Diego Pablo Simeone, coach of Atlético de Madridd, checked the success of his
MATCH ANALYSIS
“We came from a very important effort in the Champions League, the guys who are there know it, it is difficult to compete in the Champions League and change the ‘chip’, as I told them in the previous conversation. They showed that we want to compete , play the game the way we play. We know their lateral centers are dangerous, we tried to minimize those situations as much as possible. In the first half we didn’t put the better plays together, in the second we tried to bring Julián down to create a diamond with Griezmann, Koke and Barrios. And things changed, we became more protagonists, we played how we wanted to play, we defended well with a block”
SOLVED
“We had opportunities on the counterattack that we could have solved better and thus not reach the end of the game with such a close result.”
GIULIANO, HAS CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHOLO
“Definitely not speed.”
ATHLETIC REACTION
“The important thing is the team, after that match against Betis, you see what football is, that what you do seems to be huge and then everything falls apart, that everything is wrong… We chatted and clearly defined what not to do and we are on the way. Now it’s time to keep it, which is the most complicated, the most difficult. I always say that what you did remains in the memory is magical, how you had fun with your family, with friends, with football… but life is now, and you are appreciated for what you do. It remains in your memory but people are living now.”
GIULIANO’S GOAL
“That’s what defines us, we have a way of playing. And the hierarchy of players we have enhances all the efforts the team makes. This makes me happy for Oblak, who sets up a teammate for the goal. Julián believes that a Giuliano will fight for the ball. Giuliano had the ability to be unselfish and kick, which served Julián a purpose. We left with a big effort, with a second half that I liked. And in a team that works well. Now comes the break, when we return, ‘today’ will return.”
THE CHANGES
“I talked to them, the ones on the sheet of who starts are important, but the determining factors are the ones that come in later. We will make a big effort until 60 minutes and then we will need those leg. We have important players and the quality of the minutes they give to the team. Like in Paris, where the changes have improved us. Now they have made us better resolved the game in the counterattack. I’m also happy with Reinildo that the game was not good. Some would say, ‘Reinildo again’. I have confidence in Reinildo , he gives us defensive guarantees. “They are doing important work, putting in a lot of effort.”
RIQUELME’S OCCASION
“You don’t have to be selfish, you have to be a partner. This is decision making. He decides to kick, but it’s not the right thing to do, he has to play the ball to his teammate so he can push it. Sometimes decisions, fortunately, don’t have to be paid for.
Source: La Verdad
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