Simeone: "We played with patience and the goal came"
Atlético’s coach analysed his team’s triumph against Espanyol at the Vicente Calderon (2-0).
Diego Pablo Simeone was happy with the performance of his team after the victory against Espanyol (2-0)."The team played the match they had to play. We tried to play on the sides and from that patience came the goal and with the goal we improved the control in the second half".
The team played the match they had to play
However, and despite the good level shown in the attack, Simeone highlighted the defensive work to keep a clean sheet: "The team attacked very well and the hardest thing when you attack is to defend well. Gimenez, Tiago and Godin defended well. In the second half with Mario, the same".
The Argentinian also emphasized the actions of Griezmann and Mario Suárez: "Griezmann played very well. With a lot of rhythm and speed". Regarding the home-grown player, he said: "The entrance of Mario Suárez was good beyond the goal because of how he entered the match and how he managed the team’s pace of the game".