{"id":20078,"date":"2026-01-12T16:37:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/coach-simeone-i-apologize-to-mr-florentino-and-mr-vinicius-i-admit-that-i-was-not-right\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T16:37:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:37:27","slug":"coach-simeone-i-apologize-to-mr-florentino-and-mr-vinicius-i-admit-that-i-was-not-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/coach-simeone-i-apologize-to-mr-florentino-and-mr-vinicius-i-admit-that-i-was-not-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Simeone: &#8220;I apologize to Mr. Florentino and Mr. Vinicius. I admit that I was not right.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">Atl\u00e9tico are already looking to qualify for the Copa del Rey, and the manager made this clear in his press conference ahead of the round of 16 match against Deportivo in Riazor. Coach Diego Pablo Simeone gave an analysis of the match against Deport to the media in the press room of Ciudad Deportiva de Majadaonda.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a kid who plays very well. He has a vision of the game, especially when you play against a team with a low block, like he did with the assist to Julien on the last play.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Alda G\u00fcler creates magic with a soccer ball during Real Madrid training<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Deportivo: &#8220;What we are looking at is what we saw in the match, a brave team that is fighting far beyond the results of recent matches. 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