Simeone alluded to Guardiola’s ‘rude praise’
SpainAccording to Atletico’s coach, Pep Guardiola implicitly expressed contempt when he commented on him in the Champions League.
“I don’t need to give an opinion, whether someone has said good about us or not”, coach Diego Simeone answers when asked about colleagues on the other side of the front lines, Pep Guardiola after the quarter-final second leg Champions League the evening of April 13. “Some people have large vocabulary, are very smart, show contempt when complimenting others. We may not have a large vocabulary, but we are not that stupid.”
Simeone and Atletico lost to Man City on aggregate 0-1. Image: AS.
Simeone’s reply was given in response to Guardiola’s comments after the first leg. Then, after winning 1-0 at Etihad, the coach of Man City assessment: “From prehistoric times, over 100,000 years to the present, it is very difficult to attack in front of five defenders and five midfielders. We have no space to attack. Atletico defend very well.”
When asked about Simeone’s reaction, Guardiola denied disrespect for his colleague. He said: “I’m not criticizing Atletico. I’m just saying that it’s very difficult to attack against a very good defensive opponent.”
In fact, Atletico played with the sole purpose of avoiding defeat on the field of Man City. So they were almost defensive with all the players on the field, holding less than 30% of the ball and not finishing a single shot.
The second leg at the Wanda Metropolitano, Atletico was forced to change their approach to level the disadvantage last week. However, their strikers are not sharp enough and lucky to drill through the Man City defense. Get along with score 0-0Simeone’s teachers and students had to stop in the quarterfinals. However, the Argentinian coach still has reason to be satisfied: “We are proud of who we are and the way we play. We were eliminated. It feels painful, but I do. love to see winners celebrate when things are going well and when they’re not. Winning is always important.”
Regarding the fact that some Man City players buy time during the compensation period, the coach of Atlético said: “I have nothing to say. The control of the game is up to the referee. I do not applaud because Man City buys time. I applaud the efforts of the fans. Congratulations to the opponent. They played a great game and played familiar football.”
In the semi-finals, Man City will meet the team in the same city as Atletico, Real Madrid. When asked to give Real advice, Simeone replied: “I will not give advice, because that is disrespectful.”
Thanh Quy (according to AS, Marca)
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