“I gave my word to another club” | Relief
Luis Enrique confirmed what was an open secret: “Yes, it was true (Atlético Madrid offered him to become a coach), but I had already given my word to another club. I think Atlético Madrid were lucky because if I had left, I wouldn’t have been there for half a year, especially because I don’t have that energy, Simeone is the best coach they could have had. He was there for eleven years, how lucky are the Atlético Madrid fans?“, he said at a press conference before the match with the red-whites.
And Atlético always liked the Asturian, but the presence of Simeone, an absolute idol, always complicated his arrival. At a time when fans questioned Simeone’s leadership and Luis Enrique left the national team, there were conversations, but that was all.
Regarding tomorrow’s match against Atlético Madrid, the PSG coach made it clear: “In any case, this is not a decisive match. Whichever of the two matches they lose tomorrow, if they win the other four, they will qualify.” If either team loses tomorrow and wins all four games, they will be in the top 24.. This is not a decisive match. Important – yes, decisive – no. “Who knows what will happen in football,” he commented.
Strength Atlético Madrid
“If you look at Atlético’s individual players, they are used to a high level.I have no doubt that they will play at a high level. We are approaching the middle of the competition and we don’t know what can happen, their calendar is better than ours, but you don’t know what can happen. We concentrate on tomorrow’s game and do everything better than our opponents. I really have no doubt that, despite their results in Lille, Atlético Madrid will show their best version, their strongest and most serious, full version and I have no doubt that they will compete, but we are playing at home in the Parc de Prince.”
“Given the fact that all teams are difficult, Atlético Madrid is one of the best teams in the team offered to us.. Obviously this will be a game with many difficulties.a recognizable team in Europe, a coach with one of the longest careers. “You can only spend as many years as Cholo Simeone at Atlético Madrid if you have a very high level.”
Griezmann’s role
“Griezmann is a French player, although he spent so many years in Spain that he could have dual citizenship, I don’t know if he would want that. He is a very complete player, very versatile, he is available to his team.has a very good number of goals and assists and is a vital player for Atlético Madrid.
Relationship with Simeone
“I don’t have any preference regarding the style of play. Tomorrow I will see Mr. Simeone again, whom I met as a player and also as a coach. I admire it when I see a manager of a big club continue to show this energy because it is difficult to do.We need a lot to spend so many years. “We will be playing against an opponent who knows what they are playing, we know we need to play well individually and collectively.”