As: Atletico Madrid has only scored 1 point in two rounds, the signs are worrying, but there is still time to regroup
"As" published an article talking about the start of Atletico Madrid.
This is an opening that no one can predict and no one wants to see. The new look of Atletico Madrid has been unable to get into the state for a long time. The performance of only 1 point in the first two games of the league has chilled fans and has also made the team's season goals gradually fade away. Considering that the opponents in the first two rounds were originally expected to fight for relegation, this plot is even more surprising. Whether it was the lead and was reversed when facing Espanyol or the advantage was equalized against Elche, the team failed to score all three points.
The team's performance is good and bad, and they always fail at critical moments. Alvarez's shot at Espanyol could have expanded the score to 2-0, but was eventually reversed by the home team. Sollot, who could have completed a 2-0 single shot when facing Elche, eventually turned into a corner kick, and was immediately equalized by the opponent.
This fatal weakness in determining the outcome once again plagued Simeone. Giuliano Simeone hit the post in a single shot that was suspected to be unoffside. Llorente's excellent opportunity to face the goalkeeper was wasted. These inaccurate moments eventually changed the results.
Due to the Club World Cup competition, the pre-season preparation period has been shortened. Atletico Madrid has only two friendly matches and a closed-door warm-up match with Vallecano this summer, but the team's lineup foundation has been reconstructed. There are eight new faces of the 23 players in the Simeone first team, namely 35% of them have not participated in the league last season. The running-in period is never easy, but the team still has room for adjustment. With Carlos Martin's departure, if more players leave, it is still possible to sign and strengthen.
Atletico Madrid focuses on the rejuvenation of the lineup, and seven of the nine youngest players under Simeone are new players. But even if it cannot be attributed to the new players, the team's shortcomings have already emerged, and the controversial wing points are missing, especially the lack of personal ability to break the deadlock on the right. The double midfielder system is facing a test. Although Cardoso performed well, the core DePaul's departure has a profound impact. Atletico Madrid still has time to regroup (after all, Guardiola's Barcelona dynasty also started with only one point with six points), and even strengthened, but the current signs are worrying. In the first match of Espanyol in the league, Simeone sent five new players to start, and Elcheinbaena's injury was reduced to four in the second game. Baenna is likely to continue to miss the game against Alaves, with the goal of returning after the international match. This battle is doomed to be difficult. Among all the new players, two names are particularly dazzling, namely Hanzko and Almada.
Hanzko has firmly occupied the left central defender position, with the speed of inserting attack and returning to recover and repairing defense. Almada showed technical details, the only flaw was that he was hit by a corner kick against Elche, but he often retreated to assist Cardoso, who performed well. Rugeri and Raspadori are still in the observation period of adaptation, and there are still obvious shortcomings in the left-back position, while Pubill has not yet made his debut.
