Simeone: "This gives us energy to prepare the Cup"
The win at Balaídos puts Atlético as the leader at the end of the first round but Simeone is not distracted by it. True to his philosophy, he already has Thursday’s Cup match against Rayo in mind.
Diego Pablo Simeone started his appearance talking about the end of the first round as leaders. Our coach said that, "We are doing things well and this gives us the energy to prepare for Thursday’s King’s Cup match."
Only 8 goals conceded in 19 League matches, a spectacular figure. Simeone notes that, "Since we arrived at the club, we work to be a team, whether we play better or worse. We have clear that our priority is to function as a team. And for that, the sacrifice of the forwards is essential, which has been enormous, but that doesn’t distance them from the goal. On the contrary. We have had a Diego Costa, Falcao, Villa, Mandzukic, all scorers and now Griezmann continues in this line. I think the addition to this situation is the huge work of the whole team. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to compete with the rivals with which we compete."
