The Argentinean tactician admitted that Chelsea are favourites for the title but believes Atletico Madrid are in with a shout in the one legged affair.
Atletico Madrid coach, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 Pablo Simeone, said that Chelsea are favourites in the European Super Cup tomorrow, but warned that no matter who is better, the team who plays better in the party will return to their fans with the trophy.
Simeone claimed that they cannot lie about their chances, admitting that the Blues have a much stronger squad they them. He pointed towards the mega millions spent by the Stamford Bridge based outfit, which is in stark contrast to what Los Rojiblancos have
managed in the current transfer window.
"The finals are not chosen, they are played to decide the victor. And, consequently, we cannot escape from reality and lie to people. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 are favourites, has a strong budget, they have won sportingly Champions League and are better than us," El Cholo
admitted at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, in the official press conference before the game on Friday.
Despite their financial misgivings, Simeone remarked that Atletico are not going to give up on their cause. He stated that Los Colchoneros will be competitive in the fixture and hope to have a better game than their rivals to return with the prize.
"And we from that humility and that reality, we want to be competitive. No matter who is better, but who plays that game better," the technician said.
Simeone went through the preseason adventurers of Atletico Madrid, hailing the performances of his players in the build-up to the 2012/13 Spanish top flight season. He stated that they are ready for the competitive fixture and fine tuning their plans to
disrupt the rampant Chelsea attackers’ game.
The Argentine held training camps in South http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390, preferring over European venues because of the extra oomph provided by the fans in that part of the world.
Hard work in the preseason looks to have worked for the Madrid based club when glancing on results of their La Liga games. Atletico Madrid are in fifth place, thanks to a draw against Levante and an emphatic 4-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao.
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