MADRID 16 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of Atlético de Madrid, Diego Pablo Simeone, celebrated that the “good energy” he felt before the duel with Elche was “reflected” this Wednesday in the 0-4 at the Martínez Valero to access the quarterfinals of the King’s Cup.
“I am happy with the effort that the boys who have had fewer minutes in recent times have been making. I knew they were prepared,” he said at a press conference, after maintaining the team’s good line despite the rotations.
“I felt good energy and today it was reflected. The team was able to demonstrate the work, effort, humility, each one of them accepting the place they have on the team. That will make us compete better and make it more difficult for me to choose,” he added.
The ‘Cholo’ praised the rival, an Elche who wished promotion to LaLiga EA Sports, but insisted on the work of his team. “A rival with happy football and a lot of people in the middle of the field, with many virtues, and we were able to lead them to the game we wanted,” he stated.
“In the first half the team played a very serious game and in the second, with the expulsion, they went to another place. They have been working very well and we have been seeing it, that is why today we understood that the team that was going to start was going to beat us. give the possibility of passing. The team interpreted what it had to do against an opponent that has been playing well, we had to spend the first minutes and find the places where we thought to hurt them,” he added.
Furthermore, Simeone trusted that the change of Alexander Sorloth was only out of “precaution” and recalled the adaptation time he requested for the Norwegian and last summer’s signings. “They needed time to adapt, we spoke at the beginning of that period, some may not remember,” he concluded.