Atlético, in search of the impossible eleven

Diego Simeon he is used to being a somewhat immobile coach in recent years, one of those who does not give so much importance to the fact of having a fixed eleven or, at least, of those who have the same or more value left to the footballers who go out on the field in the second half than those who start from the beginning.

But the truth is that by their own decision, the least, or forced by the casualties, the most, Cholo has only repeated eleven on one occasion so far this season. And that there are already 33 games that the rojiblanco team has played since the first day of LaLiga took place on August 15, in which Atlético de Madrid visited Celta in Balaídos.

November 24 and 28 are the dates indicated. In the first, the rojiblanco team received Milan at the Metropolitano, in a key game to qualify for the round of 16. Simeone dated: Obak; Llorente, Savic, Giménez, Hermoso, Carrasco; Koke, DePaul, Lemar; Griezmann and Luis Suarez. Atlético fell, with a goal from Messiah in the 87th minute that turned the group upside down and put the colchoneros against the ropes.

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However, four days later, in Nuevo Mirandilla, the cholos bet on the same eleven players at the start. The Madrid team thrashed, which prevailed with authority by 1-4.

The next rival was Mallorca, and Lodi, Felipe and Correa They entered the starting lineup. Atlético was ahead on the scoreboard, but in the final stretch, the Balearic Islands scored two goals to silence the Metropolitano.

In short, that Simeone has only repeated eleven times so far this season, with all that that entails when it comes to giving continuity to an idea. In this sense, the casualties that the rojiblanco team has had since the start of the course have been too heavy a burden for the team. Injuries are already in their thirties and sanctions have also been the order of the day, especially in the Champions League, where, for example Savic He was already dragging suspension matches since last year.

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