The elimination of
Atlético de Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Champions League against Leipzig he left little good news for the mattresses. The rojiblanco club had been especially excited about a competition that was barely separated by three games and on top of that in a part of the picture that was especially favorable to them.
Be that as it may, the truth is that the Athletic was eliminated, and as we say, among the few good news that a party left to forget, was the work developed by Joao Felix in the countryside.
It was just over half an hour to fill the tank with the illusion and confidence of the fans of the Atlético de Madrid, regarding what the player can give of himself, star signing last year but who lived an irregular season.
A course dotted with sparkles and in full adaptation, Joao Felix found at home, in Lisbon, his best version to go out in the second half, cause a penalty and rescue the Athletic momentarily. Something more than half an hour of personality, overflow and magic of the player that reveal what is expected of him in the coming season. A game that earned him being chosen among the best of the day in Champions, the only rojiblanco.
The issue of adaptation should be over, also the injury, which was four in the season. And knowing already what he will face in The league Spanish, with many teams stopping him with everything, everyone expects him to be the player who was assumed after his beautiful previous campaign and his spectacular preseason with the Athletic.
Shortly before the end of the season, when the forward experienced his worst moments, he had lost ownership and prominence, exacerbated by a later injury. “It is normal because they are young. Let's give them peace of mind, he has talent Joao, quality has … You have to be patient, not disengage. That anger he has for what he wants to show, for his qualities, sometimes costs him. That will give him maturity, balance, make himself available to learn, because very few at 20 are absolute stars. What talent do you have? Obviously, we all see that. He is humble, polite, respectful, hardworking … so time, ”he asked Simeone for Joao Felix before saying that “in the next season we will surely see him better.”
YOUR SEASON, IN NUMBERS
However, and despite the fact that the season may not have been up to the disbursement that was made, 127 million euros, the largest in the club's history; the truth is that their numbers have not been a disaster in this first season.
He played 36 games this season, 28 of them as a starter. It was the tenth most games played this past season. In number of minutes it was the tenth most used by Simeone, totaled 2,483 minutes. In addition, he has been the second top scorer of the Athletic in this past campaign, with nine goals. It only made him better Alvaro Morata, with 16. And he had three assists, being the seventh most.