DBasia.news – Atletico Madrid’s insane transfer in the summer transfer window went well. Atletico successfully maintained a winning record in the first three weeks of LaLiga.
As a result, Atletico’s position under the care of Diego Simeone’s in the standings is in first place with nine points, four points adrift of Real Madrid at number five and five points from Barcelona, who are ranked eighth in the standings.
There are only two teams attached to Atletico at the moment, namely Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla who both have seven points. Simeone wants Atletico’s momentum to be maintained in subsequent matches.
“There are many responsibilities, new players and we have to rebuild the team. We want to win, win and win again,” said Simeone as quoted by Marca.
Compared to Barcelona and Real Madrid, Atletico’s situation is more complicated as the names of seniors, who already understand Simeone’s philosophy, are gone. They are: Antoine Griezmann, Diego Godin, Juanfran, and Filipe Luiz.
So, it is only reasonable that Simeone and Atletico officials rebuild the squad and spend o recruiting footballers such as Mario Hermoso, Hector Herrera, Marcos Llorente, Kieran Trippier, and club transfer record of 216 million euros, Joao Felix.
Atletico Madrid’s investment so far has gone well. Atletico have won three consecutive matches against Getafe (1-0), Leganes (1-0) and Eibar (3-2). Latest against Eibar, Atletico actually had been left behind 0-2 via goals Charles (7 ‘) and Anaitz Arbilla (19’).
However, a new player, Felix, raised hopes through a goal on the 27th minutes followed by two additional goals from Vitolo (52 ‘) and Thomas Partey (90’).
“When you win 3-2 then you make a mistake. The most important thing is to rediscover the momentum after being hit. After the first 20 minutes, we started playing well and balanced,” stated Simeone.
Five new Atletico players also contributed against Eibar. Trippier, Renan Lodi, Hermoso, Llorente, and Felix got off as a starter. Coupled with a resurgence in Vitolo’s performance, Atletico really sent a serious message to Barcelona and Madrid this season.
As long as Atletico can maintain consistency in playing, applying a rotation system wisely for playing in the Champions League, it is not impossible that the title of LaLiga returns to Atletico after it was last won in 2014