Simeone: Pleased with attitude and commitment of the subs | OneFootball

Simeone assessed the Copa del Rey clash, Atleti’s debut in the cup competition against Atlético Baleares. It was an afternoon that became more complicated than expected, on a day when Musso was the best player on the team. Despite the poor performance from the colchonero side, Simeone found some positives in their cup debut.

MATCH SUMMARY

“Very happy for Juan. He’s working very well, waiting for his moment to deliver for the team. An important day: he made two or three very good one-on-one saves. In the first half, with the 0-2, we were controlling the match well. We had a chance before the goal that we could have finished better, and then came the 1-2. In the second half they had two very good chances to equalize, then came the 1-3. The first penalty could be, the second I don’t think so. That put the match at a point that made it closer.”

FEELINGS

“For players like Javi, Carlos, Raspadori, Almada, Robin… who come in without many minutes, it’s not easy to play and respond. From their attitude, commitment, and intent, I liked the team.”

SURPRISED BY THE OPPONENT?

“No, we had seen them very well. Against Espanyol they took the lead and knew how to hold it, defending well, as they did here too, with counterattacks, combination plays, building from the back, and the danger from set pieces, which they work on very well.”

IMPORTANCE OF GRIEZMANN

“It’s important for him, because he’s happier, more content. That’s what he wants: to score goals, help the team, and go as far as possible in all competitions. He works very well, I loved it. I’m happy with the overall work. Musso was the best, I’m happy for him; that’s what he’s there for, to make saves. And that the team had the decisiveness to win.”

HOW IS LENGLET AFTER THE INJURY?

“Let’s hope it’s as minor as possible. We’ll wait for the tests.”

FAIR RESULT?

“What’s fair is what we always talk about. When one team is clinical and the other isn’t, it becomes unfair, but football is about decisiveness and quality. The better the players, the more quality and more chances to score. Sometimes it happens to us, and this time it went that way.”

THE MATCH GOT COMPLICATED

“I don’t think it got complicated. We always had the feeling they could have equalized, but not so much vertigo. Yes, there were isolated plays, those one-on-ones that Juan saved very well, but the match was under control until the last 8 or 10 minutes, when we stopped attacking. At all times we tried to win.”

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