Simeone: Doing things right doesn’t guarantee you’ll win | OneFootball

After a tough week where Atlético de Madrid failed to score in their two league matches, it's time to focus on the Champions League. Ahead of the PSV-Atlético de Madrid match, Diego Pablo Simeone spoke to the press in Eindhoven, at the Philips Stadion.

IMPROVE TO BEAT PSV

"In Barcelona and Bilbao we competed well. We didn't win and we have to congratulate the opponent who was better in some parts of the match. Now we face a team that plays well, with a coach who has always had very offensive teams."

WINNING AWAY FROM HOME, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE?

"The results haven't been as positive as we would have liked. We did many good things in the away matches, I would say that to be where we have been these 14 years, we must have won away from home..."

PUBILL

"He's working very well. We've worked a lot individually with him due to the possibility he might play as a central defender or stopper. With things to improve, it was his second match... Hopefully, he continues to grow, he's a boy who is eager to help the team..."

LACK OF FORCEFULNESS

"For me, it all comes down to forcefulness. The team is playing good matches. Against Betis, we scored early... Against Getafe, we had chances and didn't take them, and we reached the 80th minute under pressure... Teams suffer away from home."

KOKE

"With Koke, we talk when he has to play and when he doesn't. He knows what I want from him. He's ready to give us 30, 60... whatever the team needs. He's a fundamental player for us."

BAD STREAK

"The players are so used to playing so frequently... Football has changes within the game. The important thing is to do things well. Doing them well doesn't guarantee you'll win, doing them poorly almost certainly means you won't."

DIFFERENCES WITH PSV

"Poles have to exist, otherwise we would all live in the same place."

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.