Diego Pablo Simeonecoach of the Atletico Madridwas very happy about the victory against the Girona“I was smiling because it makes me very happy, there were a lot of people, a lot of expectations and we were able to respond,” he said. It is true that Athletic It was hard for him to get into the game, but the coach said that it was normal. “We played against an opponent that plays very well, that looks for all the ways to attack in different ways, that causes you to get disorganized, to split up as a team… and we had the criteria to not disrupt the block, not to move to separate ourselves and let them filter balls to you and hurt you,” he explained.
The turning point was the first goal. “The goal gave us peace of mind and in the second half, with many players coming on strong, Reinildo, Correa, Koke, Gallagher as they entered, Sorloth… We have important players.”
The technician also referred to the connection of Julian Alvarez and Griezmann. “In Riverwhere he started and did incredibly well as a ‘9’. In the Argentine national team, he won the World Cup as a ‘9’. He is capable of both situations. We have players with different, complementary characteristics, who can play together, Sorloth. Now it’s my turn to rack my brains to see how I adapt it,” he commented, adding that “in some matches” they will even be able to play with Griezmannalthough also “Correa, Giuliano, Conor...”.
He said about the Englishman that “he came in with a lot of energy.” “He needs time to get used to his positions, but he has something that can’t be bought anywhere else: passion, pace, rhythm… when you have players like that, you have to help them so that the adrenaline can be good for their teammates,” he said.
FLOWERS FOR LLORENTE
About the card a Gazzaniga He said: “We always go for interpretation. We see the image on the screen, if the ball continues Julián can score a goal with his head, for example. The referee interpreted that Blind was ahead of Julian. It went well because the goal came (from Griezmann) and we didn’t settle for anything else…”. “It was a decisive play, in the end”, he added.
Finally he spoke of Marcos Llorente and his great game. “I like it because you always have these challenges with footballers when they tell you I don’t want to play there. And the same thing happens to us again as when we won La Ligawho found that place. He has a wonderful power that must be taken advantage of. I think that every day he feels more comfortable in that place. Two games, two goals, he defends well… We need him. We also need Molina, everything that is happening to Llorente It generates rebellion in him and when it is his turn, he must demonstrate all the quality he has,” he commented.
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