Miguel Ángel Gil is in Doha, where the LaLiga General Assembly will be held. The CEO has attended La 1 and has assessed the situations of various components of the Atlético squad. Especially the case of João Félix, the big hot potato from the winter market. Gil Marín somehow opens the door for him, although he acknowledges that he would love for him to continue, “but it’s not the footballer’s idea.” As he himself explains, the relationship between the coach and the striker is not the best…
Joao Felix: “It is the biggest bet the club has made. I think he has the highest level in the world, but for the reasons that now it is not worth entering, the relationship between the coach and him is not good nor is his motivation. The reasonable thing to do is to think that he will come out, although I would love for him to continue, but this is not the player’s idea.
Coach: “I think that the Atlético de Madrid fan has Simeone in mind. What will happen in the future? Neither Diego nor we know it, and I have to repeat that we have both grown a lot.”
Luis Enrique: “I like it a lot, personally and professionally. I think he has the talent to coach any team in our League. It is clear that it adds up for everyone: for you, the media, for the players and for the clubs because it offers performance. I think it’s good.”
Atleti in the World Cup: “Proud of Morata and I would like those who play less to play more, but in any case I think it’s good for Atlético de Madrid to have twelve players in the World Cup”
Club football after the World Cup: “As a football fan, bad feelings because they have broken the rhythm of a competition. All the clubs play with the handbrake on before playing the World Cup and they are not aware of what is happening with the performance of some of our players in the World Cup. After this, it is difficult to lift the player not only physically, but also mentally. Football is states of mind and when you feel failure it is not easy”
World: “Brazil is the most spectacular and the most solid is France. These seem to be the best, but football is capricious”.
Transfers: “If I had all the money in the world I would sign the France team (laughs). I already have one, but I love that football idea. They don’t win anything because of Mbappé, they win because they are a group”.