Diego Pablo Simeone, coach of Atletico Madridd, evaluated success against Cádiz and his team’s great moment, which was second.
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“After the World Cup, he did us very well, the team regained its identity, enthusiasm, players to an extraordinary level. From the defensive point of view we grew, the team attacks with enthusiasm, defends as a group and that always makes us better”.
Aim to maintain second place and no rest
“Tomorrow we will train, then a couple of days off, on Sunday we play in Elche, to think the same. We don’t have to think far, keep looking to make ourselves better, grow defensively, have more offensive variants, improve each one individually, because they are at a very good level. We cannot walk away from what brought us here without forgetting that once upon a time many did not believe in what we were doing”.
What stands out
“What makes us all feel good is that we are improving in all aspects. The other day we didn’t defend well in Valladolid, it was better today and we also attacked better. From a positional point of view, we could attack Cádiz more and the first goal showed what we were looking for, the back three or four midfielders, the good feet of Mario or Axel and from there we ran. Carrasco does what a winger should do, they are both at a very good level, they give us verticality, goals, crosses for our teammates to finish and that makes us feel better. Lemar’s game is a lot of fun, he does a lot, he couldn’t continue because of the injury but when he is well, he plays the ball very well. They reacted at a moment where many did not believe us anymore”
Punishment is favorable
It doesn’t seem like it’s because it hits the body first, we don’t know when it’s a penalty or not. It was important to do this, because for a long time they did not give us a penalty, it was not easy to kick. Yannick kicked it out of the hierarchy.
BELT
“Tomorrow they will check on him in the morning, let’s hope it’s nothing important.”
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
“I liked everything. A team that came to play as it should be played, defended better than one day, attacked with enthusiasm, wanted to be strong and took the team where they wanted”.
WHAT YOU LEARNED
“I learn every year. Life is learning every day. You never stop learning until you unfortunately have to die. This growth is clearly visible after the World Cup. A lot of people don’t trust us. It’s nice when you follow what you believe in and things happen naturally like they did after the World Cup”
TWO OBJECTIVES
“The team is very good. It is suspected, in the games where we have scored and also in the ones that are dearer to us. We have grown in strength, it gives peace of mind in the game. Hopefully we can finish the season this way. We have others who deserve it. To continue this race that we proposed in the post-world cup to put Atlético in the place where we all want it”.
SECOND CLASSIFIED
“Not particularly happy about that. We have finished several times before Real Madrid or Barcelona, worthy or not to be higher or not”.
TAKING THE PENALTY
“I haven’t seen it yet, they told me that he was hit in the body and then in the hand, which is not normally charged. In Barcelona it is direct hand and they don’t charge for it. This is not our issue. I hope they agree to make it clear to all of us when it is easy to use and when it is not”.
HE IS HURT THAT HE DOESN’T BELIEVE IN ATLÉTICO
“It’s not because I know what I’m looking for, I believe in what I’m doing, I never cared what others say, nothing or nobody. I care about what I see, what I think and what I feel. I know this team will be able to respond when we start to have defensive balance, offensive forcefulness, and the quality of many players has increased significantly. Oblak, he improved a lot, Molina is in an extraordinary moment, Lemar is in a very good moment, Carrasco was once again the determining Carrasco, Axel when it was his turn, responded. Savic, Giménez, Hermoso, the season ending with these matches; Álvaro already has his 12 goals which puts him in the fight to be one of the most important Spaniards; Memphis came in and responded very well. I don’t want to forget a lot. Barrios gave us a little bit of health in a time of difficulty, the great moment of De Paul, the moment of Koke, many things helped to make what I thought happen”.
EL ATLÉTICO IS AN EXAMPLE OF STYLE
“I don’t think about it too much. I believe in what we work for, what we do. Soccer is very dynamic. You don’t have to talk early, you have to talk when the season is over. Soccer is very dynamic. You don’t have to speak early, you have to speak when the time is over”.
Source: La Verdad
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