Simeone: We were decisive to finish the match, and we achieved an important victory

Atletico Madrid achieved a great victory over Valencia 3/0 at Mestalla Stadium, in the Spanish League competitions, which prompted the coach of the Diego Simeone to express his happiness with the performance of his players and their ability to resolve the match in its crucial moments.

In his remarks after the match, Simeone praised the way his team dealt with the confrontation, saying: "We were well interpreted how to enter the match, we were decisive from the beginning, and in the second half what we expected, where Valencia pressed strongly and tried to return, but the entry of Jose Maria Jimenez helped us to organize in a way Better to keep our plan. "

Despite the convenient progress by three, Atletico coach Maradeh confirmed that the meeting was only decided in the last minutes: “In the first half, we did not close the match completely, and if Valencia was able to score a goal to reduce the difference to 2/1, perhaps things were different, because football always gives you surprises But it is great in this way. "

Simeone pointed out the importance of the third goal in killing the match and ending the hopes of Valencia to return: "We needed new feet to resolve the confrontation, and the third goal came to give us reassurance, we know that every match in the La Liga is difficult, and there are no easy confrontations, especially outside our stadium, where The pressure becomes greater with the intensification of competition. "

The Argentine coach did not hide his great admiration for the star of the team, Antoine Griezmann, praising his ability to make the difference: "He is an exceptional player, who sees things that others do not see, helped us a lot, just like the rest of the team, to achieve an important victory in the Valencia stadium, which always remains a dangerous competitor, whatever it is. Put it.

Simeone also singled out his striker Julian Alvarez with a special praise after recording a wonderful dualism: "Julian continues the same humility that makes him different from everyone. He is a noble player, diligent, and he is 25 years old but he won everything, this is what distinguishes him from others."

On the performance of Marcus Llorente, Simeone stressed his tactical elasticity and his great role in the match: "Marcus knows how to play in this position although he did not participate much recently, it is not easy to adapt, but he presented a big match, he is of the quality of the players like Saul in the past , Those who give the team multiple solutions and this is very important. "