Simeone: “Injuries? It’ll still be eleven against eleven out there” | OneFootball

Simeone spoke to the media in the press conference ahead of the Liverpool – Atlético match that will be played at Anfield.

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THE ABSENCES?

“There will be boys who will have the opportunity to play in a magnificent stadium. Against a team that has a coach who has taken the team to the highest level. We will have a very strong opponent, we will try to take the game to where we believe we can hurt them.”

PROBLEM OF THE ABSENTEES

“Absences are never good, especially due to the different situations. Johnny’s ankle, Baena’s situation… these go beyond football. We are focused on those who are going to play. In the end, we play eleven against eleven, the absences are there. When the match starts, it will be eleven against eleven.”

WITH WHAT MINDSET SHOULD THE TEAM GO OUT?

“I’m not thinking so much about that. I’m thinking about us playing a good game tomorrow. We hope to be more decisive in the opponent’s area. Tomorrow, against a fantastic opponent and in a stadium I love.”

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT LIVERPOOL?

“Their directness, their quick transitions. Their ability to immediately be in the box. They don’t need many passes to be in the opponent’s area. That simplicity, which not many see, makes it impressively beautiful. It will be a tough and difficult match.”

OBJECTIVE IN THIS CHAMPIONS

“Game by game.”

IMPORTANCE OF BARRIOS IN MIDFIELD

“I haven’t decided yet who will come in for Johnny tomorrow, I’ll resolve it in the next few hours. He has a lot of present, a lot of future. He’s growing in terms of goals and assists. He has special characteristics that are needed in that position.”

WHAT DOES MARCOS LLORENTE BRING?

“Wherever we put Marcos, he will give his best, because as we always say, he has the ability to play wherever we put him.”

BEST MEMORY FROM 2020

“The biggest anecdote I have from that match is with Diego Costa, he came off furious, and when he saw that I put Marcos Llorente as center forward and saw that it worked out, he told me: ‘you’ve got some luck’.”

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