Koke Resurrection is having a fantastic time. The Atlético captain returned from the forced break in March due to the coronavirus health crisis faster in legs and mind and is the engine of the team, the player whose state most influences the rhythm of the mattress team. If Koke is well, Atlético is happy.
And this season is keeping the shine. Playing in the middle, the vallecano has endowed the team with speed, rhythm, offensive play and clarity who had not seen himself at Atlético for a long time. The change in style carried out by Simeone has improved a large part of the staff, but if we must highlight the two most benefited would be Koke and João Félix without a doubt.
From the double pivot he orders, commands, directs the attack and governs Atlético's matches. A level that has returned to the Selection, where he was one of the most prominent players in the historic win against Germany. An effort that he did not accuse against Barcelona, since he returned to take control of the rojiblanco game especially in the second half, when he was shown everywhere to avoid the Blaugrana reaction.
Koke was the Atlético player who completed the most passes, 67 successful of the 72 who tried (93.1% correct), going down to start the game to the pivot in static attack and appearing as a solution for any teammate in distress, forming a great connection with Trippier. With the entry of Kondogbia by Correa To play the last minutes of the match, Koke moved to the right wing and continued working and leaving everything for the team. The captain traveled 12.5 kilometers, the lungs of Simeone's with Saúl. In addition, he recovered six balls in a darker facet of work and forced two fouls, the last practically to kill the game.
A Koke that goes through a great moment of form and that is an extension of Simeone on the field. With the losses of Herrera and Torreira and the impossibility of aligning Kondogbia in the Champions League, The Argentine coach will have to return the reins of the team against Lokomotiv to Saúl and Koke in the engine room for a crucial Champions League game. Two players of his total confidence, where the '6' is masterfully directing the baton of the athletic orchestra, increasingly in tune.