Diego Simeone Quotes

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Diego Simeone

Profession : Businessman

Birth : April 28, 1970

My role is to take the player to his limits, to provoke him, to annoy him against me, because in this nervousness is the will to improve.

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My ambition is to work to improve my players.

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In fact, a coach is primarily a trainer, not only in tactics but also in emotional matters.

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VAR exposes everything. Before we didn't have the possibility of seeing some things that we now see. The referees are people who can be wrong as well.

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Few footballers at 20 or 21 are the finished article.

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When we were children we played on the street - on tarmac and things like that.

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Artificial pitches are just one more condition for us, like sun, wind or snow; we should be able to deal with such conditions.

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Like I've always said, in football the most important thing is the quality of minutes not the quantity.

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Football is wonderful because everyone can have an opinion and make judgements about what they think and see.

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I am very respectful and always have been.

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Each person can think what they want.

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Sometimes, there isn't respect for our ways, but you can't change people.

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The hardest thing in life is reinventing yourself and staying at the top of your game, whilst the hardest thing in football is finding that club you want to stay at.

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Diego Costa always gives us physical and moral strength. He is a very important player for the character he transmits to the team, and his potential as a football player.

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Football is marvellous and there are countless ways to play and to win.

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Football is about balance.

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Those who manage to keep the offensive and defensive balance are more successful. We search for balance in order to keep a stable level, which is the most difficult thing to do.

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Griezmann is an extraordinary player who adapts to all the needs of the team.

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I have to continue to be very demanding of myself in order to evolve.

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It's not enough to just have talent at Atletico Madrid. At other clubs it is, but we can't sign superstars and have to look for players with a good work ethic.

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