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Just two months after his arrival, there is no doubt about the impact Luis Suárez has had on Atlético de Madrid since he arrived from Barcelona.
The Uruguayan forward has scored five goals in six games, alleviating Atleti’s scoring woes and giving Simeone’s squad an overall boost.
Speaking to MARCA Sport Weekend, Suárez feels confident and positive about his new team and its possibilities in all competitions this season.
Q: Does Atlético have that obsession with the Champions League, as do elite teams like Bayern Munich?
A: I think the Champions League is very different from LaLiga Santander. It’s about each team’s moment. It is very physical now. The game against Bayern was because they were more efficient than us. Of five or six occasions they wrote down four. We had more chances but we couldn’t convert them. That is expensive in the Champions League.
If we improve that efficiency, we can compete against Bayern, which is the best team in Europe, or against Liverpool, who the team already eliminated last season. If we know what we want and believe in ourselves, we are capable because we have the players, the character and the quality. We only need to be clinicians at those crucial times. That is what you have to do in the Champions League.
Q: After the first weeks at Atlético, how are you sporting?
A: I am enjoying it very much. I follow the path of Atleti. The team is very united, solid, ambitious. We are all ready and confident that we can do great things.
Q: Have you been surprised by something about Atleti coming from massive clubs like Barcelona and Liverpool?
A: No, I was not surprised to know the team he would come to, the level of players and the coach he would work with. The people at this club are amazing and have made it easy for my family and me to settle down.
That makes things easier and makes the club bigger. You value it and I was surprised by the great infrastructure that the club has. As you can see, the club is very interested in continuing to grow to be bigger in Europe.
Q: Has Simeone surprised you with how obsessive he is in his work and in his workouts?
A: No, I could see that from the outside. What surprises me is that he has been at the club for many years, but the players still have that conviction. They keep working, if one does not play, the next steps. The coach creates that with his aura, the way he wants us all to get involved. Create healthy competition that improves each player.
Q: You have played with the best. How far can Joao Félix go?
A: What we have to do is enjoy a player who is growing a lot, since great things can be done with confidence. We have to make Joao see, especially the older players, that not everything depends on him.
So they play 11 and wait for another 11.
It’s everyone’s responsibility. You have to enjoy it and bide your time. It will help us a lot, it has started very well. You can see that you are hungry, you are ambitious, you are eager to achieve great things with the team and personally.
Q: Your teammates speak wonders of how you’ve adjusted, that you haven’t acted like a star, that you’re just another member of the team despite your background …
A: I’ve always said: it makes groups stronger when we are all equal. As with Joao [Felix]You have to enjoy a player who has a lot of quality, who is improving, who can make a difference, but at the moment of truth everyone has the same responsibility. My way of being is not having any kind of airs, just being ambitious and contributing what I can.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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