“Simeone is counting on me despite the great competition”

Matheus Cunha is having a start with little prominence at Atlético. The Brazilian has suffered various physical problems and has encountered a competition of the highest level increased with the signing of Griezmann on the last market day. However, the young player incorporated by Atlético from Hertha Berlin with LaLiga already started does not give up and takes it easy.

At 22, Cunha attends ESPN Brazil in an interview of which a preview has been offered. About his first contact with Simeone, the Brazilian explains that “I had a lot of anxiety, that’s the truth. A lot of anxiety when he sent me the first message, all these things when the coach is starting to have that relationship with the newly signed. He knew it demanded a lot. And it was no different with me. “The forward arrived at Atlético after proclaiming himself champion of the Olympic Games in the final against Spain and is progressing in his acclimatization process.

“El Cholo and I We are not so close, because I have been here for a short time. But I have noticed it in what we have talked about, the relationship on the field, in the moments in which he put me, also in training, because the more games you have, the less you train. But in the period that we have been together, he gives me many positive things”, Indicates Cunha. And the forward does not give up despite not having been a starter in any game yet. “He has shown all the time that he really wants to count on me, that the competition is great, but I can participate in this competition, that’s why he loved me. But without a doubt, I could already feel that he is a very demanding coach, you can understand why Atlético de Madrid is at the level it is today ”.

“Simeone wants excellence in every moment, in every second. There are even moments when you look like this and say: ‘Wow, this is normal for this to happen in the field.’ A second of inattention, a bad control and he is there . So if you get ten right and fail the eleventh, it will tell you, ‘Do the same as the other ten.’ All the time he wants to demand a lot from each player and without a doubt I think he has managed to add all the footballers, in addition to all the tactical part and the experience he has on the field, which adds a lot, ”Cunha ends up explaining. The forward was already on the bench against Liverpool after overcoming the physical problems that prevented him from entering the list against Barcelona and going with his team to the international break and will continue working to enter into the plans of his coach.