Simeone: "I hope and wish there’s not a silent moment at the Stadium"
Diego Pablo Simeone appeared before the media before concentrating with the team for the game against Bayer Leverkusen. He stressed that he expects a Calderón that cheers them non-stop, as in all the matches.
Our coach, when asked about the importance of Koke in the game of the team, noted that "Koke, football-wise, is one of the versatile midfielders who best reads the game and, above all, who holds different places in the midfield and always with a very good peripheral vision. He thinks offensively from the control. And when he’s in his best version, he allows us to have a more dynamic game thanks to his mental speed."
Regarding the script that the team should have for this match, he noted that "Bayer is a very vertical team, which has little possession of the ball, is very direct in its plays and those are its best virtues as a team. It has great speed with the three players at the front and has a lot of forward game. We’ll have to counter these situations which were hard for us to solve in the first time in Germany."
The fans always play a crucial role in the matches of the Calderon and this time it’s not going to be different. Our coach calls for "a Calderón that is always cheering us on to make us try harder to achieve a lot of things we have. I hope and wish there’s not a silent moment at the Stadium."
Regarding what is the best way to achieve the victory, he was emphatic in pointing out that "playing football is the best way to win."
