“An important victory of the “Matrasniki”.”, — write: football.ua
An important victory of the “Matrasniki”.
Diego Simeone, getty images November 27, 2025, 2:22 p.m
“We had a plan which was to play a tight game and work hard early in the game. As you saw, many players tried to win the ball high and go on the counter-attack.
In the second half we relied on the wing players waiting for the opportunity to make a decisive contribution, which they did. We achieved a result in a difficult game; we knew how to persevere at the most difficult moment when they dominated possession, but after a few minutes the players relaxed and the game began to differ from what it had started.
My plan was to wait in the first half when they were very strong and try to win the ball so we could counter-attack. For this we needed players with such characteristics in the first half.
In the second half, I did what I set out to do to solve the problem. We were lucky: Jimenez scored a great goal and we got a much needed win.
The goal was scored very timely. We needed him, because when a central defender scores, it’s always good. This goal will give us faith to keep working,” said Simeone.