Atlético Madrid coach Diego Pablo Simeone celebrated that the “good energy” he felt before the match against Elche was “reflected” in their 0-4 victory at the Martínez Valero on Wednesday, ensuring they have a place in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.
“I’m happy with the effort the boys made, especially those who have had fewer minutes recently. I knew they were ready,” he said at a press conference, after maintaining the team’s positive momentum despite several turnovers.
“I felt good energy and today it was reflected. The team demonstrated hard work, effort, humility, and everyone accepted their role within the team “This will help us compete better and make my choices more difficult,” he added.
The ‘Cholo’ praised their rivals Elche, wishing them success in their quest for promotion to LaLiga EA Sports, but stressed the importance of his team’s performance. “They are a team that plays happy football and has many players in midfield with a lot of virtues, and we managed to lead them towards the game we wanted,” he said.
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“In the first half, the team played very seriously, and in the second half, with the sending off, the match took a different direction. They worked very well, and we saw it, it This is why today we understood that the team which started offered us the chance to progress. The team interpreted what it had to do against a rival who was performing well. We had to spend the first minutes and find the spaces where; we thought we could hurt them,” he said. added.
Furthermore, Simeone expressed the hope that the substitution of Alexander Sorloth was only a “precaution” and recalled the adaptation period he requested for the Norwegian and other summer recruits last. “They needed a period of adjustment; we discussed this at the beginning of this period; some may not remember it,” he concluded.
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