Atletico Madrid captain Koke has urged his team to regain their form after their latest defeat to Betico. Atletico Madrid captain and midfielder Jorge Rezurrexion. Or Koke has urged his team-mates to rediscover their form after a 1-0 defeat to Real Betis left them 10 points behind leaders Barcelona after 11 games. Diario AS reported on Monday. UFABET
Atletico Madrid have been inconsistent at the start of this season. With Diego Simeone’s side suffering back-to-back 3-1 defeats to Lille in the Champions League. And a 1-0 defeat to Real Betis in La Liga on Sunday. Putting increasing pressure on the Argentine’s side.
The latest defeat leaves Atletico Madrid 10 points behind leaders Barcelona and captain Koke has urged his team-mates to quickly rediscover their form.
‘We have to move on. Barcelona are 10 points ahead of us. There are still many games to play and we have to keep our mouths shut, work harder in training and in matches, work our way and we will keep trying.’ Koke said.
The 32-year-old midfielder also denied that the latest defeat to Betico was solely due to Simeone. saying: ‘In addition to the system we use, the personality of the players is also important. Because the players will try to do their best for the team. We ourselves on the pitch have to give more.’