Simeone: “When everyone gets nervous, I’m calm”

Diego Pablo Simeone attended the media at the Wanda Metropolitano before the team’s training session. Atlético exercises on the stage that tomorrow will host the postponed League duel against Levante, a club that usually puts the rojiblancos in difficulties.

Correa and Cunha increase the internal competition up front.

We follow what is the same football. The field is the one that marks the way forward and we have the joy of Griezmann returning, on Thursday he will be working with the group and to play against Osasuna and Matheus and Ángel are doing a great job. We have Luis, João and more competition between them will surely win the team.

Levante puts them through difficulties despite being the bottom team.

We are not in a moment of having space to relax. The team is knowing from midfield forward and we have to follow the path that we began to take against Getafe. Levante, beyond what is happening in LaLiga, is a team that attacks well, always generates scoring chances and you have to be attentive to those chances, they have speed, they play between the lines and from midfield forward they play well .

Asking the fans they show gratitude and concern for their answers about their future.

We’ve known each other for a long time. I will always have a great affection for the people of Atlético, since I arrived as a player, without having done anything, they always loved me and respected me. Not to mention now as a coach. They are ten wonderful years. I think? At Levante, only in the game by game that has led us to the objectives of the beginning of the season.

Lately he makes a lot of reference to his dismissal from Atlético.

The responses accordingly to the questions I answered were about that. In the places I spoke were answers to what they asked me.

What would it be like for you to get a turning point?

Follow a plan. The best way to regain confidence, defensive security and you do it with confidence, follow a plan and not change it. The other day we managed to do it beyond the difficulties we encountered and the match was achieved.

How do you see Reinildo?

It is too soon to comment widely. We know about his work as a winger, defensive ability and it is clear that what he did bring is good energy and that is welcome at this time.

What does Marcos Llorente give him later on?

We already know him. Last season he found his place in that internal position more than on the wing and in that position with a great year from Trippier, who enhanced Marcos’ physical capacity, Llorente ended up having a brilliant season. Today we do not have Trippier and things are not the same in that society that was formed between the two. We will continue to see what is best and tomorrow at noon we will say the lineup.

And what is the plan you were referring to?

They have been playing for many years in the same way, every year is not the same and when in the pandemic after Liverpool everyone saw us out of the Champions League, we were far away and it was very difficult with eleven games to go. The team followed a 4-4-2 plan and we won eight games and drew three and it was clear on the pitch what the team wanted to do. Last season we started with the 4-4-2, we saw that we needed a change and in the continuity of the 5-3-2 the team had a plan and carried it forward in a good way. This season, I assume my responsibility, I was constantly changing in search of better things and to see if now I choose well and they follow the path that I am going to choose.

Are you desperate not to be able to have continuity with your defenses?

No, because it’s football and completely anything can happen. You have to be prepared and look for solutions. Work and show where it counts, which is the field. It is a challenge for all of us to recover the solidity that made us strong.

What is your state of mind?

I’m fine, I’m calm, because when everyone gets nervous, I’m calm.