Simeone: «The La Liga season is a wake-up call» | OneFootball

ANGER OVER THE MATCH

“No, none. A match we couldn’t respond to from the start, and I’m not going to explain it because there are things that can’t be explained. The team wasn’t in the match. A team like Villarreal, with all the chances it had, knew how to finish them off and was able to.”

BEING THIRD WASN’T GIVEN ENOUGH IMPORTANCE

“We were absolutely thrilled about finishing third, but we couldn’t show it. Villarreal had a season in which they only played in La Liga, which makes things easier. We competed all the way to the Champions League semifinals, we played in the Copa final… After that, the points gap over the teams behind us was big. If the season had been better on the part of other clubs, like Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao, who have us used to them being close to the Champions League spots, we would have had a hard time. It’s a wake-up call, and hopefully we take notice. It’s not easy to compete in the Champions League up to the semifinals, in the Cup up to the final, and still have the need to finish third. It was tough for us, and if we want all that, we have to prepare better next season.”

THE CLUB MUST PUT MORE THINGS AT SIMEONE’S DISPOSAL

“No, us. As we’ve always done since I arrived.”

ARE YOU GOING TO COACH JULIÁN NEXT SEASON?

“That’s not a question for me, it’s a question for Julián. He’s old enough to know what he’s going to do, and I think he’s already made his decision.”

NEED FOR A VACATION

“We played 61 matches… quite a lot… We need a vacation. Thank God we played quite a lot.”

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