Without a doubt, one of the most committed positions that the Atlético de Madrid in its starting eleven it is the indoor one. In recent years Thomas, Saul and Koke have been fixed in the center of the field. The only place that remains free in the medullary was disputed until January Correa, Lemar and Vitolo… until it arrived Carrasco It seems that he has ended up taking over the position after the club has finished signing him for four seasons.
A tough fight in the center of the field to which he has entered in style after the confinement: Marcos Llorente. The Madrilenian was the first part of the season midfielder but after his two goals in Anfield
He has become an attacking player and can play both forward and inside on the right.
Carrasco the last day of the winter market arrived to bring the Atlético de Madrid more biting in the center of the field. Cholo was looking for more goal in that line. Little by little the player was entering the team. He stood out in his debut against Real Madrid, and then had minutes in front of the Granada, Valencia and Seville, while before him Spanish he played his first starting game. A few first matches that the Belgian recently acknowledged that “I arrived overweight because I had trained individually in Belgium for two months. That's why it was difficult for me to play at the beginning ”.
After the confinement arrived, his adaptation stopped, although it helped him to take the form as he himself recognized: “during the confinement we received a solid program from the Athletic and I was in top form when the competition resumed. You don't lose your qualities. They are innate. You can lose a beat, but when you are physically in order, you can easily come back. ”
So after confinement he returned to the competition as a starter. He played from the start against him Athletic to end up becoming one of the most used players in the Cholo. He only missed one game against Celta and it was due to stomach upset. Curiously, the game in which he played the least scored his only goal of this new stage. Seven minutes against Osasuna and one goal.
His importance in the team was very clear in the last game of the Champions League when he started against him RB Leipzig. In a clash in which he was one of the best players in the Cholo. Although it has not been the only great stage where it has shone because it also did so in the Camp Nou against Barcelona.
While his contribution has grown, that of his rivals for the position has been declining. belt he is the only one who has kept his pulse. It has gone from less to more, and if it did not Covid 19 was the main obstacle for the Belgian to start in Champions League. He started three of the last five league games. Now the Argentine is looking to leave again to have more minutes in another team.
For its part, Vitolo and Lemar They are the two players who seem to have the fewest opportunities this season after the signing of Carrasco. After confinement, the canary has only played one starting game and it was on the last day. Despite that, he has scored important goals like the one he did in the second game against him. Valladolid. From the bench he is quite an interesting repulsive for him Cholo.
The one who follows his particular way of the cross is Lemar. He has gone from being the star signing to having almost residual minutes in the team in his second season. Five games he has played, only one as a starter. A participation that has been declining with the passage of the games. 32 minutes in the last eight league games.