Simeone: Same play as Espanyol and Mallorca, but scored today | OneFootball

Simeone emphasizes the value of Atlético de Madrid's work during these last matches, but finally, the team achieved their first away victory against Betis. Furthermore, Simeone made it very clear that nothing has changed regarding the recent away matches, beyond «the decisiveness«.

MATCH ANALYSIS

«Yes, happy because the team played a very good first half, where we could have gone with a bigger lead. We also had a great save by Oblak, from a mid-range shot. We couldn't score the third goal, which would have given us more peace of mind, and we had to endure and work in search of the third goal, which we didn't find. But with a great collective effort from those who started and the guys who helped us later, in the final stretch of the match».

BEST AWAY MATCH?

«With Espanyol we also had a good first half, with Mallorca too… We repeated what we did those days, but today we managed to score goals. When you score goals, decisiveness brings you closer to victory, and today it appeared».

WHAT WERE YOU LOOKING FOR WITH THE CHANGES? THE THIRD GOAL?

«No, we changed player for player. The positions were similar to what Baena and Julián were doing. We couldn't find the final pass to find Sørloth on the run, but they did a great job collectively».

GIULIANO'S MATCH

«A great job, surely, happy for the nephew who was born and the dedication to Faustino (smile)».

DOES LIFE'S PERSPECTIVE CHANGE AFTER BECOMING A GRANDFATHER?

«The truth is, for me, everything is the same, nothing has changed at all».

IMPORTANCE OF BAENA

«He has something different, very fast transitions, vision of the game, goal, a great strike… Encourage him to improve, he has much more than what we have all seen, and we will work so he can continue to elevate his level, which he has».

THIRD CLEAN SHEET

«A lot, because it gives us the security to live with that space of not being able to close the match, with the third goal we couldn't find, and the security of the collective work that allowed us to win a match we needed and was very important for the standings».

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