this season, but Diego Simeone warned they must
maintain their high standards.
Diego Simeone has warned young stars Yannick Carrasco,
Oliver Torres and Saul that they must not rest on their laurels
after impressing for Atletico Madrid this term.
Carrasco - who joined from Monaco in the close-season - was
on target as Atletico beat Valencia 2-1 at Vicente Calderon last
weekend, a result that left the capital club just two points off top
spot in La Liga.
The 22-year-old is not the only youngster enjoying plenty of
game this season, with Torres and Saul, both 20, also earning
plaudits for their performances.
But head coach Simeone will not allow a drop in standards.
"He [Carrasco] provides options on either wing and has also
played as a forward," he said ahead of Friday's trip to Deportivo
La Coruna.
"Oliver has started the league campaign well and Saul always
works hard and can score too.
"It's a great raft of talent but none of these players can rest on
their laurels.
"The season after we won the league title was complicated, we
competed well but it was hard. We achieved our pre-season
objectives and now we're getting used to a new bunch of young
promising players.
"That in itself assures nothing however. What we need to do is
read and interpret each game, what has gone before counts for
little.
"They have to know that being in an important club like Atletico
you will be valued for what you will do rather than for what you
already did."
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