After the defeat in Atlético’s field (2-1), Míchel began by explaining that “we played a great match in terms of what we wanted, but there are situations that penalized us. I can’t be upset with anyone . The responsibility for the goal is mine, there is no one else. I ask them to play, and they play. We try to be protagonists in the game and we tried to do it, sometimes it can cost us some kind of mistake. I do not criticize it. The players have my full confidence to keep playing like this. By dominating we can get more shots and create more. Oblak made two incredible saves, even though the opponent is spectacular. We have to correct the defensive transitions. He penalized us a lot in those eight matches to keep the goal to zero”.
SELF ESTEEM
“We will work because the defeats come for something. We are clear what the path is. You have to put the player what he does well and what he does wrong on video, and work on it. We can improve and we will. It is my responsibility to do let this team have a collective mentality and let the results come.”
JUAN CARLOS
“The only thing I told him is that I count this mistake as mine. He gave me 25 passing lines, he always tried to play. It’s a mistake of mine, of a game, but I think he gives us more than It takes away from us. We have to improve things, but I don’t think this one. We have to generate more depth and finish, we do have to improve in that. We have to look more at the goal. We did a lot of things well.”
ARNAU
“He’s not injured. It’s a tactical change. I haven’t seen the play replayed, to say if Giménez’s entry was sent off. The referee was fine. Maybe the 8 minutes of stoppage time were not played.”
THE CALENDAR
“Our league is all the games. Today we didn’t give up anything. We came looking for something positive. Atlético has been with Simeone for 11 years, it’s one of the best teams in the world. We wanted to come and play a great game. Our league is all the games. We have done 0 out of 9 and we have to win in Cadiz because it is the next opponent. We want to be protagonists in the whole league. I have to make these players better in the result and I think I can achieve it.”
EL GOL AL MINUT 5
“I’m upset because it was a loss of the ball that we had worked to weaken their defensive line. We knew that a back player couldn’t receive in zone 2. We had a way of working that and we didn’t do it well. The counter l “we tried to defend but Atlético’s talent did the rest. The team has recovered and has shown signs of knowing what it wants. I leave satisfied by the sensations, by how we want to perform in the league. We need to minimize some aspects of the game to have more clarity on the result”.
RIQUELME
“We already followed him last season. In Segona he was a differential player. He gives us goals, assists, verticality… we want to enjoy him and for him to become a better footballer with us in Girona. Let’s see if he helps us. I’ve changed him due to fatigue. He played a good game, especially in the second half. All the players in the team are essential.”
Simeone: “In the end, a situation of panic has been generated”
Diego Simeone was clear from the start that today “had to win”, but perhaps he did not think that his team would end up suffering against Girona. “The opponent plays and generates you, and makes you go back or puts good pressure on you. When you win 2-0 it often happens that the match is under control, the 2-1 appears and it takes you a little bit out of the expected situation. You think more about the end of the game than about winning it, anxiety sets in, nerves… Because we didn’t solve the game in the final 20 minutes with a counterattack, this situation of panic has been generated». he commented In this sense, he added that “we played as we wanted until 70”: “The fans were decisive in the final stretch. He pushed when we needed it the most.”
