Diego Simeone was left to the poor performance of Atletico Madrid in Saturday's defeat against Las Palmas, while their slender Laliga title opportunities had a big blow.
Atletico suffered a 1-0 defeat against relegation-threatened Las Palmas, where Javi Munoz scored a winner of a stopping time to give Simeone's side a shock.
It leaves them third in Laliga on 63 points, 10 behind leaders Barcelona, ​​who won a final victory over Celta Vigo on Saturday, and three drifts of the second Real Madrid placed, who organizes Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
Atletico now only gets a 0.2% chance of winning LaLiga through the OPTA Supercomputer with five more games.
And Simeone seemed to be resigned when losing the last title Atletico are competing for this season and admitted that the game “did not go as they had imagined”.
“If we had the chance to win the competition, we had to get perfect figures. [On Saturday]We didn't do, “De Argentin told reporters.
“The first half was quite solid, but we couldn't take the lead. The second half started flat and we couldn't create what we had imagined.”
Atleti was punished for their failures to create with a goal timed in 92 minutes and 36 seconds, the third last last to admit for a 1-0 defeat in LaLiga in the 21st century.
The second lightest was timed at 94:39 in September 2005, by Joan Capdevila for Deportivo de la Coruna, and the last one was timed at 94:44 in March 2012, by Apono with Real Zaragoza.
Atletico has only made 0.8 expected goals (XG) from their seven attempts, in which two shots manage on goal, both of which came in the first half.
Simeone denied every lack of attitude by its players, but admitted that their tactical performance and individual performance shot in short.
“It was not a matter of attitude, we just played badly,” he said. “There was no fluidity, no chance to link the game.
“We set the game in a certain way and made changes to find solutions, but it didn't work.”
The coach added that, even though he has lost the title, he will continue to approach every game with the same determination, while he wants to improve the defensive game of the team.
“We are always preparing with the same enthusiasm, and we will continue to take care of it as we have done in the last 14 years,” said Simeone.
“We have struggled more in this last piece than at the start of the season. Defense is a very important part of our game and we need people who understand what we need.”