De Paul becomes strong at Atlético

Rodrigo de Paulmidfielder of Atletico Madridwas the mattress hero in the victory against Cádiz (2-1). The Argentine has become strong in the starting eleven in recent games, due to injuries to several teammates. For him, the last few games have been a kind of test since he had lost the title, he had lost weight in Diego Simeone’s decisions.

Before him Betis and the Cádiz He returned to be a starter and has responded. It is true that in both games he went from less to more, with a part of the games without the presence that was expected. However, he ended up being key. For example, before the Betishis deep pass earned Llorente to give to joao felix 2-1, an exceptional pass. And against Cádiz, he himself was in charge of scoring the winning goal.

The Argentine’s match was truly remarkable. According to data from Sudanalyticsthe former player of Udinese he was the one who received the most fouls (3), the one who recovered the most balls (8), the one who won the most duels in the Athletic (11), the one who created the most dangerous chances (3) and finally the one who made the most passes in the rival field (26).

DE PAUL TAKES ON THE COMPETITION

“We know that the remaining games were going to be more difficult. The teams play a lot. But we got through it. We had the character to do it, after a first half that we could have done better. We leave happy and wanting to continue improving”, he valued ‘Movistar’.

“It is the fourth victory in a row and that gives us a lot of confidence. We have to keep that,” continued the author of the 2-1 win: “Luckily the goal came, it hadn’t come for a long time and it’s nice to help the team,” he said.

Although the competition is being tough for him, he acknowledged that it is something he could expect when he reached the Athletic. “From the first day I knew that I was coming to a great team and that internal competition is the most beautiful thing we have. It is a test every day. To wear this shirt you have to work hard. I’m leaving happy. There is no time to rest. You have to think about the Champions“, he declared.