“Before they said we were champions, now we have to improve… Balance”

Diego Pablo Simeonecoach of Atlético de Madridreviewed his team’s loss against UD Las Palmas He did not put a single but in the victory of a Canary Islands team that was superior for a good part of the game.

“The opponent’s game was very good, they deserved the victory. We couldn’t play the game we wanted to play, congratulations to the opponent because they won the game and deserved it,” commented the Argentine coach on ‘Movistar‘, which was quick in its review because it wasn’t too happy with what it saw.

He Cholo He had warned his team in advance what to expect: “They threw a lot of roses at us before the game and we didn’t accept them because we knew the opponent was good. “It’s a tough field.”

There are no reproaches for the team because they understand that they made a great effort for many games, up to the limit, with many defeats and many breakdowns. The overall balance has been amazing because we are talking about a team that often has seven or eight casualties. “The boys gave everything, they have been making an effort game after game, with great determination. We had chances to score in the first and second half, but not this time. Prepare in the best way for the fight Champions on Tuesday,” he explained in this sense.

Simeon, who is always restrained through good and bad, left a message for those who in this streak intend or demand that the red and white fight for the title. “If before they said that we are ready to be champions, now they will say that there is room for improvement. “You have to have a balance,” he explains.

THE CHANGE OF KOKE AND GRIEZMANN

Surprisingly one of the first changes was left out koke and Griezmann. Simeone wants to explain why. “We are looking to have fresh people to see if we can turn the game around, sometimes the team improved to play more forward but we did not reach the tie,” he said.