Joao Félix finally has his chance

The Atlético de Madrid is measured this December 22 at Granada in Los Cármenes, a duel that will have the incentive to see again Joao Felix as a starter in the mattress box. A match for the Portuguese to vindicate himself after his two good performances against Real Madrid Y Sevilla.

In those two games, in fact, the Portuguese was the most drinkable of the Athletic in two games in which the mattress team did not look particularly good. ‘The boy’ He was not a starter in any of them but came off the bench and revitalized the team in times of difficulty.

It was a palpable sensation that the Portuguese had been running strongly to have more prominence. Especially in a current moment with Griezmann injured and Luis Suarez in a seven-game drought without scoring. The former player of Benfica He has not finished taking off yet this season, weighed down by physical problems, he began the course recovering from an ankle operation and a muscle injury.

The footballer was not a starter since last November 7, two months away. In between, the aforementioned muscle injury that left him out of the matches against Milan, Osasuna Y Cádiz. Just four appearances since that aforementioned title against him Liverpool, no meeting from the start. Frustrating appearances for him collectively because they coincided with three defeats (Mallorca, Real Madrid Y Sevilla) and a tie in Mestalla.

DETERMINING AND REGULAR

Diego Simeone, coach of the AthleticHe pointed out that he expects from the Portuguese the level he showed in the last two games, but maintained over time. “I hope that he is decisive, regular in the game, as in many passages of these last two games, that he did very well, being different when he drives, attacks, they are always going to hit him and he has almost no control of the ball and that allows us to be a much more vertical team when turning and attacking is one of their best conditions. He has not had continuity due to many injuries, but we all expect the best from him and he has no doubt that seeing his last two performances, he is on the way to find them, ”said the mattress coach.

The truth is that if there is a team that is especially supportive, the two performances they had in 19/20 and 20/21 were really good. Even in the 6-1 win that opened last year in the Metropolitan, he scored a goal.