Goal, ‘save the soldier Carrasco’

Diego Pablo Simeone, coach of Atlético Madrid, He has a lot of work to do before returning to the competition of mattress players. The rojiblanco team will begin their journey in the second part of the season, on December 22, at Copa del Rey, he is new arenteiro. Days later it will be measured in Elche in The leagueDecember 29, in the first league match after the break for Qatar World Cup.

Among the things that should be changed, improved, one of them is very important. The Cholo He will have to recover some players who in the early part of the course were a little far from the version expected of them. Or that, even, they are indisputable holders because it equates to hierarchy, quality and trajectory. One of those cases is Yannick Carrasco.

In the early part of the season, the Belgium international added 1,046 minutes in 19 games, but only started 11. Two goals and an assist so far. Numbers far from what was expected of him in this regard. Yannick He saw how he was unmistakable on the inside left or on the flank, where he shared titles with Saul Niguez. Neither of them fully convinced Simeone and they took turns.

Simeone wants to recover the best version of Ixelleswhich, for example, is indicated during the title of The league. And that’s something that has been seen in training sessions these days, with the Belgian being one of those who have drawn the most attention from the coaching staff. In fact, during one of the sessions this week, the player had an even more physical test than the rest of his teammates.

While the others continued to run, he had to sprint across the field to check the weather, while the Teacher Ortega encouraged him. Afterwards, he and Simeone had a chat for a few minutes on the pitch, where they seemed to discuss various game situations.

That was days before the Athletic was measured in Ponferradina at The Toralin. Yannick He is the only rojiblanco World Cup player to have a minute in said match, it is also important that the coaching staff understands that it needs filming, minutes and sensation to once again be the difference in Athletic. And the truth is that he found wanting, he is one of the most salvageable of those in the first team. The most dribbled, the most finished with the youth squad Carlos Martin. He saw that he wanted to change his situation.

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It is necessary to see what gives himself, in his case, the winter market. As you know, the Belgian is one of the players with a poster that could leave from January, in search of the club to alleviate the losses generated by the early elimination of Europe.

In your case, it is clear that there is also a situation of discomfort due to your role in this course where Athletic, but it is that there are no serious sporting arguments for Simeone to bet on him 100%. Let’s remember that the Belgian has been to newcastlehe preferred to stay so as not to damage leaving in the middle of the season, but it is also true that at the time there was talk of a contract improvement that has not yet become tangible as it has been prevented by general and individual performance.

It continues to have a poster in England, where the Tottenham He had already tried to get it at the last summer market. It continues to be on the agenda of several teams, but the first idea of ​​the coaching staff is to recover him for the purpose.