Diego Simeon, coach of the Athleticappeared before the media after the defeat against Levante.
how to explain
“We played a bad game, we lost a nice opportunity to put ourselves in a good situation in the league and we will have to make a double effort for that reason”.
how much defeat hurts
“Defeat always hurts, in whatever element, however it may be, however it falls… it’s always annoying.”
message to locker room
“Today calm down, tomorrow we will surely chat for a while to see what I think and what they feel.”
unable to react
“In the previous one I always see him with hope, enthusiasm, we came from a complicated victory, we all thought that it could be a leap to hook ourselves to an opportunity because the others did not play, but again we did not know how to take advantage of it and that causes us to have to do a double effort
Giménez’s gesture to the stands
I didn’t see this episode, you can’t tell people anything to the contrary, I felt them close to the team throughout the match so that they would react and take a step forward. It cost us, we have to see the reality, it is what it is, many will think that it is impossible to reach the Champions League, and I say no, that it is possible, we have to prove it with facts because words are already boring”.
Reasons for people not to get nervous
“We are not in the place to explain things. People just need facts, what we can tell them counts for nothing.”
Oblak says that the situation is alarming
“We missed a great opportunity. We have to look within ourselves, all of us, the coaching staff and the team, to move forward, accepting this reality that we have to live now.”
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