know that since the 0-2 defeat, with two of your goals, Athletic have never beaten Atlético away from home?
I remember two goals, but I didn’t know it was the last time Athletic won there. The Calderon, then.
What a great Atlético team it was!
Since then it has become one of the three best teams in Spain. Forlán, De Gea, Kun Aguero, Godín, Reyes… Very good players.
But Athletic de Caparrós made the proposal!
We with Caparrós must always play the same way. We went into all the games with great intensity and when we got ahead it was very difficult for them to come back. In that game we won 0-2, like that.
Do you remember how your two goals were?
I think the first one was a pass from Iraola and first with my right leg I scored a goal for De Gea because the center was ahead and the second one, which was in the second half, was a center from the right, I don’t know if from Susaeta or Iraola (from Iraola) who shot me in reaping, I was ahead of the center-back and it’s fair to push him because I finished in the small area.
Atlético is great!
I put some in Atlético de Madrid. Then I remembered someone at home with a head, which we won I don’t know if it was 3-0, but it was against Marcelo Bielsa.
With the same Bielsa who lost, by the way, the final Europa League against Atlético itself!
He could have scored two goals in the Europa League final, really! In that final, they were better than us and it was embarrassing.
- How do you see Athletic?
I watch him almost every game and the truth is that after the World Cup he had a slight decline and now I’m starting to see him well again. Nico is good and it shows a lot. Check out Sancet’s condition too! His performance in the last month has been incredible. Valverde started to spin because he saw that the equipment was falling a bit and now he is starting to carburize and physically he is fine. That’s notable in Athletic.
What does it refer to?
Because when you go down a bit physically, usually the result is not the same. Now it’s so strong and when it’s so strong, no one can play Athletic with that intensity
How complicated is tomorrow’s match against Atlético?
After Madrid, Atlético still has the most complete squad. Apart from the eleven on the bench, they have good players. There the favorite is Atlético; but if Athletic play with the intensity they play and how they play, they can beat them without a problem. We will see a very good game and whoever opens the scoring will have many options to win the game because they are two very serious teams in the field of sports.
Can you imagine an Atletico Madrid without Simeone as coach?
Thinking about Atlético without Cholo is complicated because few coaches have endured so many years on the same bench. The same is the most and above all at a high level of sports together. It will be different when Cholo leaves, it will be a new Atlético.
Source: La Verdad
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