The premiere season of João Félix at
Atlético de Madrid It has been below expectations and the Portuguese player received criticism from some sectors.
German
Burgos, assistant of Simeone leaving the team to start a career as head coach, came out in defense of the young Portuguese player, in an interview with The country
.
Stressing that any player has to adapt to the “game idea” of the Atlético de Madrid and affirming that it is necessary to “go from the individual to the collective”, Burgos He explained: “They are elections, we have an exceptional player and we must fight not to lose him because this boy is one of the jewels of the last generation of young talents. We always try to recover that situation so that it is well. ”
Germán Burgos He even left a question in the air for critics who abuse both shooting and individual action. “They are individual data, but what if he scores? It is according to how you think about it. We are not going to limit him, he is a striker, ”he explained.