Second session, low, of Atlético

Follow the surreal preparation of the Atlético de Madrid in this break due to international commitments. As in the vast majority of cases of elite teams, with hardly any troops during these weeks on account of the many summoned with their respective teams. In the case of the team Simeone up to 14 players are … Read more

Old friends in Barcelona, ​​enemies on the benches

Today Luis Enrique and Frank de Boer will be rivals, something that they would never have thought between 1999 and 2003. In the four and a half seasons that the Dutch defender played with the Barcelona shirt, he coincided with Luis Enrique as a teammate. There were 121 games defending the same shield and that … Read more

Players speak out against the busy schedule

This 2020-21 season is expected to be the toughest in history for footballers. After the months of confinement, most countries decided to resume the league in the summer months and then start the next edition. The break between season and season has been minimal and Frenkie de Jong has been the last to openly complain. … Read more

The pink glasses to Real Madrid

Pink doesn't suit Real Madrid. Not so much for an aesthetic issue, which is totally debatable, as a practice: for now, three games with the second kit and three defeats. Match in which Madrid jumps onto the grass with their striking substitute shirt, a match in which they go home defeated. For whites, pink looks … Read more

Koeman's New Order

One of the best kept secrets of the dressing room is the order of location of the soccer players' lockers. Nothing is random and a strict configuration is followed – the layout of the space is an inverted or -, taking into account the affinities and the chevrons of the players. Ronald Koeman has actively … Read more

De Boer fears a new failure

Frank de Boer took less time to become a idol for Ajax from the bench than from the field twenty years before. The Dutch legend took over the first team in December 2010, with the team having no chance to qualify for the Champions League round of 16 and five points behind the Eredivisie lead. … Read more

Cristian Álvarez suffers a micro-tear in the hamstrings

The goalkeeper of Real Zaragoza Cristian Alvarez he has undergone a nuclear magnetic resonance after which he has been diagnosed with a micro-tear in the hamstrings of his right leg, according to the Aragonese club. The Argentine goalkeeper, therefore, will miss next Friday's match against him Real Oviedo in the stadium of The Romareda. Cristian … Read more

Oblak raises the athletic wall

“The best defense is a good offense”. Atlético has made Sun Tzu's reflection their own in The Art of War Y the most offensive version of the rojiblanco team, with two very vertical players on the wings, João Félix with Suárez up front, more possession in matches and an increase in shots and chances, has … Read more