Soccer News - Coach Diego Simeone praised the veteran midfielder Tiago Mendes while
Atletico Madrid beat Getafe 2-0 at the Vicente Calderon stadium early
this morning.
Antoine Griezmann scored two goals in the match. However, Simeone said Tiago was the most influential players for Atletico beat Getafe, so that his team are top of the Spanish league standings.
"He is a very important player for us. He's the brains of this team. He interprets what it takes team and he played well at his age," said Simeone to the United States as reported by Football Espana.
In the match against Getafe, Tiago started the match from the bench. He entered the field in the 65th minute replacing Oliver Torres. With the remaining minutes of the game there, the Portuguese national team player managed to steal the attention of the coach.
In this season Atletico bring in some new players, such as Jackson Martinez, Luciano Vietto, Stefan Savic and Yannick Ferreira Carrasco, but no one has made a positive impact for Atletico game
Antoine Griezmann scored two goals in the match. However, Simeone said Tiago was the most influential players for Atletico beat Getafe, so that his team are top of the Spanish league standings.
"He is a very important player for us. He's the brains of this team. He interprets what it takes team and he played well at his age," said Simeone to the United States as reported by Football Espana.
In the match against Getafe, Tiago started the match from the bench. He entered the field in the 65th minute replacing Oliver Torres. With the remaining minutes of the game there, the Portuguese national team player managed to steal the attention of the coach.
In this season Atletico bring in some new players, such as Jackson Martinez, Luciano Vietto, Stefan Savic and Yannick Ferreira Carrasco, but no one has made a positive impact for Atletico game