Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone – ‘It’s difficult to improve on the season’
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone – ‘It’s difficult to improve on the season’ Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has told the press that it will be difficult for his side to improve on their performance next season, pointing out that in the Copa del Rey and the Champions League, all that remains is to win the competitions. As Los Colchoneros take stock of their season, many are looking at a disappointing end to a season that looked as if it may bring silverware for the first time in five years. With four games to go, Atletico lie five points off Villarreal in third place, and 10 points ahead of Real Betis in fifth.
Simeone was asked if his side had motivation for the rest of the season, and got into a larger discussion about the season. “Of course it’s extremely important, it’s the club’s primary objective, just like Barcelona’s and Real Madrid’s: to be champions. Our goal is to try and get closer to becoming champions at some point.
It’s a difficult season to explain. On the one hand, we lost the Copa on penalties, on the other, we competed in the Champions League with an incredible quarter-final against Barcelona, giving our all and then some. It’s incredibly difficult to be so close, and it makes you think you can still be there, even though it makes you angry, disappointed, and frustrated.
” “But today I feel good. I ask myself, and I tell myself that we have to be grateful for what’s been happening to us these past few years. I remember where we came from, where we are now, and it’s been enormous growth for the club.
And the only way to allow ourselves to continue having that hope and that new opportunity like this year’s is to keep trying, to keep working… In these 14 years, we’ve been in four Champions League semi-finals and two finals, always there, in that place that seems far away, but we’re not so far away, in fact, closer than we imagine. But we have to keep working on everything. ” “If we work well in all areas, the team will continue to grow.
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