MADRID, 24 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of Atlético de Madrid, Diego Pablo Simeone, praised his counterpart on the Blaugrana bench, Hansi Flick on Monday, ensuring that it is the figure of the German “coach” that is giving the strength to Barça, because he transmits “to the players the style of play “that are” proposing “so far this season.
“The coach has a capacity to transmit to the players the style of play he is proposing. The arrival of Flick has done very well to Barcelona,” said the rojiblanco coach in the press conference prior to the semifinal meeting of the Copa del Copa del Copa King-Mapfre against FC Barcelona.
Simeone did not want to assess the possible Lamine Yamal’s possible for the meeting, after he showed a video with his bloody foot on his social networks. “We are not going to speak personally of each of the players of the rival, but to know that the rival has in all its important soccer positions, determining players,” he said, although he highlighted the offensive capacity of the Catalans, because “he plays whoever who Play ends up solving very well. ”
The Argentine coach preferred to highlight the qualities of his team, who will travel to the city “by plane” – after his irony before the derby for saying that he was going “by bus” – before a “competition that generates illusion.” “It is a very important game that is obviously divided into two stages. The first half on their court and the second half on our court. We will have to take the game where we believe we can harm him,” he said.
“It is clear that we have a concrete idea of the party we want. We will seek to take it where we believe that we can harm him and obviously we will manage it with the boys tomorrow in the previous party. We are going to face a rival that I really like how He plays and obviously has a very good offensive strength, with that high line that continues to maintain, “he said.
The rojiblanco coach recalled the league match played last December in the same stage where the Madrid team suffered, but won. “When you fac As happened a bit with Real Madrid recently, “he said.
Simeone confirmed that in Montjuïc he will be “safe” in the Juan Musso goal, but who will not jump to the pitch will be César Azpilicueta. “With Clement (Lenglet) we are valuing whether or not it will begin and César for me made a very good first time the other day, it gave us a lot of peace of mind in that sector, experience, good game, but tomorrow will not accompany us. We wait for us to On Saturday that is available, “he said.
Atlético faces “with enthusiasm and desire to compete” next month full of key encounters for the future of the season, but without losing sight of the speech of the “game by party”. “Wining to obviously face each competition and every game in the best way, obviously focusing absolutely on the match that touches us tomorrow, in this case Barcelona,” said although.
Finally, he had words for Pablo Barrios, “which is growing and being very important,” despite the two expulsions in the last month. “I see it with a lot of responsibility within the game. He had these two situations that will surely serve as experience for later matches. And nothing, absolute confidence in the boy and in everything he will contribute to us,” he concluded.