Atletico Madrid continued their impressive start to La Liga season as they secured a 2-1 over Miroslav Djukic’s charged at the Vicente Calderon.
With four matches under their belts, Diego Pablo Simeone’s Atletico Madrid are comfortably placed 4th in Spanish Primera Division’s points table.
The Capital club comfortably coasted past Real Valladolid with first half goals from Diego Godin and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alberto-Bueno-c4317
gave the visitors some respite with his 55th minute strike.
On loan http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon, Thibaut Courtois, was found wanting in the fixture as he allowed Valladolid to claw back into the match after the interval. Nevertheless, Atleti defence stood strong and ensured that the lapse in concentration
of the shot-stopper will not haunt them.
Despite his error, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 Pablo Simeone took out time to praise the Belgian wonderkid, hailing him for his response after the howler. The Argentine trainer revealed that he was pleased with the response of Courtois as he made a good impression after Bueno’s
goal.
“I congratulated him. Following that lapse he was able to react very well and with some worthwhile saves. I think it was the best thing about the game, what stands out the most,” El Cholo commented after the match.
Analyzing the details of the match, Simeone shared that he was pleased with Atletico Madrid’s performance in the first half. He especially pointed out the high intensity of their game, whilst also taking out time to commend the manner in which they pressed
their rivals.
Talking about the second half, El Cholo claimed that Miroslav Djukic’s Real Valladolid charges left a good impression on him as they hit the back of the net and dictated ball possession stats in the midfield.
“In the first half we played with great intensity and pressed well and in the second half, Valladolid gained confidence with the goal they scored and moved the ball well in the midfield, forcing us back a little bit,” the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 and Atletico Madrid
player declared.
“Even so, during this period we had two or three clear chances to score and we could have put the game to rest,” Simeone concluded.
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