Atlético coach Diego Pablo Simeone will face a personalized match against Real Madrid in the Super Cup semi-final. Before the duel, he reaffirmed his “match by match” philosophy. He is returning to the conservative mode that gave him such good results. “The league is a longer competition, this is shorter. What will happen tomorrow It will have nothing to do with the Copa del Rey.. We will face a great opponent that excites us. “This creates high expectations for us,” he said.
“Real Madrid will have other players in the Super Cup”
Atlético have a great example to follow with their 3-1 win in the League, the only blemish on Real Madrid’s pristine record. Even though ‘Cholo’ doesn’t want to live in the past We recognize that the current reality is different from last September 24th. “There were different players. Inside Super Cup Real Madrid players who were not in that match will also attend. It was another moment. “At this point in the season we will play as we believe,” the Argentine coach defended.
The red and white team is visiting Saudi Arabia, which acquired Yannick Carrasco from them in the last part of the summer market. Simeone fears this will happen again. “I said the other day that this possibility is not open, but we have important footballers who can be seduced by what is created in Saudi Arabia. If this happens, I hope it will be the best for the club and the footballers, as it always is,” he insisted.
The loss of the Belgian opened a healthy rivalry between Samu Lino and Rodrigo Riquelme, which enriched the philosophy of Atlético’s wingers. Simeone, like all participants in the Super Cup, has closed ranks with the tournament being held in the Middle Eastern state. “We’ve been coming here to play all these years and they welcomed us with enthusiasm. “We’re here to play because that’s the way it was decided.” he explained.
“De Paul is an extraordinary player like few others”
Simeone was also questioned about the evolution of Rodrigo de Paul, who appeared alongside him. “He is an extraordinary actor like no other. It has a hierarchy and personality that positions it. He shows all this with facts because otherwise he would not grow. He has more weight and he reflected this in the last matches. So we’ll need it more. “We transferred more than this player to Udinese,” he analyzed.
Because this issue was brought up at the press conference because the participants did not want to enter into a discussion about the economic distribution. “Of course it would be better if Miguel Ángel (Gil Marín) or Enrique (Cerezo) respond. I need to focus on the game. No one will care what these numbers are tomorrow. They only care if we win or lose. “I focus on my place and what I have to do and try to do it to the best of my ability,” he concluded with the limited tension that characterizes such matches.