Diego Pablo Simeone attended the press at the conclusion of the match against Betis, where he had to follow the evolution of his players from the stands due to the expulsion against Levante.
Is it the best game of the season?
The most regular for sure. The game was controlled at all times, we played what we wanted, we worked very well and we marked it that way. We got the first goal, we didn’t get the second, it came on our own and from then on we kept coming and we were able to score more goals.
Back bleeding has been stopped.
We are always extremists and within extremism they are that in the last games we had received three goals from penalties and another from counterattack. We hadn’t been so disorganized. But we could not find what we got today, where there was not one who did not work like the rest in the fight for the recovery of the ball.
A great Griezmann was seen.
Looking at today’s game, we find the usual Griezmann. Working, insisting, looking for scoring chances, positioned, having chances to score and I think that’s the way we were looking to meet him. That it serves to continue working with the boys.
What did Atlético have today and other days not?
What was seen. An even collective effort and when it is like that the balance appears.
De Paul continues to grow.
He came with great enthusiasm, wanting to show everything he has in his game, he entered the group very well and is very important for the team. We need him to be like today, people fired him like the great game he did and we can’t imagine another De Paul.
Savic’s presence improves them behind.
I think that the team has always competed well in the same way, when other teammates have been. But it is true that the regularity of the three centrals gives much more knowledge between them and today they have responded very well to the game that they played.
How did you see it from the outside?
Being outside is not good, it is negative for me and for the team. That space must be improved, although the sensitivity of the referees also has to be there, because ask for a yellow at 30 meters and have it taken out of you well … but hey, I did what I didn’t have to do, ask for a yellow. From above it looks better and luckily I had to see a great game.
Does looking for Anfield help you?
No, because we were worried about LaLiga. We needed to win again to be close to the contenders for the first rivals, we found ourselves with a great team and from tomorrow or tonight we will start thinking about the next match.
Do you think they will win back someone in the middle for Liverpool?
I do not think, doctors will inform better. Perhaps Kondogbia could be there, because it is not a simple blow, but Lemar and Marcos Llorente will have to wait later.
He went back to bet on three players up.
We go in consequence of what is happening in the squad. We have Llorente and Lemar outside, which are the two interiors that gave us the most. Today we thought we could compensate with two forwards and a more collective effort. That can only be compensated by working and running, if you don’t run it is very difficult.