The Atletico Madrid manager has reacted to the
Real Madrid captain saying in an interview that
he “does not like people who act the victim”, in
reference to the Argentine
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone says he
"admires and respects" Sergio Ramos , despite
criticism from the Real Madrid captain.
Ramos took a swipe at Atleti and their head
coach during a wide-ranging interview to COPE
on Thursday, in which he was asked for his
response to Simeone's suggestion ahead of the
start of the season that La Liga is "dangerously
prepared for Madrid" to triumph.
"I admire Cholo, I like his philosophy and the
performances he brings out of his teams, but I
don't like people who act the victim," Ramos,
whose side are a point behind Barcelona and
Atletico, said of the Argentine.
Simeone would not be drawn into a war of words
with the Spain defender, however, and claimed
he would love the chance to sign him for
Atletico.
"What he said is not my opinion. I admire and
respect Ramos and if I could choose players
from outside the group, he would be one that I
would take," he said on Friday.
Atleti face Malaga on Saturday looking to keep
up with Barca's pace at the top of the table and
Simeone expects Javi Gracia's side to offer a
tough challenge at the Vicente Calderon.
"Gracia is a coach who always sets out well in
games. I think this will be a close one," he
said. "Malaga compete very well, they concede
few goals, though it's true that they haven't
scored many.
"The stadium will be full, we play a very
important game and we have to be ready for
that. This season is better than the last in terms
of numbers, but there's a lot left to play for.
"Talking about what we have to do to be
successful would not be good because we don't
know where we will finish."
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