Reinildo is no longer untouchable

Diego Pablo Simeone, coach of Atletico Madrid, is in the process of reinventing his team for the second half of the season. With two goals. The first, the important, the key to the project next year, entering the top four to compete Champions League. The second, the additional, the Copa del Reywhere is he Athletic He understands that only this can bring joy to mattress fans in the form of a title.

Among the things he is thinking about is the role of the left back. The Cholo He hinted that, in the last league game before the World Cup break, it was he who argued with his team Majorca, with something in mind. Then something almost unheard of in the last few months happened, it changed to Reinildo Mandava to give an entry Sergio Reguilon. “The entrance of reguilon. I hope he can give us that width of the field, another attack winger, because reinildo He has other qualities and good defense. reinildo He has been playing a beast of games, because he has been playing all of them and obviously his strength in the defensive part is starting to drop”, then the mattress coach advanced.

What seems to be just an idea takes shape. And the first conclusion is that reinildo It seems untouchable for Simeone. Until that duel is moix, Mozambique had 12 consecutive games playing 90 minutes. But that meeting served to Simeon someone clicked. The African will play the next 90 minutes against warehouse and the Athletic he will rest for her world.

In return, in the first official match of AthleticThe Cholo I have something else in mind. Reinildo was substituted for the first time after 27 consecutive starts. He is no longer untouchable. In the head Simeonbet on recovering the best version of Carrasco on that left side. In the only test of rest, before the ponferradina, the Belgian is one of the best; a sensation which he affirmed in his great fight against the arenteiro. Two goals and a penalty sparked, at intervals, the conversation at intervals Simeon together Yannick to try to press the right button and that the ’21’ put the turbo.

THERE IS NO PLACE IN TWO ROLES

Well, apparently in the first tests of the week, a few days after the match of Elche, Simeon bet again for the same. Carrasco on the side and HandsomeRight now, in the middle of the defense. That is reinildo seems to have lost its place in one role and another. We say, for the time being, because we need to see how this whole thing develops. In the reflection of the party before the Majorca, Simeon I already anticipated that he needed a more attacking full-back, more reach than him reinildo. and that is Carrasco. And in the middle of the defense, the work of Mario is beautiful seems to be enough to convince him that in the first official clash, after the return of world, Mozambique is an alternative. And so that, in the first tests, it seems possible League he is new Elche.