Quique S. Flores: “There are lots of points left and we have to keep these feelings”
“This game was really good for Forlán”
Quique Sánchez Flores attended to the media at the Ibn Battiota Airport in Tangiers before catching the return charter flight to Madrid. The ‘rojiblanco’ manager spoke about the match with Raja Club Athletic of Casablanca, Forlán’s three goals and what he expects from Atlético de Madrid the rest of the season.
The ‘rojiblanco’ coach didn’t want to speak about what might happen at the end of La Liga. “We don’t know how it’s going to finish, to tell you the truth. When we’re done, we’ll know the situation and make the necessary assessments. Seasons are really long and lots of things happen. Therefore, we can’t get ahead of ourselves. There are lots of points at play and we have to keep these feelings. It seems like the players are having a good time in each match, they’re playing, enjoying it and are playing as well as they can. The only goal is to earn as many points as possible,” he stated.
After more than a year-and-a-half coaching the ‘rojiblanco’ first team, he knows how things go at the organization. “You all know how Atlético de Madrid’s philosophy goes. When there’s depression, there’s a big depression and when there’s euphoria, it’s a big euphoria. The emotional peaks are too strong. In any case, we’re trying to make everything go as normally as possible so outsider things don’t affect us. Now we’re happy and we have an extremely tough match on Saturday and the gaol is to earn three important points,” he said.
He was asked whether the match against Raja will be good for Forlán, who scored the team’s three goals. “Definitely. Diego’s problem isn’t that he stopped scoring goals, because he’s going to score many more goals in his athletic career, but seasons are long, hard and cruel for the group and for the individual. This has been very difficult and at times things have got stuffed up and when that happens the competitions continue and the teams have to move on. That’s the pity we have with Diego, but surely this will help him improve. This match was definitely good for him. A coach never wants to come up against cases like Forlán or the one with Ibrahimovic at Barcelona last season,” he asserted.
Regarding what happened in the contest against Raja, Quique Sánchez Flores said that “We played our game, with intensity and commitment. It was nice, with a near-full stadium, and it was interesting and in these cases Atlético de Madrid arouses passion.”
Concerning the game against Deportivo this coming Saturday, the ‘rojiblanco’ squad could feel the effects of this match. “It changes our planning quite a bit. It’s not going to be any excuse, but it does change our routine,” he wrapped up.
The ‘rojiblanco’ coach didn’t want to speak about what might happen at the end of La Liga. “We don’t know how it’s going to finish, to tell you the truth. When we’re done, we’ll know the situation and make the necessary assessments. Seasons are really long and lots of things happen. Therefore, we can’t get ahead of ourselves. There are lots of points at play and we have to keep these feelings. It seems like the players are having a good time in each match, they’re playing, enjoying it and are playing as well as they can. The only goal is to earn as many points as possible,” he stated.
After more than a year-and-a-half coaching the ‘rojiblanco’ first team, he knows how things go at the organization. “You all know how Atlético de Madrid’s philosophy goes. When there’s depression, there’s a big depression and when there’s euphoria, it’s a big euphoria. The emotional peaks are too strong. In any case, we’re trying to make everything go as normally as possible so outsider things don’t affect us. Now we’re happy and we have an extremely tough match on Saturday and the gaol is to earn three important points,” he said.
He was asked whether the match against Raja will be good for Forlán, who scored the team’s three goals. “Definitely. Diego’s problem isn’t that he stopped scoring goals, because he’s going to score many more goals in his athletic career, but seasons are long, hard and cruel for the group and for the individual. This has been very difficult and at times things have got stuffed up and when that happens the competitions continue and the teams have to move on. That’s the pity we have with Diego, but surely this will help him improve. This match was definitely good for him. A coach never wants to come up against cases like Forlán or the one with Ibrahimovic at Barcelona last season,” he asserted.
Regarding what happened in the contest against Raja, Quique Sánchez Flores said that “We played our game, with intensity and commitment. It was nice, with a near-full stadium, and it was interesting and in these cases Atlético de Madrid arouses passion.”
Concerning the game against Deportivo this coming Saturday, the ‘rojiblanco’ squad could feel the effects of this match. “It changes our planning quite a bit. It’s not going to be any excuse, but it does change our routine,” he wrapped up.
