Simeone analyzes the victory of Athletic before the Girona in the first game of the season in the Metropolitan.
Sensations
“We were up against an opponent who knows how to play very well with different ways of attacking and who invites you to split up as a team. I value the concentration and the calmness that did not allow them to have the goal-scoring opportunities that they normally create. The goal generated more security for a second half that we controlled from start to finish and with quick counterattacks and players who came off the bench. Reinildo in defence, Gallagher and Correa in the middle, Koke, Sorloth… Many positive things, a lot of balance that allowed us to play a good game.”
Don’t make mistakes
There are always mistakes in football, all goals come from mistakes and if you don’t make them there are more chances of winning.
Neighborhoods
Pablo, from the first moment we saw him, we understood that everything that is happening to him could happen. We are happy that he won the Games playing as a central midfielder, he has attack and precision inside, we need him to be calm, that his teammates will help him and that he cannot slow down, there is a lot of competition and we hope to manage it in the best way to improve them individually.
Internal competition and its workforce
Depending on what the matches ask of us, we will interpret what we are going to face and try to compete in the best way. We have important footballers, young players who are excited and we will manage it in the best way.
Llorente
I am very happy with the challenge, seeing that after one or two years of looking for an important place for a player with his characteristics, we found a place for him inside, but we need to exploit all his physical potential in attack or defense and it invites us to see Molina improve. He should rebel and show what a world champion he is and what a champion of America he is because Llorente will not be able to play all the time and because we have an extraordinary player like Nahuel in that position.
Expansion of your squad and management of the locker room
They know that we want to win and we are looking for the best for the team. From there I have no commitment to anyone and I want to see what I saw today, a team that starts strong and with five changes we can continue playing with important players.
Julian Alvarez
It’s normal, important footballers demand things to happen, people go to the pitch to watch them. We know what Julin has and everything he can give us, we will try to exploit his best qualities playing as a striker or on the wing, we have an important player for the future. We have to keep working, he just arrived and time will tell us.
Julian’s Party
He gave us a lot of work as a team, he almost always occupied positions to recover the ball and counterattack, he participated in the start of the play that led to the second goal. He will want more and will be looking to score like the players who are in that area and who have a friendship and sensitivity for goal-scoring want.
