Simeone plans an eleven without João Félix against Alavés

Simeone turns the first eleven of 2021 And in it, according to what was worked on in the training prior to the game against Alavés, the novelty is that João Félix will not be there. The technician has rehearsed with an eleven quite similar to that of the last times, but with Correa playing the attacking partner of Luis Suárez. The Portuguese, who has lost his spark in the last month, would be shocked.

The other move on the eleven is that Savic falls, in his case by penalty. The return of Giménez, who already had minutes against Getafe, and the improvement in Felipe's performance will make it possible to cover the absence of the Montenegrin. Thus, Cholo meditates forming a team with Oblak; Vrsaljko, Felipe, Giménez, Hermoso, Carrasco; Llorente, Koke, Lemar, Correa and Suárez, a block that can mutate from 3-5-2 to 4-4-2 without problems.

However, the coaching staff is very aware of the news that comes from Vitoria about the conditions of the field, because a few hours of snow and cold are expected. Faced with a tough encounter, with icy grass and more complicated circumstances, the coach could choose to admit a “hard-legged” footballer, as he usually says, like Saúl or Kondogbia.

The good news in Cerro was the reincorporation of Grbic after overcoming the coronavirus. The Croatian goalkeeper will not play against Alavés, but he could do so on Wednesday against Cornellà, in the Cup, a competition in which he has played his only official minutes as a rojiblanco so far.