The Colombian striker got the plaudits from his manager after scoring a brilliant hat-trick against Athletic Bilbao at the Vicente Calderon.
Following their 1-1 draw against Levante at the Ciutat de http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon,
with the domestic fixture ending in a humbling 4-0 result.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Radamel-Falcao-c30276 was the chief destroyer for Atletico, as he hit the back of the net at regular intervals. The Colombian international resumed his goal scoring antics with a well taking hat-trick, the first of the 2012/13 Spanish La Liga season after two rounds
of fixtures.
Talking to reporters after the fixture, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 Pablo Simeone commented about Falcao’s performance in the match, calling it an “extraordinary, almost perfect" outing against Athletic Bilbao.
El Cholo hailed the overall efforts of his charges in the 4-0 victory, stating that he felt that his team were very concrete in the meeting. He added that the players have captured his footballing ideas very well and believes they will improve as the season
progresses.
Reflecting on their strategy for the league encounter, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/River-Plate-c40368 coach shared that they opted to play with attacking players to profit from spaces in Bilbao’s half, and really profited with Falcao causing havoc in Los Leones defence.
"We opted to play with attacking midfielders in midfield to attack with spaces, closed spaces Athletic first and from that defensive, the team began to grow and with a special Falcao began to find their way party," Simeone assessed at the press conference.
"In the second half the alternatives put on the bench today allowed us to be aggressive and intense as we intend. I especially liked how the guys that have come in the bank. Having these variants is a strength and that we had a great match" he said.
With a marked improvement to the start of season when likened to the previous season under Gregorio Manzano, Atletico Madrid have put their intentions of qualifying for UEFA Champions League for all to see. The Vicente Calderon based outfit sit comfortably
in 4th place after two league fixtures.
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