Simeone: Focus on LaLiga and Club World Cup
Cholo Simeone, after the recent draw, remains focused on the challenges that still remain in LaLiga. He highlights the team’s effort to secure their participation in the Club World Cup, an achievement that generates great enthusiasm throughout the squad.
Simeone acknowledged a lackluster first half, with little depth and associative play, contrasting with a second half where the team showed greater courage and speed in their attacks. The coach valued the team’s growth during the match, although he regretted not being able to convert the generated opportunities.
Simeone does not share the view that the season is getting long, emphasizing that there are still four important matches to play. He underlined the merit of Atlético de Madrid in competing with Real Madrid and Barcelona in recent years, which has earned them a place in the prestigious Club World Cup.
Regarding the results against teams from the bottom of the table, he recalled that in football you don’t win just by facing the last classified, but you need to play well and be forceful.
Analyzing the team’s performance in recent matches, he pointed out that they have shown two different faces, with very different first and second halves in terms of intensity and pace of play. Finally, he celebrated the referee’s rectification in the play that had initially meant the expulsion of Julián, recognizing the difficulty that it would have meant playing with one less man for a large part of the match.
