Atletico Madrid supervisor Diego Simeone discovered silver linings in his staff’s efficiency regardless of a irritating 2-2 draw towards Villarreal of their La Liga opener on Monday.
Atletico needed to claw again twice within the first half to salvage some extent as Villarreal capitalized on defensive errors from their rivals.
Arnaut Danjuma outpaced Atletico defender Axel Witsel to attain Villarreal’s first objective, and a misjudgment by goalkeeper Jan Oblak led to an personal objective by Atleti captain Koke simply 19 minutes later.
“We played a good game. We had individual situations that we have to improve, but as a collective effort, the team played well. However, we conceded goals we could have avoided,” Simeone informed Movistar Plus.
“The thing is, in the few chances they had in attack, we were toothless and conceded two goals in isolated plays. But I saw good things and details that make the difference throughout the year.”
Simeone mentioned he was happy with the debut of his blockbuster signing Julian Alvarez, who got here off the bench to play the ultimate quarter-hour of the sport however had little affect.
Argentine Alvarez joined Atletico solely per week in the past after Manchester City agreed to a deal of greater than 75 million euros ($83.13 million) to half with the versatile 24-year-old ahead.
“Julian is gradually getting to know the club and his teammates and understanding the system that we are going to play, so we are hopeful we’ll be able to appreciate all the great things he has to offer soon enough,” Simeone mentioned.
The supervisor additionally confirmed that Joao Felix’s absence on Monday was as a result of “the transfer market,” after British and Spanish media reported that Atletico had a deal in place to ship the Portuguese ahead to Chelsea.
“Soon you will know what I have already been told,” Simeone mentioned with amusing when requested about Felix.
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