Atlético shoots up in the standings and, among the reasons for the quality leap, nobody is aware that it is the arrival of Luis Suárez. Not only for his ability to score goals. The feeling of the dressing room and of the whole environment is that with his arrival, his character and his leadership – and his goals, of course – the team wins games that previously escaped. In other words, he is a footballer who brings you closer to success and titles. Recently there have been two samples of triumphs decided by the 9 in the Cesarini area: against Alavés he scored 1-2 in 90 '; in Eibar he did it in 89 ', with a penalty provoked by him and after having scored the first goal. And both at home, a subject that Atleti cost too much in the last years. Now ties are no longer valid. Tomorrow is another exam in Cádiz.
“We are delighted with Luis Suárez. It's extraordinary“said Simeone after the double in Ipurua. His colleagues value him publicly along the same lines. Now accumulates 12 goals in half league, several of them decisive, a figure that no rojiblanco surpassed last year at the end of the championship. Morata stayed in the dozen. A year before, Griezmann reached 15. Atleti needed to go up a step and Suárez has jumped a couple.
Reinforcement wanting revenge
The teammates knew that a scorer was coming to the dressing room, their statistics left no doubt, but now they are delighted with his involvement in the dressing room. Even Costa, his direct competition, surrendered to what was available. With only a few months in the club, besides, she is already a respected and authoritative voice. The forward has signed up for match by matchBut everyone in the booth knows that Suárez arrived in Madrid with the League between eyebrows —And that it hurt him to miss the appointment against Barça due to coronavirus — and, growing together, they are on the right track.
Suárez, who turned 34 on Sunday, He is a winner and has given that extra to the team, where other pieces have exploded too, like Llorente, Hermoso, Lemar … Simeone is delighted and he keeps him on the field as much as necessary and possible, because he gives him many things on the field in addition to the goals. He does not press with the force of others, but his presence is intimidating. Y the dressing room is in love with its front, of his goals and that, if they provide him with balls, he will give many joys and you can dream of everything.