The coach of Atlético de Madrid, Diego Pablo Simeone, has assured that this Saturday in San Mamés against Athletic Club (4:15 p.m.) they will have to “generate a little more of everything that is generated” when they play at the Metropolitano, and has warned of the danger of facing a “very complete” team that is having “a very regular season.”
«We need to improve our game away from home and repeat situations that we experienced in our field. From that, we will improve,” he declared at a press conference, before focusing more on what they need. «We must generate a little more of everything that is generated when we play at home. In the Champions League we have been doing very well, because in Rome we played a very good game; against Celtic, in the second half we played a very good game; and against Feyenoord the same. “I can’t imagine any other situation,” he added.
Regarding the match, he highlighted the strength of the Basque team at home, where they have only lost to Real Madrid. «We are going to meet a rival that we know very well. He works very well, he always competes with a very high intensity, especially in his house, where he is strong. “We have to take the game to where we believe we can hurt it,” he said.
«They are a rival that has a high intensity of play, that has never changed. He occupies the width of the field very well, because he has very strong wingers, full-backs with a lot of width. It is a very complete team, it is having a very regular season so far and has competed very well. Surely tomorrow he will do it the same way,” continued the Argentine coach.
In another order of things, he explained why he is delaying Antoine Griezmann as an interior player in the last few games. «Depending on the match and the characteristics of the rival, he plays in one place or another. As a result of that, we think that we can add one more forward to the game and have a mixed midfielder. Antoine is an all-rounder: he can play in the middle, on the side, on the wing, as a forward, as a second striker… Occupying different positions allows us to have more options on an offensive level », he noted.
He also spoke about Memphis Depay’s form. «The other day I saw him well, he has gone from less to more in minutes. The 45 minutes he had to play on the last day he did so with very good intensity. He had his scoring situations and he is very good, at a time so that, when it is his turn, he can use it at the start, or when it is his turn to enter in the final minutes,” he said.
Finally, Cholo downplayed the few days of margin to prepare for the match. «We planned to work visually, showing images of the last game, looking for things to improve. In this way we try not to wear out the body, but rather apply to our heads what is being done well and what needs to be improved,” he concluded.
2023-12-15 12:48:44
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