The fleeting match of Söyüncü, the Turkish player of Atlético de Madrid who saw red after three minutes and what Simeone said

Diego Pablo Simeonecoach of Atletico Madridhe underlined, after winning a Seville (1-0) and lasted more than 20 minutes with ten players due to the expulsion of Söyünü who feels “responsible” for the red that the Turk saw.

“I feel partly responsible for what happened to Söyüncü. He is a boy who is a physical marvel and we didn’t give him the time necessary for him to play consistently”, commented Cholo, with a gesture that defines him.

And he added, in this regard: “He works and trains well, but training is not the same as playing. The sending off is our responsibility because we didn’t give him enough minutes to have that continuous time and adapt to the team. We didn’t give him enough minutes“.

Regarding the match, the red and white coach explained that he played “several matches” with a lot of “extra commitment”.

“Another game played with one less. Today we were able to respond to that situation of playing with one less and it’s a very good year from December to December in which we played, I think 50 games and we lost 8 of them and scored 104 goals. This year, from December to December, was very good.”

Asked whether the team is fighting for the league title, now seven points behind the leaders, Simeone said they are faithful to their “game by game” philosophy.

“We have a path that is game by game. We look for the best, that is, to continue working in the same way and grow and be protagonists. In the first half we wanted to manage the game, but we didn’t know how to enter well because they were very closed. We have to defend better. It’s the step ahead of us,” he said.

Simeone was very happy with the reappearance of the Mozambican footballer Reinildo Mandava, absent for 10 months due to injury. “We are very happy with Reinildo’s entry. The player has been waiting for it for a long time and he deserved it. Until today we haven’t found the moment. It was very nice to hear the songs they gave him in the locker room,” said Cholo , who celebrates 12 years at the helm of the club.

Regarding Llorente, his goal and his commitment, Simeone indicated that they have “many” players “with what Llorente shows. “We have a good team. “I already said the other day that players who have effort as their raw material have their place,” he said.

Now it will be rest time for Atlético, who this Saturday against Sevilla completed a match waiting for date 4. The Colchonero’s next match will be one of the important events in the course of La Liga: on Wednesday 3 January they will visit Girona, leader together with Real Madrid.

Photo: EFE