"I don't like fat people, at Atletico you have to be a model to play"

If Ortega has a reputation for anything, it is for being very strict in his preparation for matches. The man who was Simeone's assistant until the end of the season has openly admitted to journalist Juanma Castano that there are certain things he does not tolerate, such as extra weight.
"If someone was overweight, there were problems. I don't like fat people,’ he said, which provoked laughter from the journalist, who asked him if he had come across many fat people or players prone to putting on weight: ’No, because I told them that at Atletico Madrid you have to be a model to play. No, no, a team like that can't give that advantage".
He also confessed that his men are not allowed to spend the whole day playing the PlayStation game: ‘I tell them: “until a certain time”. They usually do it, but I don't forbid them, I don't like it, I believe more in convincing them. I like them to be responsible and strict about it.
However, he acknowledged that, at times, his recommendations were not listened to too much. "One day I start hearing: “Goal!”. I thought: ‘What a commitment, they're watching the game’. I went into another room and they were playing the console. The next day they told me: ‘Teacher, I killed him, I beat him 3-0’,’ he said.