Group B was the first of the World Cup to be defined and concluded with a triple tie in the head with six points, which PSG and Botafogo benefit from Atlético’s misfortune. The rojiblancos, despite adding two victories, were not able to beat the Brazilian team and were eliminated. «We were in a very good group, with the champion of the Libertadores and the Champions. We ended up making the same points as them, ”said Simeone, who shared his” sadness “for his early farewell to the tournament. «It was not the goal. It hurts because we made a lot of effort to arrive, we were the last four years in Champions fighting to be ahead of two monsters like Madrid and Barcelona. We are sorry to leave now because we had illusion, ”continued the Argentine.
During the meeting, his outrage with arbitration was noticeable, especially after the unchanged penalty about Julián for the previous action of Sorloth – »an action that is not known what it was» – but much less wanted to use it as an excuse, although he stressed that they have not had any fortune in this aspect in the World Cup. «It is part of football. There are times that favor you and sometimes, such as this tournament, which did not favor any arbitration decision ».
Simeone praised his players’ game, “the most complete of the three,” but lamented the “lack of defensive and offensive forcefulness” that ended up condemning him. In addition to crying for the “lost opportunity” of Atlético, wasting a World Cup whose place in Spain is very quoted, and trusting that it serves the club to “be clear about the needs watching the team’s game”, message to the property for the signing market.
Griezmann, meanwhile, won the prize for the best most bitter game thanks to his unsuccessful goal, who could not avoid a founded elimination on the win suffered against the PSG. «The first game did not know how to drive well. When you lose with such a difference in a tournament you pay it. We gave everything until the end and now it is time to rest, ”said Galo, who didn’t want to excuse arbitration. «We do not have to concentrate on that, but what we can improve. This tournament has gone more in favor of the rival than of us, but other times it favors us and we say nothing. It is another problem of the team than the referees, ”said the Frenchman, who was very self -critical with his team. «Everyone can improve. There are times that we are not at the level and that must be solved. There will be few teams with six points outside. It is our case and you have to assume it. Many things to work and look, ”he concluded.
While Oblak, one of the few who maintained a high level throughout the tournament, recognized his feeling of disappointment and coincided in his partner’s analysis. «We gave everything in the second and third game. But in the first we were not fine and that has punished us. With six points we will not pass. But it is for the PSG match, in which we fit four easy goals, something that should not happen. Opportunities do not have them every day and, unhappy, we have not achieved it ». The Slovenian resolved the most controversial decision of the collegiate with a «the referee’s decisions are as they are. What are we going to do.
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