Simeone: “It’s not the first time I’m beaten”

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The stairs of the vomitory of the Metropolitan Wanda were hot with mixed opinions of the witnessed party. The red-and-white social mass that descended in the direction of the exit doors lamented that two teams plagued by internationals and world figures had spread such a hard encounter to digest. Oblak's saving hand at Benzema's header ran from mouth to mouth between a fan that did not expect such a tight and inaccurate derby. Yes, Diego Pablo Simeone seemed to intuit it. His instinct, when he learned that Zidane would align Valverde with Kroos and Casemiro, he anticipated the ugly break-and-tear match in which he derived the derby. “The match was very worked. From the beginning it was seen from the formations. Shelter to go out to counterattack by both of them, ”revealed the Argentine coach. “In the first half we had the biggest weight in the game. We could not resolve any final play situation. In the second half there was a header from Benzema that took Oblak. I think that the two teams fell short of what we proposed, ”said the coach. “We have to improve a lot of things. We made many mistakes that we should not make. We must have better elections in the offensive phase. ”

In the absence of football, much of the focus of the night was taken by the coach rojiblanco. First for claiming the expulsion of Sergio Ramos to the fourth referee after a serious insult from the Madrid central to one of the assistants. Movistar cameras confirmed the version that Atlético had already leaked at the break. Ramos turned to the lineman and snapped: "The whore who bore you!" Simeone listened sharply to Ramos' expletive and mounted in anger at the passivity of the arbitration team. His fuss and his claims asking the fourth referee to notify the main referee could cost him the expulsion. In the press room, Cholo preferred to keep the profile low. “The things that happen in the countryside remain in the countryside. There are the referees to enforce and handle things as they see fit. They are the ones who determine how far you can go, they are the judges. ”
The second fact that put Simeone in the spotlight was the whistles he received from his fans when in the 70th minute he decided to replace João Félix to enter Llorente. The message he sent was not well digested by the stands, which seemed to dislike the routine that the Portuguese has been replaced in six of the seven league games. It is not usual for the rojiblanca fans to question their coach. Only Rodrigo, the previous season, had caused a similar reaction. “It's not the first time, in Wanda, last season has passed. It is normal that people always want to have the best in the field and João Félix is one of them. ”

“Neither we nor they have risked a lot. No one wanted to lose, we both wanted to win. But nobody did anything to win. The draw is fair and hopefully in the next games we will improve and win, "said Oblak, who described his hand in front of Benzema's header naturally:" It was a basic one-shot stop for a goalkeeper. I have seen the ball and it was well placed. ”