The day after the refereeing controversy linked to Real Madrid's Copa del Rey match, Diego Simeone did not mince his words at a press conference. For the Atlético coach, “it’s been the same thing for 100 years”.
It is not at 54 years old, 40 of which have been spent in the world of football, that Diego Simeone will begin to change. Neither in his role as coach nor in his communication. Not one to use wooden language, he was, as often, very blunt when journalists questioned him this Friday about Real's victory the day before in the Copa del Rey against Vigo (5-2 after extra time).
“I don’t know what surprises you.”
A match marked by controversy around refereeing. For Celta, Kylian Mbappé's opener in the 37th minute should have been refused due to a foul at the very start of Andriy Lunin's action on Williot Swedberg. Confirmed in his decision by the VAR, the referee did not return to this contact and validated the Madrid goal.
Asked about a possible difference in treatment reserved for FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, Simeone did not seek to kick in. “I didn't see yesterday's match, honestly I didn't see it. I was told about the episodes that took place during the match, but it's been the same thing for 100 years… so I don’t know what surprises you,” he said first.
-According to him, is it then possible to compete with Barça and Real? “Yes, because everyone has been competing with them for 100 years and continues to compete. So yes, it's possible”, replied “El Cholo”, while Atlético occupies the lead in La Liga after 19 days with one point ahead of Real and six over Barcelona. A week earlier, he had already raised his voice at a press conference about the Dani Olmo case, finally authorized to play for Barça. “It’s better for me to keep quiet,” he said.
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