João Félix and Diego Simeone, Diego Simeone and João Félix, the Atl. Madrid in the middle almost as a secondary figure in a mourning-no-mourning between the most expensive player in the club’s history and the longest-serving manager at the club. The last few weeks have mainly revolved around the role of substitute for number 7 after a great start to the season, in a scenario that has become more intense since the match at the Wanda Metropolitano against Club Brugge in which the striker He didn’t even leave the bank.
“By always talking about João Félix, we are focusing our attention on him and we are not doing the same with Griezmann, Correa or Cunha… All this debate generates an argument. João is training better, with good energy and mentality, and he will play according to the work he does in training. Yes, I am satisfied with his improvement in training, I hope he has the same commitment to play 20, 60 or 101 minutes”, commented the Argentine coach before the match in Seville with Betis.
“If the tactical issue is a problem for João Félix? In 4x3x3 he is the one who best knows the position of left back, along with Carrasco. It’s where you like to play. It has nothing to do with tactics. We hope that all the players are well because we need them all”, added Simeone.
In light of all this novel, the weight of the results also counts. And the last game was a paradigmatic example of Atl’s problems. Madrid, who took the lead in the reception against Rayo Vallecano in the 20th minute, tried to manage the advantage by working more on transitions and ended up allowing the tie at the end of the game. In the last eight meetings, the mattresses They had only achieved three victories and now they were facing a Betis team that could rise to third position in the event of a victory. However, Simeone’s team once again showed that it is a cat with seven lives inspired by Griezmann and who only sees João Félix’s boots in the final moments.
After a first half in which the Seville team was superior, the French striker took two moments to break (due to the fault of the Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Silva) for Atl. Madrid gets an advantage that would be decisive for the outcome of the match (54′ and 71′), despite the reaction of Betis, who still had a direct free-kick from Fekir (84′) and a header against the post by Álex Moreno on first minute discounts. João Félix came on in the 76th minute to replace Antoine Griezmann, He had a cheeky chance at 90+2′ in the hands of Rui Silva and came out again in a secondary role with Atl’s victory. Madrid, which placed the team in third position with 23 points, two behind Barcelona and eight behind Real.
Source: Observadora
