Atletico Madrid gaffer Diego Simeone lamented his crew’s missed alternatives after a irritating 0-0 draw in opposition to Espanyol at residence on Wednesday.
Despite 25 makes an attempt on objective, Atletico had been repeatedly denied by a resilient Espanyol protection, with goalkeeper Joan Garcia making seven essential saves to safe a hard-earned level for the guests.
Simeone stated his aspect was undone by a “lack of precision” in entrance of objective.
“It worries me, as always, but I can’t stop appreciating the good game the team played. When you have five clear goal-scoring opportunities like the ones we had,” Simeone informed Movistar.
“Well, they did not go in, however the alternatives we created had been the results of our play, not by probability. We anticipated to win, however they defended effectively, and we weren’t convincing. If you do not rating, it’s extremely tough.
“The team played very well; they made a very strong start to the first half. Then we dropped off a bit, that’s why we made the changes. In the second half, we didn’t have as many chances to score, but we played well.”
Simeone made three adjustments at halftime to freshen issues up, with Antoine Griezmann, Marcos Llorente and Pablo Barrios approaching, though eyebrows had been raised when Norwegian striker Alexander Sorloth was changed by defender Reinildo.
“We never changed the system; we continued with a 5-3-2 (formation) to balance the team, which was starting to split,” Simeone stated of his halftime substitutions.
“The opponent could also hurt us, and we balanced the middle with Llorente and Barrios.”
While it was two factors dropped for Atletico, it was the primary level of the season for Espanyol and their supervisor, Manolo Gonzalez.
“I think that football has been unfair to us up until now. The point is important because it strengthens you on a pitch like this,” Gonzalez stated.
“It strengthens you mentally. If you might be able to competing right here, you are able to do it on any pitch.
“We didn’t defend well in the first half, and it could have cost us the game. We managed to hold on, and that gives us a lot of strength. It helps us reinforce the work we’re doing.”
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