MADRID -
Diego Simeone, coach of Atlético de Madrid, remarked this Saturday, after the
2-0 victory against Athletic Bilbao, as an "extraordinary day" with
the fans and declared that his team does not know "another way" to be
"All together", when the team wins, draws or has to lose.
"It
has been a night that from the beginning began well with a great save from the
best goalkeeper in the world (Jan Oblak), we suffered in some passages of the
first half, especially in the stopped ball, but the team hinted that in the
backlash that they appeared there was a goal feeling", he said at a press
conference after the meeting.
"In
the second half we had what we did not have against Valencia: the kickback,
more peace of mind in the possession of the ball... With the changes we
gave energy to the middle. We
are leaving with a good game and with the peace of mind of that people left
happy", he explained.
"An
extraordinary day, the best fans in Spain and once again he felt it
accompanying us", said the coach, who added: "We do not know another
way, when we win, tie or lose. It is not only when we win. We have to be
together. always. There is a lot of work to be done. We know what the road is and we need a hobby,
leaders, players and coach in a row".
"People
respond to what he sees. People want to win. He comes to the field to
see his team win. And if he wins he goes happy and if he doesn't win he doesn't
go happy. We have been able to sustain Joao Felix's absence in both matches and
the team has won. The group is strong. We need to recover the Giménez, Savic and Joao and empower the Felipe,
Hermoso and Correa", continued the Argentine coach.
And he
highlighted Correa's game: He has always been a forward and we have always put
him in the position where he is not at all comfortable and has made a great
effort to do his best and exploit that right wing, but his position Natural is
forward and in that function it is where you can best develop your virtues,
your turn, your power.
"He
is a player who spins very well, with strength in the first steps and hopefully
he can sustain today's game because he did very well (...). The important thing
that began to show what is worth especially in the short spaces and the turning
movements in the vicinity of the area, Morata has been scoring for two games
and we are waiting for Diego Costa to engage in this situation because we need
it, because it is very important for us".
And he
referred to Koke, acclaimed at various times of the game by the fans after the
whistles of last Tuesday. "Koke, of course, may have bad games, but is
always present, always looking, always generating good combinations for the
team and for me he is a very important player".
SOURCE: ESPN
