Luciano Spalletti : "Atletico is a very Spanish team"
The Zenit coach appeared at a press conference to discuss the upcoming game against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday at 20:45 hours at the Vicente Calderon. Spalletti praised Atletico and Simeone .
Luciano Spalletti, coach of FC Zenit, attended the press conference before his team trained at the Vicente Calderon to prepare from Wednesday's Champions League match pitting the Russians with Atletico Madrid (20:45 hours).
The Italian coach believes that the Atletico style is the essence of Diego Pablo Simeone "In the style of Atletico, they perfectly reflect the character of their coach and their spirit of victory. They are characterised by good ball control and pace of play, more so than in the Russian league. They are also characterized by big transitions from offense to defense, as demonstrated in the Super Cup against Barcelona."
Simeone spent much of his time as a footballer in Italy , hence the coach Spalletti speaking about the style of Atletico Madrid reflected by the coach "Atletico is a very Spanish team because they control the ball, use quick passes and are a very strong team representing Spanish football. The fact that Diego Simeone has spent a lot of time in Italy explains that the Atletico defence is solid”.
The lack of knowledge in Europe towards Russian football, is explained by the Zenit coach. "It is true that in Europe there is still a lack of knowledge about Russian teams and that is related to the lack of information on the potential of Russian football. I try to instil in the players an offensive style. It does not always work but I think I have assimilated many things, as you will see on the field "with this the coach left things as he went to lead out his team ahead of training.
