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Diego Simeone hits back at Pep Guardiola 'prehistory' comments after Man City vs Atletico Madrid
12.04.2022 - 15:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Diego Simeone has hit back strongly after Pep Guardiola mentioned 'prehistory' when discussing Atletico Madrid's tactics in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final vs Manchester City.
Atletico were extremely defensive at the Etihad and failed to have a shot on goal in their 1-0 defeat, but Simeone and his players insisted after the game that they had a game plan and were still capable of reaching the semi-finals.
In one interview, Guardiola said of that defensive approach: "They have gone 5-5-0. Two lines of five. And in prehistory, today and in a hundred thousand years, attacking a 5-5 is very difficult. It is that there is no space. Apart from the fact that they are very competitive and defend very well, there is no space.”
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The use of the word 'prehistory' was picked up by midfielder Koke after the game, who posted on social media : “In love with your story since prehistory. Proud to be from Atleti”.
It's unlikely Guardiola was being derogatory or offensive towards Atletico in his comments, but Spanish media have picked up on the word and Simeone was asked about it in his pre-match press conference ahead of the second leg.
Refusing to trade insults, Simeone said: "I train since 2005 or 2006 and until today and I have never despised a colleague of mine. I always put myself in his place and I understand that there are different ways of expressing what he feels and lives.
"When one despises a colleague, I do not share it. Later, journalists and former players, of someone who hasn't played for a long time and wants to say something different... the fish dies through the mouth, my father used to say. We can all have an
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