With overwhelmingly positive signs in pre-season thus far, Diego Simeone prefers that his side continue to do the talking on the pitch rather than eulogise his players in the press room.
The Argentine and his squad are in Mexico for a friendly match against Atletico de San Luis, a team with whom they share a link, looking to make it five wins from five in the summer.
One of those victories was a 7-3 hammering of rivals Real Madrid in New Jersey but Simeone doesn't want the his players to get ahead of themselves.
"We send the messages with actions, not with words," he told reporters in Mexico.
"This is reflected in how we have gone about our job in the last seven-and-a-half years.
"The club is the most important and we must find a way to compete that brings us closer to what we want."
Numerous players have departed the club, but the summer signings look to have settled in nicely.
"The new players ones are starting to feel what those who have been here for years have been doing," Simeone said.
"The first objective is to compete well between each other.
"Then, we will be better able to compete against the others."
Yet, in typical Simeone fashion, he was eager to stress the need for hard work to go with the bags of ability his squad has.
"We have been working well," he stated.
"The collective effort combined with talent improves the team.
"There are both and so you can win. More talent on the field requires more effort."