MADRID, 23 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The captain of Atlético de Madrid, ‘Koke’ Resurrección, affirmed this Thursday that the derbies against Real Madrid are “special and very tough” games, “beyond the state of mind”, at the same time that he assured that the rojiblanco club wants ” be as high as possible in the table”, an objective that involves “winning at the Bernabéu” this Saturday (6:30 p.m.).
“A derby is different regardless of how you arrive in the table and the state of mind, but it is true that it gives you more confidence to arrive with positive results than negative ones. They are special and very tough games, hopefully we can get the three points, we want to be as highest possible in the table, and for that we have to win at the Bernabéu”, analyzed Koke in statements to the Atlético media.
The mattress midfielder recalled the recent quarterfinal tie, also at the white fiefdom, which the Merengue team won in extra time (3-1) for “small details”. “We played a great game, one hundred percent concentrated. We have to play a perfect game, because winning against Madrid is not easy at all. I hope those details fall on our side,” he said.
“We are in a better dynamic than before the World Cup, we couldn’t find the game and the ball didn’t go in. Now we are more effective, we don’t concede as many goals, and that shows”, explained the improvement of the rojiblancos in recent weeks. And it is that after the cup elimination, they link four games without losing.
Finally, he assessed his individual level, after “getting up to speed and the shape he had to take”. “Now I am at a great personal level and the team notices that. In transitions, when it comes to getting the ball out, it reaches those above faster and more fluidly,” she concluded.