Wass injury, Giménez coronavirus… It is a difficult year.
We have to work as a result of the circumstances that are happening and it is only worth looking for solutions, that is what we are working on. The players are excited and wanting to do things well. Tomorrow we have a chance.
Did João Félix disappoint you at the Barcelona surprise its rival?”>Camp Nou?
No.
What happened in Wass’s injury?
I acted like I’ve been acting for ten years. I tell the doctors not to enter the field because many times they are blows, I always did. This time Daniel had an injury and we hope that he can recover as soon as possible, because he came with great enthusiasm and will have to be away from the group for a couple of weeks.
Did he apologize to Wass? Do you know what the problem is that João claims to see?
No, sorry no. When players hit each other they are usually secondary hits that do not generate anything serious for the player who comes out. And losing a player to a blow we always try to avoid with each player that falls. This time an injury appeared and it is reflected. But I’ve always done the same. About João, when you have the opportunity to ask him, you can ask him. If you know what the problem is, it would be nice to know.
Correa is being decisive up front, what leads you to put him on the wing?
Looking ahead to the match against Barcelona, Ángel had been with the national team for ten days and João had worked very well with us at that stage, that’s why he started. When he started on the right wing, it must have been 60 or 70% of his time at Atlético, because he reinforces the attack and we understand that he can do damage on the right side and we have often been successful with him in that position.
He is not being able to have continuity in defense.
It is clear that when one has stability in the eleven that participate, it is always much better for the team, because the place is better interpreted. But due to circumstances that are happening, we have to look for solutions and we understand that they are the ones we are going to look for tomorrow.
How is it solved?
The answers are in the concentration. Every time we get a shot on goal, it’s a goal. Let’s hope it changes, because everything changes, and we hope that one day it will be in our favor. But we have to gain concentration, win duels, look for the team to attack better, we are the third highest scoring team in LaLiga and we are suffering what has never happened to us. I know what the path is, we have traveled it in nine years and we will seek to find solutions to what is seen.
Does it bother you that João comes out to speak at a bad time for the team?
Many situations would have to ask him. He said that he did not want to talk about it anymore so as not to enter into the controversy that the journalist is looking for. This is like when a player is substituted, sometimes he is angry with the coach and sometimes with himself.
How do you rate Getafe’s growth?
With the arrival of Quique he is doing phenomenal. I always said that Quique started the growth in Atlético that we could continue. He arrived at Getafe with enthusiasm, the players respond to the work that the team asks for, they are intense, aggressive, they work well under pressure, they play well, they come from the second line and they feel good as a team. We have to take the party to where we have been working and we think we can hurt them.
