By: EFE Updated 07 May 2022, 8: 27 am EDT
Diego Simeone, the coach of the rojiblanco team, conveyed his “congratulations” for the title and affirmed his “great respect” for the white team, but “much more ” by the rojiblanca fans about the possible corridor from Atleti to the league champion, Real Madrid.
“Great respect for Real Madrid, but it is clear that we have much more respect for our people, who are the ones who are with us every day”, said Simeone, who explained that in his country “the corridor is not used” to congratulate the champion of the League.
Beyond that, Atlético has a lot at stake in the duel. The qualification for the Champions League is still up in the air. “We are at a decisive moment of the season, where there are four finals left in that ‘League of 14’ that we consider”, remarked the technician, whose team is currently fourth in the standings.
“We know it will be very tough until the end. Real Sociedad, Villarreal, who also have their options because they play against Sevilla; Sevilla itself, Barcelona, also Betis and we will be there in that search for an objective that is clearly a priority for the club. It’s in our annual planning and hopefully we can fulfill it by living match by match”, he added.
“We will face the derby in the best way, with great enthusiasm, great enthusiasm, wanting to take the game where we believe we can harm it and try to evade everything that is being talked about. what interests us and absolutely concerns us is the result”, proclaimed Simeone, who directs his duel number 27 against Real Madrid among all competitions in a decade.
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“Many times we find ourselves with a very strong rival and we continue to see it in the day to day of today, the strength that his team has. It is always exciting to face an important rival like Madrid and neither more nor less after becoming champion”, said the coach, who does not expect a different white team in his game compared to the entire season.
“The structure is not going to be changed and the way of playing is not going to be changed. The ‘mister’ is a great coach who has very clear ideas and tries, no matter who plays , to have the same game structure, be it offensive or defensive”, Simeone advanced, asking his team “to be strong, focused and competitive”, because, “from then on, good things happen”.
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