Diego Pablo Simeone He appeared at the press conference to talk about solutions instead of lamenting the losses that the team has due to Covid 19. The technician of the Atlético de Madrid had no problem praising his rival, the Celtic, and his coach: Eduardo Coudet.
Casualties
“About Carrasco, I should say that the doctor was telling me what the league's protocols are like. Atlético de Madrid will stick to them and will wait to see if Carrasco can be there in the afternoon. We have to adapt to what is happening due to Covid or injuries. We have to find solutions to the problems that appear ”.
Positive for Covid
“We are at a time when you can take care of yourself as much as possible, but at a certain moment you can be infected. Despite having taken all the precautions. The boys hope they come back as soon as possible. It is up to us as a society to take care of ourselves and pay attention to the official levels. There are times when it touches you and it touches you.
Saúl from side
“First of all, footballers need to play, and from playing they begin to gain confidence. Depending on the confidence they have in themselves they manage to stay in the eleven or not. Against Celta on the side can play Saúl or Lodi, with Vrsaljko on the other side. The objective is to take the game where we want to be able to take advantage ”.
Llorente and his versatility
“I always say first when a player is confident he can play anywhere. When he is a midfielder and has virtues like those that Marcos may have, he has more options. Before him, so did Saúl, Koke, Thomas at the time. They are the ones that have changed positions the most in recent years. Thomas played second striker and right back; Saul has played everything, he has even had several positions in the same game. Koke has played as a midfielder, on the left, even as a third forward in a match against Las Palmas. When the player is confident they can play anywhere “
Celta Vigo
“Above all, the arrival of Coudet has given the team more personality. More prominence in the attack. A team that presses better and higher. The characteristics of their players are very good and that builds confidence in them. Now he is competing very well. Aspas's absence for a stretch of the season has created a lot of problems for the team at some point. We are going to find a rival who is not going to make it easy for us, we will have to take the game to where we want to hurt it ”.
Ball out
“Based on the characteristics that we can find in the players who are in the possible eleven, we seek to enhance their virtues on the field. Now everyone worries about superiority, how to generate spaces for the rival. It can be reached in different ways. With passes, with passing game… We look to the players we have on the field to enhance their virtues ”.
Comparison with the 2014 League
“We cannot compare it until the championship is over. This is very long and very complex. Now our goal is to look at what we have within the team and enhance what we have within the team ”.