LIGA BBVA | ATLÉTICO 0 - REAL SOCIEDAD 1
Diego Simeone on defeat: "We weren't clinical enough"
Atlético Madrid coach Simeone spoke to the press as he digested defeat to Real Sociedad on Sunday evening - his side's first at home in La Liga this season.
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke to the press as he digested defeat to Real Sociedad on Sunday evening - his side's first at the Vicente Calderón in La Liga this season:
How do you explain your first league defeat at home this season?
"In the first 20 minutes we looked like scoring. Then our intensity dropped and we lacked precision in the final third. Real Sociedad defended well and looked dangerous on the break. The second half was the same. They scored with their first chance on goal. From then on we showed enough desire but we weren't clinical enough."
La Real's goal was offside.
"I'm not here to talk about referees. You [the journalists] are always critical of them and I guess you will be on this occasion too."
You say that your team weren't clinical enough. Could Óliver Torres solve this issue?
"We hope that Óliver keeps on developing. But who does he replace? Koke? Arda Turan?"
Real Sociedad beat Atlético at their own game: on the break.
"They didn't create clear chances, but they took the one that came their way. It's about taking your chances and we couldn't turn pressure into goals."
What was the aim of playing winger Cebolla Rodríguez in the middle?
"He started off on the right, but we were dominating and lacked precision. I felt that we could solve that problem by pushing Koke closer to the strikers."
