Diego Simeone hits back at Pep Guardiola 'prehistory' comments after Man City vs Atletico Madrid
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDiego Simeone has hit back strongly after Pep Guardiola mentioned 'prehistory' when discussing Atletico Madrid's tactics in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final vs Manchester City.
Atletico were extremely defensive at the Etihad and failed to have a shot on goal in their 1-0 defeat, but Simeone and his players insisted after the game that they had a game plan and were still capable of reaching the semi-finals.
In one interview, Guardiola said of that defensive approach: "They have gone 5-5-0. Two lines of five. And in prehistory, today and in a hundred thousand years, attacking a 5-5 is very difficult.
It is that there is no space. Apart from the fact that they are very competitive and defend very well, there is no space.” ALSO READ: Every word from Pep Guardiola before Man City trip to Atletico Madrid The use of the word 'prehistory' was picked up by midfielder Koke after the game, who posted on social media : “In love with your story since prehistory.
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