Simeone takes responsibility for Atletico s poor away form

PAMPLONA, Spain - Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone took full responsibility for his teams recent struggles on the road after Osasuna handed them another defeat away from home in LaLiga on Thursday.

Atletico fell to a surprise 2-0 loss at Osasuna and have won only one of their last six away fixtures, failing to score in their last three.

I think we played better today than we did against Alaves and Las Palmas, but its clear the coach isnt finding a way to inspire the players to perform at their best away from home, Simeone told a press conference.

Im looking inward. Its my responsibility that they cant show off away from home what they do when we play at home.

Atletico looked uninspired against Osasuna, who are hoping to return to European competition for the first time in nearly two decades.

It was clear from the start that we had chances to take the lead but we didnt, Simeone added.

They had a set piece that went close, and in the next play, where we could have done more, they took advantage of their height to score.

In the second half, we controlled the game, although we didnt create any dangerous chances like we had in the first. (Ante) Budimir scored a great goal, and were stuck with this result. REUTERS

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