Cholo Simeone explains Atlético’s defeat against Real Madrid: “We were not capable”

Atlético de Madrid has simply been defeated on the Bernabéu Stadium by 3-2. Regardless of Lookman’s preliminary purpose, and having gone into half-time forward on the scoreboard, the rojiblancos have been unable to maintain the end result and misplaced three factors in opposition to the merengue staff. The whites have gained a derby filled with controversy the place the actions have fallen on the facet of the locals.

Though Atlético de Madrid didn’t have a lot at stake on this match, dropping a duel in opposition to the everlasting rival all the time hurts and much more so whether it is this manner. Having it so shut, two particular errors by the purple and white protection together with some questionable refereeing choices have condemned the colchoneros. Now, Atlético is 4th within the standings, 16 factors behind the chief, FC Barcelona, ​​seeing it as unattainable to get into the struggle for the league title.

Arbitration controversy

The match was marked by sure referee choices comparable to two potential penalties by Carvajal on Lookman and Cardoso, Hancko’s penalty on Brahim or the purple card for Fede Valverde. Diego Pablo Simeone has determined to remain out of the controversy: “I do not get into these conditions as a result of I do not suppose I interfered within the recreation. We may have achieved extra. I believe we had a recreation to regulate another way with the 0-1 rating. We may have defended their targets higher and attacked higher,” stated the coach.

“It was very distant in each performs, I have never even seen it on tv,” stated Cholo Simeone in regards to the penalty in opposition to Brahim and the one not awarded in opposition to Llorente. With this, the Argentine coach reveals his indifference to the controversy to deal with his gamers.

The sensations of the match

Concerning the general rating of the match, Diego Pablo Simeone has not hesitated to be vital of his gamers. Regardless of beginning out successful, Atlético de Madrid has succumbed to the white staff’s play. “We needed to management the sport extra, defend higher, higher interpret the conditions that have been introduced to us to attain… We weren’t capable of put all that into play,” he commented within the post-match press convention.

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Diego Pablo Simeone has proven the bitterest facet of Atlético de Madrid in a press convention. The Metropolitano staff was unable to face up to the end result and with two errors they condemned the match. The Argentine noticed many errors through the 90 minutes and didn’t hesitate to level them out to right them forward of an important stretch of the season.