Diego Pablo Simeone addressed the media after the victory of Atletico Madrid in front of him Valence day 5 of EA Sports League. The coach was very satisfied with the victory and the first goalscorers of Gallagher and Julián Álvarez against a team that still does not know what it means to win this season. The rojiblancos regain the lost place in the Champions League thanks to the victory of Celta and maintain the triple draw with Villarreal and Real Madrid with 11 points.
The first question was about Conor Gallagher and what he gives to this team: “He is a hard-working player, of quality, with good arrivals, who recovers the balls, who does not stop giving his maximum in each game situation, sometimes doing it better and other times not. He came with a lot of enthusiasm. We need these types of players in midfield because they make us better.“.
Atlético have four clean sheets in a row. The defensive security of the colchonero team is essential at the start of the season. On this subject, Simeone commented: “I watch a lot of football. I watch almost every game that is played. You see that With the exception of City and Barcelona, few teams press with the high line and they defend in that position. 80 or 90% take refuge, try to gather quality people with ball exits and spaces. Each in his own way looks for what suits him best depending on the players he has. “That’s why it happens.”
Regarding the objective of Julien AlvarezCholo Simeone was very happy with the goal because it was something the player needed and he hopes more will come: “The way they celebrated the goal and the people in the stadium speak for themselves about the importance of the goal. We all needed him to score a goal to calm him down. I hope it’s the first of many“I don’t like Julián, I wasn’t a striker when I had to play, but he lives off the goal, the enthusiasm to generate these situations. He appeared at the most unexpected moment, at the end, in a piece that was fading. “It was where it had to be, it was concrete and we hope it grows,” he added.
Regarding the analysis of the match, the Argentine coach said: “We knew how to solve in the first half, especially the possibility of a counterattack from the four they had in front. We controlled the game with patience, calm, talent for the passages, becoming masters of the game. Goal situations appeared. The game-breaking play came and in the second half we went from plus to minus“, by accommodating what the party has asked.”
What Simeone likes most about this start of the season is that “Everyone who comes from the bench reacts very well. and that gives the possibility to compete. That is the greatest strength we can have. “Taking players off the bench as they showed in Bilbao, against Girona, today… We work thanks to being a team.”
Regarding the possibility of Antoine Griezmann entering the forward rotation or if only Sorloth and Julián will rotate, Cholo was clear: “With Espanyol, Antoine has not played since the beginning. Julian started with Sorloth. and Girezmann entered in the second half. We have already experienced this situation where Griezmann is resting“He also spoke about De Paul’s game: “I saw him very well, that’s why he started. “You have to demand from a world champion.”
