Simeone notes the team’s dynamics, the reliability of the defense and Lenglet’s performance

Atlético Madrid coach Diego Pablo Simeone spoke to the media this Saturday evening during a press conference after the match against Real Valladolid, corresponding to the 15th round of the league, which took place at the New José Zorrilla Stadium.

A radical change in the team’s image
“All teams need time. We talked about this three months ago, that the new teams need to adapt to the team and accept the way we play at Atletico Madrid, because each of them played differently in their teams. The truth is that Langlais’ growth, Connor’s growth, Julian’s growth, Sorloth’s growth and, well… the hope of Robin’s speedy recovery gives us good collective work. The team is responding well, we have clarity. what we want from games and well, we are moving towards what we want.

Command moment
“We played a bad game against Betis, we played very poorly. The team was unrecognizable and I think it was kind of a breakthrough in what we did. It’s unrecognizable. We can win, lose or draw, this is not the case. This situation is not important to me, but to be recognized. To be Atlético Madrid, which for almost thirteen years shaped the idea of ​​the game and the idea of ​​the competition. You may like it more or more later. less, but I see that little by little, with humility, with nobility, the Team responds with work and dedication.”

Defensive level
“I think we’re doing well defensively from a collective standpoint. I think the work of many who play is very good and gives us a plus to take another step. From an offensive point of view we have also found a position that allows us to have attacking options, to have speed, to play the inside game, to play in the air if necessary, to counter-attack if the team asks for it, and from here it is clear that the league is very long and we We are preparing for the Cup game, which will be as difficult as these matches. They play the same game, obviously maintaining the humility and dedication that boys have.”

Langlais
“First of all, he’s hungry. Firstly, he is an older player who already knows what he wants in football and has come to improve from the place that has been given to him. He didn’t start playing, he didn’t play at first. We spoke to him to highlight all his strengths, of which there are many, and obviously to hide his difficulties a little, like all footballers, I think he interpreted his game in the best way, he occupies an important place. for himself within the team because He needs it, he has a good kick start, good defensive play in the air, good timing to take the opposition attack and hopefully they can continue to maintain that. Everything that comes together adds competition to us, and when the players start adding competition to our team, it makes me happy because… there will be more. It’s easy for me to make decisions, but the club, the team, wins, and that makes me very happy.”

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