After the zero draw of Atlético de Madrid against him Huesca, you can't say that Joao I ended up happy. In the second half, the team did everything they could to win the three points, but they collided again and again against the Huesca wall. Without a doubt, one of the best performances on the field was that of the ‘Menino de Oro'.
From the first minute Huesca could be seen with the lines of the defense and the center of the field very close to the goalkeeper's area. In between was the '7' of the Atlético de Madrid trying to create game for the team. Even in the first part when he was very overwhelmed by the lack of spaces he went down to be placed in parallel with Thomas to start the plays. the idea was to dismantle the defensive tangle that the local team had placed.
Although he always asked for the ball and tried to throw the team on his back, the best minutes came in the second half when the team Cholo took a step forward. From there he began to feel more comfortable and began to show his best qualities. It was the first time that he shared the lead with Luis Suárez and he did not want him to leave without a gift. A true genius in-depth pass would have been signed by Iniesta or Xavi, whom the Uruguayan knows well. The '9' stayed in hand-to-hand with Andres Fernandez and he did not outline his dribble well and ended up running out of angle. It was his last move but he already knows that the Portuguese can be a great partner….
A few minutes before he had already left a play to remember. Players like Messi or Maradona they would have signed it. First with a pipe and then with a slalom he managed to get away from up to three players from the Huesca However, he could not leave the room and the ball was dead so that Marcos Llorente a shot was taken that went brushing the crosshead. The Portuguese reproached him that he could have made the wall … and he was in a state of grace.
But they weren't the only two great plays he left on the pitch of The Alcoraz because it also touched the goal. After another good personal move he took a shot with the left that hit a defender, the rejection fell and immediately hit him with his right leg as if it were a shotgun. The ball skimmed the post. Another impressive play from the Portuguese.
It is true that the Atlético de Madrid did not win, it is true that Joao Félix did not score but it is also true that the feelings left by both the team and its new leader in the second half are to have high hopes …