Diego Simeone, coach of Atletico Madrid, demanded his
players to control the rhythm of the game that brings his team with AC Milan on
Tuesday, and do to close spaces inside the stadium in front of Milan players so
they can transit to the quarterfinals of the Champions League football.
It is noteworthy that Atletico Madrid won the first leg
against Milan, which was held in the Italian city of Milan, with one straight goal.
Simone Said during a press conference, "We have won in
the first leg with weak outcome and this will encourage the opposing team on
the attack and the search for compensation goal, so we control the rhythm of
the game and close the spaces in front of the opponent, and it will control the
midfield by numerical increasing which is the key to excel in the game. We must
not play an open game because that is what the Italian team wishes. "
Technical Manager of Atletico Madrid added: "The Italian
team includes elements of a good offensive and this is what motivates him to
play aggressively, and unless monitor good players who enjoy the high speed we will
suffer greatly during the meeting."
And Simone praised the Italian team, said: "Milan a
very strong team, and used to run such big tournaments, featuring a lot of
talented players."
Simone was taken from Balotelli, Milan striker example for
players who enlisted ranks within the Italian club and described him as strong attacker.
He added: “Balotelli is a great striker, but he needs other
players in order to pass the ball to him, even create opportunities to achieve
his goals, and this is the source of the gravity of the Italian team.”
Uruguayan Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin, who was
accompanied by Simone during a press conference, saying: "I expect a tough
match like the first leg, and I expect Milan to appear in is his best status it
used to run such big tournaments.”
Godin added: “We should not trust too much the outcome of
the first leg, it is weak result, and we cannot rely on a strong team as the
team in front of the Italian, we have to play the game as if it did not make
any goals during the first leg and we consider it the final match.”