Are Correa’s doubts about his continuity at Atlético justified?

Angel Correa hesitates. It is not the first time that the Argentine meditates his exit from the Atletico Madrid. The other was in 2019, when he felt that his role in the team was not adequate, and he had an important offer from Milan on the table. Then, Diego Simeone He opposed his departure and the striker continued as a rojiblanco.

And this summer, doubts have returned to his head. Because last year, Correa was an important player in the conquest of LaLiga by the mattress team. But in this one, there are several factors that have prevented the attacker from playing everything he wanted. The clearest, competition, accentuated by the arrival of Griezmann.

Let’s go to the numbers. Correa has been the tenth footballer with the most minutes in the squad, with 2,430. He is the striker who has had the most, ahead of Suarez, Griezmann, Joao and Cunha, in this order. But in games as a starter, the eleventh of the group and the second of the forwards. The Frenchman, who was injured for more than two months, was injured once again (27-26, the same as Suárez and four more than Joao Félix).

Yes indeed, in matches played, there is no other outfield player who has been on the pitch more times. Only Oblak, who was in all 51 games, surpasses him. 49 played the Argentine, who has only stopped being present in two games. The two that were lost due to suspension after being expelled with a direct red card in Vallecas for saying ‘your mother’s shell’. That is, he has never been injured. And that whenever he has been available, he has jumped onto the field.

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Yes indeed, of the ten Champions League games, he has only been a starter in fourbeing on the bench in the last three, the second leg at Old Trafford, where he only played one minute, and in both against City, in which he accumulated a total of 51 minutes.

In terms of performance, the data says that Correa has been the team’s top scorer, tied with Luis Suárez (a goal more for the Argentine in the League, a competition in which the former San Lorenzo player scored 12, to the Uruguayan’s eleven), after the goal scored in Anoeta on the last league matchday that left his tally at 13. As for the rest of the forwards, ten made João Félixocho Griezmann (only three in the regular tournament) and six Cunha.

Now, Correa doubts. At 27 years old, and at Atlético since 2015, he is happy in Madrid and in the rojiblanco team, of which he has already said he is one more fan, but he is not sure what his role will be next year.

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