Diego Simeone coach of Atlético de Madridappeared in the media after his team’s loss against Athletic in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final at the Metropolitano.
Memphis starter
“Yesterday Álvaro injured his calf, we were in doubt, he has nothing but you always have that feeling and I don’t want to risk it because it is important for us with all the rest. Memphis has been good and then we gave him that half hour to Álvaro”.
He applauded the efforts of his men
“They played very well, we made mistakes and in these qualifying rounds mistakes are paid for. They worked well in the first half, in the second better, we played in the rival field, we had situations, so we can’t make them happen… Tranquility, the “This is the path. They have an important advantage and are ahead, they play at home but we will go and play the possibilities we have left.”
favorite athlete
“I don’t know if they are favorites, they have an advantage, it seems like we won. They are playing at home, with their people, they have an advantage but whatever happens.”
Impotence
“I always value the result, this is what the fan values. It’s been a good season and it could happen that in one game we didn’t have the precision of other moments. We have to continue to build like today, especially in the second half he has two or three important ties. It’s the way to go.”
What did he say to his men at half-time?
“I said that while we were organized, the team developed the game and overwhelmed the opponent. When we lost a little bit of organization and tried to solve each other, we were not very good. In the second half we were organized, the team attacked , developed an important Playing… It left the option open before an important match that we have to play in the field of Bilbao”.
How about Reinildo?
“He had a yellow card, he was playing hard and he didn’t want to take any chances and we put Mario on for that reason.”
What moments bother you the most?
“When the team rushes when it shouldn’t. There are only 90 minutes left and it’s important not to give up on the game or the result. They played the second half with discretion, with order. Congratulations to the opponent because they defended very well. good and won a important game before the return”.
Arbitration
“Silence”.
Source: La Verdad
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