"Putting on the Atletico jersey is an opportunity that many would like to have"

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone warned on Wednesday that “there is no team that emerges champion with many goals conceded”, remarked that his team “grows from a block”, which he defines neither as “offensive” nor as “defensive”, and warned of the competitiveness of Cacereno, his opponent in the second round of the Copa del Rey.

“We still have things to improve. The team grows from a block, that block I call it that is neither offensive nor defensive, but a team block. And, from there, we need to have that consistency, which is the most difficult thing to sustain during the season,” explained the coach, whose team has seven victories in all tournaments, and has also rediscovered its defensive solidity, with five of those matches unbeaten.

“There is no team that emerges as champion with many goals conceded. There are few cases in which a team that concedes a lot of goals wins the championship. From there, we built a work that we have been showing for years”, he stated.

“Our saying is ‘wearing the Atletico Madrid jersey in every game is a great opportunity’. Why? Because many would like to be in the place where we are. We need to have this absolutely instilled in us. From there, on Thursday we will put out the team that we believe we can hurt Cacereno, a competitive team,” said Simeone.

“Above all, Cacereno at home responds very well with good results in this last period and will compete. I have no doubts. We have already seen it in the past, I think it was with Madrid, who competed very well. I can't imagine any other situation than what I see in the videos, that they are a competitive team”, he added.

 

December 4, 2024