Simeone: “The referee should be left alone, he is excited to do well”

Diego Pablo Simeone, coach of Atlético de Madrid, analyzed the match measuring his team against Real Madrid, derby of the capital of Spain.

LAST YEAR’S DERBIS

“We are more concerned about the game, we have to leave the referee alone, he is a great referee, he will be eager to do well. “We make sure the footballers play well.”

IMPORTANCE OF THE CAPTAIN

“We prepare the game with the expectation of every League game, an opponent who is very good, very strong, confident in what they are doing, had important defeats and solved them in the best way, it will be difficult, tough, like of all the games we have We are playing against Real Madrid. “We will try to bring the game where we can hurt them.”

KEY PARTY

“Important game of the League, which must be done in the best way, the Champions League is left, after playing a good game in Rome, trying to follow the line of Rome, which in my opinion was a good game”:

CENTER OF THE FIELD, LOW

“All teams have injuries. The other day I was listening to Guardiola, what they suffer from injuries, the best team in the world suffers from it, in the large number of games that are there we have to go through these situations. The greater the recovery in less time, the better results all teams will have, but injuries will appear. When you have stability with 12-13 players, it’s better for the team, when you have to keep changing it’s more complicated, but it’s something that all teams have to go through because injuries will appear.

ANALYSIS OF DAMAGE PROBLEMS

“I share what Guardiola explained, before the start of the season, when Militao, Courtois and De Bruyne were injured. Many games, trips, three options cut from preseason to December, a preseason with a little work and a lot of games. We have to be prepared and accommodate what we have to deal with, because in the end, what everyone cares about is the result.”

REAL MADRID DECIDES ON 80 MILLION PLAYERS

“I’m not specifically referring to that (about the difference between Atlético and Real Madrid and Barça). In these 10, 11 years at the club, both Real Madrid and Barcelona had great teams, they were great club that can have great footballers. And despite everything, we compete well. We have to keep improving and keep growing, believe in ourselves and find the paths that led us to compete well with them. ”

IN THE LAST 14 OF THE LEAGUE ONLY ONE WON AGAINST MADRID

“There is nothing more to talk about, the statistics are already there. There is nothing greater than that.”

COKE

“He comes from a time of recovery, physically he is okay, available. We will decide whether to start or wait to enter the second half.”