1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 15th Atletico Madrid is currently preparing for the Club World Cup in the United States, and Atletico Madrid midfielder De Paul was interviewed before the game.
How are you in now? Will you be very tired?
We are all very excited. All teams will feel tired, and so do we. But we are participating in a very famous event – the Club World Cup, so fatigue doesn’t matter, the team is in good shape. In the current situation, mind and mindset are important. We have been preparing for a long time and we know we will be in the Club World Cup this summer. We must play our own game well. This is the first restructured Club World Cup. There is nothing better than this. It is an honor to be able to participate in it. We want to enjoy the game, and Atletico Madrid must work hard to be the protagonist.
You have beaten the final champion Paris Saint-Germain this season, and the two teams will play again in the first round of the Club World Cup.
You can learn something from that game, but it has been a long time since. I think both teams are growing because life will develop, players will develop, and they will learn new things every day. I believe this will be a very good match. We should pay more attention to ourselves than to focus on Paris Saint-Germain, and strive to strengthen our long-term shortcomings and continue to play to our strengths. I think as long as we exert our strength, we can get 3 points tomorrow.
You have won the World Cup with the Argentina national team
The level of this Club World Cup is as high as the level of the World Cup I participated with Argentina. Experience is one aspect that is beneficial to us. Indeed, club competitions and national team competitions are different, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, but it is very important to stay calm. In the 2022 World Cup, we lost the first round of group stage but eventually won the championship trophy. Therefore, every game is very important, just like the final. But at the same time, it is necessary to remain calm, because in football games, especially in this type of game, there are many things that can happen all the time.
What other mistakes do you need to avoid in order to go further?
Like all teams, we have many aspects to improve. I think this is true in all aspects, and I don’t want to point out that there are shortcomings in specific aspects. It’s a team issue, involving many aspects, because every game is different and you won’t receive it on two weekends because of the same errorpunish. There can also be something in football that we can’t control, like we’ve encountered this season in the Champions League. So I can’t tell you a particular mistake, but what I can say is that since we didn’t win this season, it means we certainly have something to lack.