> “Honestly, the pitch is not in good condition. We slip, the turf comes up… A team like Atletico needs the pitch to be good in order to play,” he said.
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> “We’re expected to perform at a high level, and we need a pitch of that level to be able to do so; a top-quality surface.
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> “Being realistic, we have to play better. It’s not an excuse, but here we’re slipping, and the best conditions are like the pitch was the other day at La Cartuja.”