TThree league championships, two cups, two Super Cups and one League Cup graced our six years. Benfica. We also pass the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the 15-16 season, made up of last season. Calderon. Not much, Roy Vitoria It was also lit Joao FelixOh, a big “absentee” in the quartet game. After he became a hero too VictoryDirect to Spartak Moscow And direct to EgyptOr extratrainer incarnate, now installed BarcelonaLeave your opinion more than confident.
There are only a few coaches who can benefit from the defeat of Simeone's Atletico in Europe. I got this from Calderon in 2015.
It was a very difficult and very important win for us because Atletico has always been very strong and very important this year as well. But we have created a strategy that the players will interpret in a great way and will apply it a lot in Madrid and we will also have a lot of luck because Atletico have many balls and create many situations, but we benefit from many counter-attacks. It was very difficult, but also very good because we let us make a season very soon after the season and it all started there.
We have created a strategy to beat Atletico No Calderon that players will explain in a wonderful way
Does it give more value to see Atletico, which has been in Europe for 12 years, competing as the strongest?
Yes, of course, to beat Atletico, it is always necessary to play a great game because they are very strong, there is a coach who knows very well how to compete in Europe, and there are great footballers who are very competitive.
In Lisbon I could not repeat the victory.
It was very interesting because we had already qualified for the final rounds and Atletico had played three days before, as it happens now, and you only have two days to prepare for the match. Our idea was to move the ball a lot from side to side to make the Atlético players run, but their response was great, they always controlled the steps and with a very good chemistry it ended in a victory for Leyva Los.
In addition to beating Simeone, Rui Vitoria also made history as the first coach to bet on Joao Felix's talent.
Sim, we have a gradual process of integrating Joao without him becoming pregnant and time until he becomes pregnant. He has great resources and excellent decision-making ability, and when he was around the block he was very smart and simplified things a lot. However, at this height, we changed the system to 4-3-3, which despite its characteristics does not facilitate much integration because Joao plays more inside and not with his wings very open like us. But that was always necessary to get a very good answer. Marco had a very important goal for Sporting and since then he has gotten better and better because he was great.
What do you imagine when Atletico gives you 127 thousand?
I knew it had a lot of potential, but I also knew that players were often dependent on the context they were in. He was a different player, who also had a mentality and understood that he had to play in the opposition's box, but he also had to make a positive response. Achava's team must continue to improve, because he has very good decision-making ability and a great ability to make the final pass and finish the game. He realizes that he has the conditions to be a great player.
“It is difficult to know why Joao has not succeeded outside Atletico.”
Why not achieve success at Atletico?
It's hard to know because I don't know what's going on within the team. I realize that perhaps because of the culture of the club or Atlético, there is a time when working hard and playing at a low level, and the distance from the opponent's area can be serious problems. But I don't know what happened to the player and his life, and I don't know what would happen if another coach was chosen.
But the truth is that he has not found his place yet, neither in Barcelona, nor in the first stage at Chelsea, nor in the squad. because?
All professionals should consider their abilities and position; It could always be a problem for the other two. We don't have full knowledge, neither Barcelona nor Chelsea, which contexts are most relevant to player characteristics, so there must be things we don't know.
Gaitan was another gift from Benfica, who also did not succeed at Atletico, and it was even a request from Simeone. Why?
In my opinion, players rely too much on context in their personal and professional lives. O Gaitán has tremendous quality, he has been very integrated in Portugal, he has great confidence and that is often what is most important. So it's not easy to change the way you want when you've been the same way for six or seven years. There are no good or bad contexts, but there are contexts that are more suitable for the player than others, such as life.
In my opinion, players depend too much on the context they experience in their personal and professional lives.
As you know, Pizzi was also a member of Benfica after years of playing for Atletico.
Yes, but when I went from Braga to Madrid I was very young. But this is the same thing that happened with Gaetan and João, or the context. Benfica does not have complete confidence and when the competition increases with players who react in one way and others in another.
How do you see the fourth clean match?
It's very difficult for both teams. Benfica is better now, with more confidence, positive results and playing at home, where all their players feel very comfortable. But Atletico big time will put him in difficulties. It will also be important for Benfica to get more than one day off for Atletico to have the ability to win.
With Julian Alvarez, Gallagher and Lou Norman plus Griezmann and company, did you know that Atletico is stronger than the one who won?
The comparison is not very pleasant, there are very special things in the teams, it is not easy to adapt to the players and Simeone has a very specific style, but both teams have very good quality, and Atletico always has very strong teams and players, with the ability to revive and compete.
