The coach of the Atlético de Madrid, Diego Simeone, he pointed out at the press conference after his team’s draw in Villarreal that his team played a good game against a difficult rival, in a match in which they had notable errors and virtues.
“Hard and difficult game, for me the Villarreal It is one of the best teams in the league. Strong back and with quality on top. We found the goal and we had the second with Cunha in a very clear, but Rulli was good. They reacted, drew and grew a lot, so they turned the game around. But we reacted and we were close to winning in a very good second part. Playing against a great rival and we were close to winning and we knew how to react. With mistakes and virtues we played a good game, “he explained.
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Asked about the very different image offered by his team in each half, he pointed out that “in the first half we started winning and we had the second. But they are a good team and they are complicated. Despite this, if we didn’t play well, we came to the area with options. In the second part things changed, with the team better, looser and with arrival. In the end we were both able to win. “
“We are facing a very good team, a team that from the naked ball to the rivals. We try to be solid and go against it, but it cost us. In the second half the team was better, the changes contributed a lot and gave us more dynamism and arrival, “he concluded.
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To which he added in Movistar LaLiga about the game that “there were two games. We were able to make it 0-2 with the chance of Cunha and then in the first half they controlled the game better. From the game distribution, the Villarreal he had a good first half. In the second, they made us 2-1 and the team made a great end of the game. We tied and we were able to win in the end ”.
The team improved a lot with the changes: “This team showed me that I can’t be tied to any system. We played 4-4-2 in the first half, 5-3-2 in the second …”.
One of the problems this season is being the goals conceded. “The Villarreal he plays very well, he has a game system with a lot of people to hurt. The first goal was distracted and the second was a good goal. “
Finally he spoke of the goal of Correa from the center of the field. “We had discussed that Rollers he plays early and scored one of the best goals of the season, “explained the mattress coach.
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