Simeone: "I feel really happy for the effort of the players”
Diego Pablo Simeone appeared at a press conference after the 2-1 win against Granada. The Argentine coach praised the dynamics and group work that lead to another win on the road, This time in the Estadio Los Carmens.
Simeone started his press conference explaining the work of his players against a good team in Granada. "Normally we are not a team that has a lot of possession, but those are just numbers. I believe in chances created, which is what matters and what counts, we had a lot of situations to make it more than 2-1."
The coach was pleased with the dynamics of his side this season. "What really makes me happy is the effort made by the players. It's not easy to win, win, win and keep winning. The good thing is that we do not think beyond the next big game we have against Bilbao. That makes us live with the intensity that we live for the moment and do not think about anything else. I've said it a thousand times, we don’t have the ability to finish games so calmly, we could have finished the game before, we did not and it ended up tight," he reiterated.
Atletico Madrid is a complete team, as demonstrated by the Pichichi Diego Costa who gave the penalty to Villa. "First Coast and then Villa. It was nice to see that David asked him and Diego let him take it. I found that a great gesture from Costa and obviously a great game for Villa," he said.
In conclusion, the Argentine coach wanted to highlight and emphasize the difficulty of getting the three points in such a difficult place. "Winning away from home is very difficult. We see it in all leagues because it is difficult to do so. Against Espanyol we had the chance in the first half to do better and we did not. Today we took the chances. It was nice to see that when things were difficult at the end we were able to fight, you have to see the team struggle and fight, that’s what it will take to stay at the top" he concluded.
