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Diego Simeone will face his counterpart Carlo Ancelotti tomorrow Saturday for the clash of the 23rd day of LaLiga Santander. An opportunity for the Argentine technician to comment on his group and his current form, but also on the opponent of the day which is Real Madrid.
Simeone on his group: “I am above all a lucky man and I must be grateful to the club and all those who have played for the team. Without all these situations, both from the club and the players, it would have been impossible to achieve these numbers. I am grateful to the players, they allowed me to express myself. The numbers go hand in hand with the results. I am grateful to all the players who played for the team. I’m at the place where I want to be and I still have a lot of hope.”
Vinicius: “I think his growth has been huge, it’s a great bet that Real Madrid had on him, he has improved all the numbers year after year and he is in a great moment as a player.”
Barrios in the starting lineup: “I do not dwell on details. I look for what gives me the best for the game. We trained with Llorente in the middle, with Correa, Morata returned, Memphis as well… We have alternatives in the middle.
Second place: “Match by match as all these years and it went well”.
Gil Manzano: “We expressed ourselves at the time with what Miguel commented and wrote. It was also our turn to win with him, we won in Cadiz. He has a responsibility in every game and he will do a great job. The players will help him and I hope he will have a good game. Every day they are more and more monitored by the movements that are not yet clear to us.”
Movements: “Everything you know. What happened in Barcelona, which was not clear, we expect everything to be fluid and healthy. We all live by this, we want to compete with the same possibilities.”
Referees: “Does it reassure you that the attention is on the referees? Yes “
Performance: “The team is better, it plays more as a team, we brought Koke back to the middle and he allowed us to transition the game better. We are trying to find the balance. The growth of Mario Hermoso is a consequence of what the team needs, not what Simeone needs. When the performances are good, you have to accompany them”.
Reinildo: “He has strength, vitality, we need his offensive contribution and we must combine it with his defensive contribution”.
Objective: “To be competitive in every game …. There are seasons when we can compete to win something and others when it seems far away. Now we want to achieve the club’s goals, which I don’t think are minor. We need to stop where we came from and where we are going. Continue as a club to participate in a competition that is very good for us to continue growing. What we have left is not minor. Every time we put on the red and white jersey, we must be enthusiastic.
