Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone: Luis Suarez injury a heavy title blow

Football
11 Apr 2021 • 11:55 AM MYT
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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has admitted they may find it difficult to cope without t Luis Suarez.

The Uruguayan striker will be missing through injury for a couple of weeks, starting with Sunday's trip to play Real Betis in LaLiga Santander.

"You can coach [players to finish], yes," Simeone said.

"We're focused on trying to improve that, but that's why we have players that score 25 to 30 goals [a season] and those that score five.

"That's the difference between some players and other players.

"We're without an important player in Luis.

"We have players like [Angel] Correa who are eager to prove themselves. With Joao [Felix], I reckon that, like against Chelsea, he'll be important from this point onwards.

"I always look at the positives of the team and have trust in my players.

"We've come on a great deal since last season [in terms of scoring goals], especially in LaLiga."