Llorente conditions the future

“Nobody has given Llorente anything, he is winning the situation he has.” That situation to which Simeone refers is that, for example, Marcos plays a lot more than before the break. He has been a starter in the last five games, without going any further. Your role is so much more important within the team. And it has succeeded because it has been uncovered as a resource striker. Even he already sees himself as an attacker. So with this discovery by Llorente, the focus of the club, and specifically of the sports management, varies with regard to the next transfer market. There is one more tip.

In Getafe he returned to form an attack partner with Costa and, in the second half, scored 0-1 with an action similar to Anfield's. He received a ball from the front and shot, but if in Liverpool he put the ball to his right, at the Coliseum he tricked Soria and shot at the other post. So, after the break he has two goals and three assists, plus a penalty and a semi-assistance, that of the goal of Bruno (Levante) in own door. It is Atlético's most dangerous offensive weapon at the moment.

Life has changed a lot in one year for Llorente. The man from Madrid arrived at the Metropolitano to occupy Rodrigo's place in the midfield, but that plan did not go well. Then Simeone looked for him accommodation on the right wing and Anfield, yes, it brought him closer to the front. That seemed like a one-off event, conditioned by the need to overcome. But he scored two goals and Simeone warned him: “He has a great hit and a great three-quarter step ahead …”. After the break, he competes directly with João Félix, Correa, Morata, Costa …

The 20-21 season is already being planned and the doubt arises, although the balance is tilting. Llorente gains weight as a striker and, if he is counted as such, the need to find attack players in the market decreases. Simeone has once mentioned that he does not forget him for midfield, although everything indicates that more for the bands than to be a midfielder. Llorente offers several possibilities within the attack.

If Marcos gains a foothold at Atlético and Carrasco continues another year at least, the club would have pretty much propped up the line. All at the expense of whether or not there were exits, such as Diego Costa's. But from the club it is maintained that there will be hardly any movements and that it will be difficult to go to market, because this is the year to tighten the belt. In any case, relocated Llorente, the sports management could look more to the center of the field. But before going to market, Simeone has found a striker who begins to know the trade, likes it and performs better and better …