Cholo Simeone remains firm about what he said after the derby against Real Madridwhen he also claimed that Players who provoke the stands, as in their opinion Courtois did, are sanctioned. “I gave an opinion and that opinion was distorted“said the Atlético de Madrid coach.
“I am a clear, frontal person, I like to say what I feel. I’m not going to change anything I said“, the Argentine began his press conference, receiving numerous questions about Sunday’s match at the Champions League press conference.
El Cholo wanted to insist that in his message on Sunday after the meeting, the first thing he did was condemn what happened. “Rejection of violence, rejection of aggressors. As a club, we have a great opportunity to do what we have to do,” he said.
However, Simeone considers that his opinion has been manipulated by the media. “That opinion was distorted. We saw it with Dibu Martínez. It was Courtois’ turn this time, but if it had been Pablo, he would have said it too. It is something that is going to happen (sanctions for players who provoke), but many are “They took the opportunity to have some fun on Monday and Tuesday.”
