2023-09-16 22:15:00
Diego Simeone summed up the 3-0 defeat at Valencia FC devastatingly: “This is the weakest game since I’ve been at Atletico Madrid.” The Argentine has been coaching the Colchoneros since December 2011, making him the currently longest-serving coach in the world.
The game on Saturday evening at the Estadio Mestalla would therefore have been the worst of all 630 he had directed so far.
“We were missing everything today. We played a very bad game, lost 3-0 and that hurts us a lot,” the 53-year-old summarized soberly.
But in contrast to his hot-blooded reputation, he otherwise remained cool: “I’m not angry at all, I’m calm. I know my players and the squad I have in the locker room. You have to accept it when the team plays badly . This is the best way to grow. We have to be aware that we have a big team.”
Valencia recognized in a playful way how to counter Atletico, Simeone also liked the pressing of the “bats”. The 53-year-old said that the opponents had the answers in practically all areas: “They ran better, they won more duels and they played more intensely.”
Previously there was a 7-0 celebration for Atletico Madrid
In the last LaLiga game against city rivals Rayo Vallecano, Atletico won 7-0. But even then, on August 28th before the international break, Simeone was not satisfied: “I’m not calm. I won’t change after a single game because I know that FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are better than us “. Atletico is still a big team and wants to “be there if the two fail.”
After four games (one less than league leaders Barça, for example), the Rojiblancos are in seventh place with seven points LaLiga table.
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