Marcos Llorente has not Dyed a good beginning from season. The Madrilenian is one of the fixtures for Simeone since he exploded on Anfield night against Liverpool. Marcos Llorente was one of the best footballers in LaLiga last season and contributed directly to Atlético winning the league title. In this year 2021-22 it is not being able to repeat the numbers of a year ago, although it is still in time to do so.
The Madrid native will return to Osasuna after missing five games. He was injured against Barcelona, risked to be against Liverpool, played the last ten minutes and relapsed from his injury. Total, one month off. He did not play against Liverpool, in the match in England, or against Real Sociedad, Levante, Betis and Valencia. After the break, he will be able to play against Osasuna.
A year ago he played 45 official competition matches: 37 in LaLiga and eight in the Champions League. Frame 13 goals (12 in the league championship and one in Europe) and distributed 12 assists (11 in LaLiga and one in the Champions League). Now he has not yet scored or given any assistance. It has to be released both when it comes to scoring goals and assisting.
With 26 years and with contract in valid until 2027, and with a market value of 80 million, Atlético needs him. In the last league he formed a great partnership with Trippier on the right wing. He understood very well with English. It is year the Cholo the has used on several stalls: as a winger, as an inside, as a midfielder on the inside and as a forward. It will be necessary to see in what position Simeone places him against Osasuna, since Trippier is injured.
Until the Christmas break, Atlético has eight games left: six from LaLiga (Osasuna, Cádiz, Mallorca, Real Madrid, Sevilla and Granada). The match against the Granada team is not confirmed, but everything indicates that it will be played on December 21. And two from Champions. Milan and Porto. Marcos Llorente has 92 games with the red and white shirt, in which he has scored 18 goals and given 17 assists. If he plays the remaining eight games, he will reach one hundred with Atlético and will become a red and white legend.
The Madrilenian therefore has many challenges ahead of him a month from now: scoring, attending, having the consistency to be last season’s footballer, as well as becoming a Legend. And above all, help up al Athletic on it plus alto from the table and overcome the phase from groups of the Champions.