Diego Pablo Simeone appeared at the press conference after the draw in Vallecas with a serious face . The red-and-white team dropped two points in a game in which things could have been worse. However, a good second half by the team saved the day, more or less.
Regarding the match, Cholo summed it up as follows: "In the first half we had more goal-scoring opportunities than we created and they scored . In the second half, we didn't have as many goal-scoring opportunities and we scored. We could have won the match."
Lack of goals in the team?
The lack of decisiveness is a ghost from past seasons that has hovered over games like the one against Espanyol or this last one, but Cholo Simeone responds forcefully. "What would worry me is if there were no goal-scoring chances, but that's not the case. The goals will come , but to do so we have to keep working to keep having the chances."
" The changes went well, Griezmann gave the team personality and Ángel did very well again. When we made the change of Julián to the left, I liked it and it gives us another variation to the team." In reference to the change of Julián to the wing, Simeone clarified in the microphones of Movistar that he did not play in that position but in the line of 4 midfielders, stuck to the wing.
"Game by game"
With this draw, Atlético de Madrid has now dropped six points in six games. Translated into points, it is six and four points ahead of Barça and Madrid, respectively, and when asked by a journalist: "game by game" .
The formula for success for Atletico has not changed and the Atletico manager knows that there is still a lot of work to be done. He does not doubt for a second that the only way forward is to think about Balaídos and try not to repeat the first half of Vallecas , as Koke explained in the post-match.