Atletico's Diego Simeone: 'Defensive' Real Madrid remind me of my old teams

Diego Simeone praised Real Madrid's counter-attacking style in their 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid in Sunday's derby, saying it reminded him of his own teams who have been criticised for being too defensive.

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Rodrygo and Federico Valverde scored in the first half to put Madrid in control at the Metropolitano stadium.

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Mario Hermoso responded with a late consolation goal, before being sent off in added time, as Madrid made it six wins out of six in LaLiga.

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Atletico's defeat left them eight points behind leaders Madrid, in seventh place in the table.

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"Madrid have a really good, direct style," Simeone said in his postmatch news conference.

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"Their transitions from defence to attack are fast and they're extraordinarily clinical. I like it. They're organised in defence, they counter-attack, they take their chances. It's a great job by the coach [Carlo Ancelotti]."

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"I like seeing a team that defends deep and attacks like that," Simeone added.

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