Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has vowed to vary his techniques when his facet takes on Manchester Metropolis within the return leg of the Champions League quarter finals.
Madrid did not register any shot heading in the right direction in your complete sport for the primary time for the reason that 2003/04 marketing campaign. Diego’s defending techniques have been extremely criticized however he says Metropolis ought to anticipate a distinct facet within the return leg.
“A great efficiency towards a unprecedented workforce that manages to unite a lot of world-class footballers into an excellent unit. We wished to defend properly, squeeze areas and hit them on the counterattack,” he mentioned after the match.
“Simply once we regarded like creating our greatest alternatives, they scored. It was a really tough match. They take off three wonderful gamers and exchange them with three equally- wonderful guys.”
The Argentine supervisor additionally revealed that he was shocked by Pep Guardiola’s choice to go away Phil Foden on the bench, earlier than addressing the model debate which was dominating social media after the match.
“I have to admit we thought Foden would begin. I’d additionally confess that it’s pleasing to see how Metropolis play. The endurance they’ve. However we had been each in search of the identical factor, successful.”
Technique
“They may be the very best facet on this planet,” he mentioned.
“We’ll change how we play slightly within the second half of this tie but it surely’s all the identical to them – Metropolis will play the identical means. However with humility and laborious work, we’ll compete. Then we’ll simply see the place that takes us.”
