Under the tautology of the former Spanish national team manager, a resilient Sporting Gijon earned a respectable 1-1 draw against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 Simeone’s Atletico Madrid.
After their 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid at El Molinon, new Sporting Gijon coach, Javier Clemente, reflected his contentment with the result and praised the players for their performances.
Clemente stated that the players played in the fashion he asked of them and could not have asked for more. He admitted that Sporting were jaded after the match as they tried to contain a well-disciplined Atletico Madrid.
Continuing on the topic, the former La Roja manager asserted that Sporting will increase in confidence over time and will begin to create more chances against tougher oppositions.
Clemente praised Atletico for the chances they created but added that they were unfortunate on occasions as well. He pointed towards http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adrián-c3701 Colunga’s missed opportunity to exemplify his claim.
“When we play against opponents a bit more like us we will create more chances. We had to work hard to get the ball from Atletico. In the end our team had enough.
“Other teams will not be as level of control, speed, game ... For what it was we got a good result because Atletico had two or three times very good.
“However in the 38th minute of the second half almost made Colunga goal. If you check, go to Madrid with 2-1. So are these big games and win them well, because they can beat them a look.”
The new manager gave a surprise debut to reserve team player, Peter Orfila. Clemente was more than happy with the performance of the youngster, who showed signs of nerves in his first performance.
Sporting find themselves 19th in La Liga rankings and will travel to Estadio El Sardinero for their next league fixture against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Racing-c40298 Santander. Los Rojiblancos are six points adrift of safety and Clemente admitted they have a tough task on their
hands.
However, the 61-year-old is not awed by the situation he finds himself in and speculated that they will have to win half of their remaining matches in order to avoid relegation.
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