Cholo Simeone analyzed the current Athletic before the match against Athletic in San Mames.
Champions League classification: “I only care about the Bilbao game”.
Griezmann: “It is true that he has not scored goals for a few games, but his performance, beyond that because he is one of the club’s top scorers, he always works, he always has a commitment to collective work and I have no doubts that it will come out of this situation, he is one of the best players in the world and he only needs confidence and to return to the goal, we will find what we are used to”.
Luis Suarez: “Last season I felt like saying the ‘Suarez zone’ phrase and also for Luis’s motivation, I don’t think that repeating it will generate the same thing, but I’m sure that Luis, at the age he plays, will always score goals, he has it inside the goal. Hopefully tomorrow he finds it because it’s what he wants, feels and what he lives on”.
Koke: It is not necessary to express what I feel for Koke and what he has given us, it would be repetitive, but the internal competition grows and generates improvement, Koke is a very committed player with the team and tomorrow he will do it in the best way, as he always has proven”.
Athletic: “Bilbao has a well-known game, especially because of its coach, he is a great coach, and his players. They will compete as they always do and especially at home, we will find a dynamic team, with good set pieces”.
Marcellin: “He’s a very good coach and that’s why he makes games against him complex. He leads great teams and that’s why they’re always rushed games. I can’t imagine anything other than a competitive game tomorrow and we want to take it where we want U.S”.
