In addition to the gap it has left in the squad Atlético de Madrid
the brilliant departure of
Diego Costa
, and that will lead the club to try to sign a '9' in this winter market, the other headache of Diego Simeone he is currently on the right side.
El Cholo has encountered an unexpected loss, that of Trippier. Not for a penalty that was expected, but for the moment and the harshness of it. Because the FA suspended the English international with ten weeks of punishment for illegal gambling. A decision that has raised blisters in the Metropolitan, where they do not understand that after months of deliberation, the sanction comes right now, that there are no commitments from the British team. Simeone or Gil Marin They have already been in charge of showing their discontent publicly.
The fact is that the Argentine coach will lose until March to Trippier. And it only has Vrsaljko, which has just reappeared after months in the dry dock after undergoing a knee surgery. Under normal conditions, Croatian would be the ideal replacement for English. But his physical condition still raises questions. He had minutes in the Cup against Cardassar and was a starter on the last day against Getafe, being on the field an hour.
Vrsaljko He must be picking up the rhythm of the competition and Cholo plans to bet on him, but we will have to see how he is doing. And just in case, Simeone he already made it clear in the crash of December 30 that he is considering alternatives. Because in that game against Getafe, up to three players occupied the right lane. Besides Vrsaljko, Marcos Llorente was placed there when the Balkan was substituted and later, entered Gimenez, which also reappeared after injury, in that demarcation.
The mattress coach also has the option of Ricard. The youth squad made his official debut in the Cup match in Mallorca, scoring a great goal in addition, and Cholo himself has already assured that he is growing and that he could have more opportunities.