Simeone brings Carrasco closer to the area

João Félix’s injury has finished convincing Simeone that one of the best options you have in attack is to bring Carrasco closer to the goal. The Belgian has shone as Atlético’s winger, doing many meters down the left wing and fighting to fulfill the defensive tasks. But when he enters the area he is a very dangerous footballer, that gives goals and marks them. Without João, without Griezmann against Milan and with Suárez almost without training, the winger will be one of the best rojiblancas weapons.

Carrasco carries two goals and two assists in this league. But he has never been on the front line of the attack. With the defense of three centrals, it is his turn to take care of the left lane. Last season he looked like this, but it is also true that when in the final stretch Hermoso was more of a winger and the Belgian was more of a winger, he created a lot of danger with his dribbles and with his good touch on the ball. In Belgium, also as a winger, he comes from getting a goal (left foot to the squad) and an assist.

To receive Osasuna, Simeone will entrust the attack to three footballers who are not common rams, but they are players who combine very well with each other and who, individually, also generate danger: Griezmann, Carrasco and Correa. In fact, in the previous stage of the Belgian and the French in the Atleti Cholo already used them as an attacking partner of the classic 1-4-4-2. Now, Griezmann it will be the most similar to nine; Carrasco it will enter from the left combining with the French and Lemar; and Correa, to the right with freedom and leaving space for Llorente.

Yannick Carrasco finished last league with six goals and ten assists and he was, without a doubt, one of the key players for the achievement of the title. His performance was great and he also showed signs of being a more accomplished player than when he left. In this season he is the second most used footballer (1,211 minutes), only behind the irreplaceable Oblak. A versatile footballer and always at the service of the team, even if this means wearing less. Now, Simeone pushes him into the area. His dribbling and his shot will be a threat to Osasuna …