Diego Pablo Simeone Play several games in one. He plays with his team, with the stands, with the referee and also with the rival. Cholo detects weaknesses in the legs and spirit of his opponents. And in the semifinal of the Super Cup he detected that Real Madrid’s weakness was in the head of Vinicius.
«Florentino is going to throw you out, he is going to throw you out. Remember. Florentino is going to throw you out, remember what I tell you“, said the Atlético coach in the first half to the Real Madrid player. Cholo knows that Vinicius goes out onto the field with his blood boiling and he wanted to take advantage of it to destabilize the Brazilian.
The scene was repeated in the second half, when Xabi Alonso replaced Real Madrid’s number 7. Atlético had already scored 2-1 on a Sorloth header and had regained its options. But Simeone thought a little more noise wasn’t bad. Whistles came from the stands when Vinicius went to the bench and Simeone told him: “Listen to what they say.” Then came shouts of “Vinicius, Vinicius”, but the confrontation had already ended with a yellow card for the Real Madrid player and another for the Atlético coach.
«They are football codes. The important thing is that it stays there and it is important that football continues to have that folkloreto have that spark,” he said Valverdethe captain of Real Madrid, who did not want to get into controversy after the game. The Uruguayan ended up shaking hands with Simeone after Vinicius’ change. At half-time he went to hug Carvajal, who was on the bench. “I respect Carvajal a lot and I respect all the Real Madrid players a lot and I told Carvajal what is seen from the outside and what is happening to all of them,” was the cryptic explanation of the Atlético coach about his conversation with the Madrid full-back.
“I don’t know what happened,” said Koke, Atlético’s captain, who celebrated his 34th birthday on the same day he became the player who has played the most derbies in history: 44 already, one more than Sergio Ramos.
“I have no idea. In general, what happens down there should stay down there. I am not aware of that situation. These things seem irrelevant to me, what is said on the field stays down there,” said Mateu Alemany, Atlético’s football director.
I was more turned on Xabi Alonsowho went to tell Simeone «Cholo, you to yours», when he addressed Vinicius in the Brazilian’s change. «I try to be respectful with the opponents, I don’t usually address them and when I have read and seen what he said to him I like it even less. That is not an example of a good sportsman, what he told you, and for me not everything goes. You have to have respect for your rival and what happens on the field has a limit,” Xabi Alonso complained at the press conference.
“I don’t remember. “I have a complicated memory,” said Cholo when he was reminded of his words towards Vinicius.
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