Simeone’s message after the draw in Almeria: “The coach doesn’t prepare away games well” – Game Time
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Pablo Simeone lamented the lack of strength in both areas in this Saturday’s match. (2-2) against Almeria, continuing the poor dynamics away from home for which he took responsibility, although he was happy with his players.
“The game was quite clear. We started very well, we had a play from Barrios that he couldn’t control and we were left one on one with the Memphis goalkeeper. We weren’t assertive in the games we had to play. play the game, we were weak in the two goals we scored”“, he said at a press conference.
“We didn’t have the solidity that is required for this kind of action. About the third goal they hit us is also a goal. We couldn’t be strong in either of the two aspects. In attack, we had scoring situations in the second half. , with the score 2-2″, Riquelme, Morata twice. We need to improve the defensive aspect and continue to insist on having chances. The goal will come.”he added.
On the other hand, “Cholo” noted that he likes his team, but once again pointed out his lack of strength.. “We had the clearest situations. I liked the energy with which the team played. Always looking. I like their intention, we lacked strength in defense and attack at the end,” he said.
“I still have the energy with which the team played the game.”
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“The coach doesn’t prepare away games well. There are a lot of games, a lot of lost points, and the responsibility lies with me. What I demand from them, I know that they have it, I will get it from them,” he concluded. , about poor performances away from home this season.
De Paul: “It’s not a good feeling, but now we need to prepare for the final on Thursday”
Rodrigo de Paul, Argentina international for Atlético Madrid, admitted after scoring two goals in Almeria that the result left him with a “sour” feeling.but he advocated converting Saturday’s “anger” into energy to prepare physically and mentally for Thursday’s Copa del Rey semi-final second leg in Bilbao, which he called “the final”.
“The feeling is not good, I already said that goals don’t matter to me, the main thing is that the team wins. We tried today, but we couldn’t get three points, and now we’re going to get ready for Thursday.” The midfielder, who scored his team’s second goal, explained to Movistar that the final score of 2:2 “is not a step back.”
He expressed regret that they failed to take three points from the Power Horse Stadium and decided to continue the fight “because there is still a lot left and now we have to turn the series around on Thursday and we are going to put all our energy into it.” “
When asked about the poor performance in recent away matchessaid that away from home they try to do “the same thing” as at the Met, “and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t, so there will definitely be things to improve because the numbers tell the story too and we’ll have to try to continue to improve.”
“There is no other choice now, fortunately we have the opportunity to take revenge immediately, so we only have time to digest this anger that we did not take the three points and know how to deal with this anger because we wanted win and we need to use this anger to prepare physically and mentally for Thursday because for us it is the final,” concluded Rodrigo de Paul.