The Basque outfit failed to improve on their performances without Javi http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Llorente-c13671, registering their second defeat in 2012/13 La Liga season in as many fixtures.
Athletic Bilbao head coach, Marcelo Bielsa, acknowledged that his team deserved the hapless defeat against Atletico Madrid in their second La Liga fixture of the 2012/13 Spanish top flight domestic football season.
Radamel Falcao was the chief destroyer as he finished the match with three goals against his name. The Colombian international scored at regular intervals during the fixture to complete his hat-trick with two minutes to the half hour mark. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tiago-c35032 completed the rout in the 84th minute to secure the victory.
While talking to press reporters after the 4-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 Bielsa admitted that his team was powerless against their sheer brilliance of the opponent and admitted he is concerned about Bilbao’s return in La Liga so far, with two defeats that has seen them concede nine goals.
He added that the result would have been worse for them as they were unable to match Atletico on the field, praising http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Radamel-Falcao-c30276’s brilliance as the focal point in attack.
Continuing on the topic, he praised Atletico Madrid for their overall effective performance. Bielsa stated that Los Colchoneros had greater resolve and were forceful in their moves, which contained Bilbao at all times during the fixture.
"It is a fair result. Could be worse. The striker was the difference. We were powerless against the opponent. At no time did we match them in the fixture. Was more powerful than us in most aspects of the game, has taken pitch to resolve situations that pose and forcefulness to develop their project," the Argentine coach said at the press conference.
"Overall, it's a deserved result. We were powerless to balance the game throughout the minutes. Atletico easily neutralized our project and we could not resist their attempts. It has to do with the collective's. Area where I influence and make decisions, "he added.
Start of the 2011/12 Spanish domestic season has seen the UEFA Europa League finalists find themselves on hard times. The San Mames based outfit were taken to the dryers by Real Betis in the first fixture of the season and did not improve on their performance against Atletico Madrid.
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