The coach of Atlético de Madrid, Diego Pablo Simeoneassured this Tuesday that he may “not agree” about the incidents of the last derby, with Real Madrid’s Belgian goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, but stated that he was “grateful for what he did” during his time as a red and white player. “He is without a doubt one of the best goalkeepers in the world,” added the Argentine.
«He deserves the place he has. Without a doubt, he is one of the best goalkeepers in the world. We may not agree on the ways of seeing certain situations, but the truth is that I am grateful for all the work he did with us,” the Argentine acknowledged in the press conference, collected by Ep, prior to the third day of the league phase of the Champions against Lille this Wednesday (9:00 p.m.) at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.
In fact, Simeone admitted that they had “the great fortune of playing in a Champions League final, of winning the League” with the Belgian in goal. “And it was very important in that process,” said Cholo, who at the time accused the goalkeeper of provoking the derby, before throwing lighters and other objects.
Atlético de Madrid reaches this third day in Europe after the tough defeat (4-0) in Lisbon where the team did not have “a good game.” “When you don’t play well, when you obviously make mistakes through collective work, the team suffers,” he declared.
The red and white coach pointed out that Lilletheir next rival, “proposes attractive football” and plays “very well.” «In the Champions League they have lost, it is true, but they have a good team with people who, based on the characteristics of their coach, propose attractive, brave football, with very good associative play from low areas, so I cannot imagine seeing that team that “It translates into the videos we have seen,” he said.
Precisely, Lille beat Real Madrid in the last round of the Champions League, although Simeone prefers to focus “more on away games” because “playing at home is not the same.” “We focus perhaps a little more on the games they have played away from home,” he noted.
Simeone took the opportunity to praise Julian Alvarezwho “is getting better and better with the team” and is beginning to show all “the differential he has.” Furthermore, he appreciated Antoine Griezmann’s decision to retire from the French team after “giving away all his talent, all his game and all his hierarchy.”
«He has always been a differential in his selection, until the day he retired. The same thing has happened with us, and well, he is always a very important player for us,” said the Argentine who wants to enjoy “all the potential” of the Frenchman.
The red and white coach, who this Sunday became the first coach to reach the 1,000 points in LaLiga historyhe seemed “confident” and “convinced” of his management. «The truth is that I have had the great fortune as a coach to be accompanied by many people who are not here today, who helped me a lot and with a lot of players who passed in these 12 years who gave themselves, they gave themselves in everything we proposed and from that I feel lucky,” he concluded.
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