Diego Simeone, coach of the Atlético de Madrid, does not understand that there is a defensive problem in the rojiblanco team. This was commented on at the press conference prior to the clash against Levante. And with the data in hand, it may not be such an alarming question. What may happen is that, in a team that has always bordered on excellence in this regard, a ‘normal’ season of another team in terms of goals conceded sounds strange in the case of the rojiblancos.
What is really strange in the Athletic, since Simeone take over the bench, is that he conceded so many goals in games away from his own stadium. The Cholo He has always insisted that his football idea is based on defensive security to grow from there.
But that security is not being 100% reliable in what we have been in the games away from the Metropolitan. In fact, he has conceded goals in each and every away game. Both in League like in Champions. Fit before him Celta, Espanyol, Getafe, Alava, AC Milan and this Thursday, in the Valencia city, before him Levante.
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