Simeone: "The second round is more complicated, everyone is thinking about scoring points and not playing"
The Atletico coach appeared at a news conference hours before receiving Sevilla, in he highlighted the great progress that the visitors have made since the arrival of Emery.
Simeone began praising the work of its counterpart in the Andalusian side. "Emery's work at Sevilla is still very good. They have had many changes and are reshaping a much more solid and practical side. With less possession they are more direct and play deeper and defend better, that makes them more dangerous. It will be a tough game."
Regarding the recovery of Tiago he commented that the Portuguese midfielder "will not be in the squad, he is recovering well, but we do not want to take any risks because he is an important player for us. Hopefully he is ok for Thursday. The alternative is that we play with Guilavogui or Koke, we will evaluate it tomorrow."
As for the forwards in the team, Simeone did not hesitate to say that "all players go through stages where the goals don’t come. They are players who can score goals, we have the peace of mind that that is football. You have to get the first and the others will come."
Finally, Diego Pablo Simeone said that "the only reality that the fans have to keep in mind is that we live from game by game. It's nice that the fans are excited, but we live in reality. Tomorrow is a tough game and hopefully we can keep up," he said.