“We fought a lot for him to stay, but “He chose to go to City and he did very well there.”explained today Diego Pablo Simeone during the press conference before the Cup match that Atlético will play tomorrow at Vic “I’m happy for him and. He deserves it because he is an extraordinary player” added Cholo, who emphasized that “as a midfielder, I really appreciate that our work is recognized, because sometimes it goes unnoticed.”
The Argentine coach prepared with several players from the reserve team for the match against the Catalans, although he recalled in a press conference that “the regulation can only play a maximum of four“. “The Cup always gives us hope, we hope to have a good match and be able to advance,” he added after recognizing that Sunday against Betis “we did not have a good first half” . “It improved in the second half, but not enough.” “We had just had a good match against Lille, where what you already know happened,” he added.
Apparently in training, the starting eleven tomorrow against the Catalans would be made up of Musso, Nahuel, Witsel, Kostis, Galán, Giuliano, Javi Serrano, Gallagher, Riquelme, Lemar And Belt. The big news would be Lemar’s return to the starting lineup after already having a few minutes against Betis. The Frenchman had been out of the team for more than 400 days after fracturing his Achilles tendon last year in Valencia.
Simeone denied having problems with playersrecalled that at this stage “we had injuries that hurt us” and further insisted that “we need to find the right space for new players who arrived. » The Argentinian advocated recovering “the good second half that we played against Leganés or the whole match against Lille”.
El Cholo did not want to miss the opportunity to appear in front of the media and left a message of encouragement for DANA victims that hit Valencia yesterday: “I want to express our condolences to all the residents of Valencia for the very difficult moment they are going through, as well as accompany the families in their feelings and be as close as possible to the people in what happened .” The club spoke in similar terms in an official message.
Our most sincere condolences to the families of the victims of the floods in Valencia and all our solidarity with those affected in this province, Castile-La Mancha, Andalusia and Aragon.
– Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) October 30, 2024
