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Walter Zimmerman
Diego Pablo Simeone, coach of Atlético de Madrid, appeared before the media to talk about the derby against Real Madrid in which they tied 1-1. A match in which the protagonist was not football.
Assessment of the incident
“The people who have committed those incidents, the club will have to make a decision. We don’t need people who don’t think about the club and the team. That doesn’t justify what happened. People don’t react like that, they react for something. We can also sanction the protagonists who charge people. Be careful with what we generate. Sanction for the one who provokes. We punish the one who throws the lighter and the one who carries it. If they sanction him, it’s over.”
Conversation with Courtois
“It happened to him at the Bernabéu. It happens in football. You shall not pass. The clubs are the first to prevent it from happening. We are not victims, because if we charge there may be a reaction. If we provoke anything, these things happen.”
Match rating
“First half we defended correctly. We didn’t play well, we had some counterattacks that we could have reacted to better. We were playing well, we were in a good moment when Madrid’s goal came. This episode appeared that should not have happened, and that ended up favoring us. The team came in and played the way it had to be played. The tie came, I think we deserved the tie. There was not much prominence in the areas. Nothing that leaves you thinking that if we missed three or four goals.”
The message to the fans of the Fund
“The message was to think about the club, think about the team. You are not favoring your team. They said that the rival goalkeeper had provoked it. That action does not justify what happened. Since we are protagonists and we call ourselves in such a way, they do nothing to us”.
Conversation with Courtois
“I told him to be calm. The first thing people complained about was that. We have to individualize those who have been. We need people to take care of the club. But also be careful with those who play the victim. Be careful of people watching. If Courtois laughs…”
Angel Correa
“Let’s see, Ángel is one of the players with the most appearances in the history of Atlético de Madrid. He has many minutes but would like many more. It’s extraordinary. He always wants to play. From my place I have to look for balance”.
Javi Galán’s first minutes
“While Javi Galán was an immense joy. He has not entered at any time. He didn’t stop training. Today he entered as a footballer should enter. In the first play he fought with Valverde, he assisted Correa. With games like this, the minutes are earned by themselves.”
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