Atletico Madrid manager Gregorio Manzano ends ‘Black October’ with a win – La Liga News
Atletico Madrid finally won a match in La Liga, winning their last match of ‘Black October’. Tactician, Gregorio Manzano, slated the month as unlucky and hoped that the team will improve in the coming month.
The Atletico Madrid coach was happy with his team’s performance against Real Zaragoza. Los Rojiblancos won 3-1 at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon, putting an end to their four match winless streak.
Atletico are currently 10th in La Liga standings, three points adrift of Europa League qualification slots. They are an overwhelming 8 points behind 4th placed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863, who occupy the last UEFA Champions league qualification position.
"Today, this black October finally ends. We hope to see that November is much better. We want this to be a turning point and to gain confidence," Manzano stated.
Manzano stated that his team have won an important match, and the win will come in handy in their upcoming matches.
The morale of players has been low after the recent run of results, and their performance against Zaragoza will serve as a confidence booster.
Jose Antonio Reyes was left out of the first team squad, and young striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adrián-López-c3736 took his spot.
Manzano’s gamble paid off, as the Spanish U21 hero scored the first goal of the match to get the proceedings underway.
He praised his young charge and stated that he works well with striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Radamel-Falcao-c30276.
“He is a complementary version of Falcao. He has more mobility and can react well. We expect a lot from him,” the former Sevilla man commented.
Atletico were jeered at the start by their own fans in reaction to their inconsistent displays over the last month.
Their last win came back in September against a disjointed Sporting Gijon. Since then, they have succumbed to emphatic away defeats against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 an Athletic Bilbao.
However, the troubling signs have been their inability to grind out results. They were held to three consecutive draws against Sevilla, Granada, and Mallorca.
“We must give importance to what happens on the field. What happens outside makes us work harder to please the fans,” the coach reflected.
“Professionals have to be accustomed to the pressure and take criticism,” he commented.
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