Atletico is already looking at the Copa del Rey and their coach made this clear in the press conference before the round of 16 clash against Deportivo at Riazor. Diego Pablo Simeone spoke to the media in the press room of the Ciudad Deportiva de Majadahonda to analyze the match against Depor
“He’s a boy who plays very well. He has vision of the game, especially when we play against teams that block low, as he assisted Julian in the last play.”
Deportivo: “What we look at is what you see in the games, a brave team that is competing well beyond the results of the last games. They have eliminated Mallorca, which is a team that does not give anything away.”
The importance of the Copa del Rey: “In the same place as when the season started”
Anger at seeing the Super Cup final: “First of all, I would like to apologise to Mr Florentino and Mr Vinicius for the episode they saw. It is not right for me to put myself in that place and I accept obviously I was not right. The team that wins is the one that deserves to go through, so nothing more. Barcelona is a very good team that deserved to win.”
Xabi Alonso and calling him a bad sportsman: “I have nothing to add”
Format of the Cup: “No, we don’t influence anything we can say. They tell us who we have to play against and we have to do our best.”
Gimenez: “He is working very well, we need him in the best way. Marc is doing very well in that place. They know about the internal competition and that is good for the team.”
More responsibility: “I’ve always felt it from the day I arrived but it doesn’t take me out of focus, I know what the goal is, I know what the way is and I’m not going to stop until my energy runs out.”
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