Atletico Madrid have started the LaLiga season without a win after draws and a defeat, including a 1-1 home draw with Elche and a late 2-1 loss at Espanyol. The club signed ten new players following four trophyless seasons, but the campaign has been slow. Atletico outshot Elche 13 to six and registered 1.74 xG compared with 0.57, yet failed to score a winner. Simeone believes the second performance showed clear improvement and expects results to improve as young players grow and the team becomes more clinical. Atletico visit Alaves next and sit five points behind Barcelona.
However, Simeone believes there was a clear improvement in their second performance and is confident results will soon turn in their favour. "I have to hold onto the fact that the team is improving. We have young players and we have to let them grow," the Argentine said. "I think that from the Espanyol game to today, there was an improvement. It is clear that the result, which is what matters to all of us, is not there.
"I think that from the Espanyol game to today, there was an improvement. It is clear that the result, which is what matters to all of us, is not there. "We have to be patient and keep looking for the right path. When we become more clinical, we will get more points. "It's true that we drew and that we're not happy, we had to win, but we're on the path we have to go through."
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