Diego Simeone was pleased with his team’s performance in their 6-1 rout of Kitchee. Particularly after new striker Alexander Sørloth made a superb debut sports.
Atletico Madrid’s Argentine coach Diego Simeone has revealed. He was pleased with the performance of Alexander Sørloth, who made his debut for the Bears. And scored twice in the 6-1 thrashing of Kitchee in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong on Wednesday.UFABET
Atletico Madrid have paid an initial €32m plus €7m in add-ons to sign Sørloth from Villarreal. As a replacement for Spain Euro 2024-winning striker Alvaro Morata, who left for AC Milan earlier in the season. The Norway international scored twice on his debut for Atletico in a 6-1 rout of Kitchee.
‘First of all, I would like to thank you for the welcome we have received in the past two or three days in Hong Kong. We have felt the love and enthusiasm of the people, it makes us very happy.’ Simeone said.
The Argentine coach also said about the game:
‘The first half was very competitive. Our start was important. We increased from the top to the bottom. And in the second half, the young players played well with motivation, enthusiasm and we have to support them so that they can continue to grow. ‘
Simeone also spoke about Sorloth, who scored the first two goals in the seventh and eighth minutes: ‘I like what he brings to the team, his strength in the face of what’s happening in the game. I think it’s a good game for us who have been with us for a while. We will try to get the most out of the important striker who is with us. ‘
‘His character is quite similar to Alvaro (Morata) who is a centre-forward and we hope to be able to help him like we did with Alvaro who was a key player in the forward line when he was with us. We hope to be able to give the same kind of best to a footballer in the No. 9 position.’