Doherty, before his Irish oasis

He Atletico Madrid living a moment of supreme competition in the mattress team. Rojiblancos players have only one competition in contention and it reduces minutes and opportunities. And no one wants to be left behind.

Of course, when you have to come to the winter market, without specifically requesting a transfer Diego Pablo Simeone, mattress coach, everything gets more complicated. And that’s kind of what happens to Matt Doherty. The Irish winger arrived on the last day of the market, somewhat surprisingly, from Tottenham. The player comes for free, but we have already said that this is not a request from Cholobut rather a decision by the club because there was an opportunity in the market, the ability to sign a player who solved a deficit the team had been dragging for a long time, the absence of a right-back to give rest mill.

But not those. In the game in which the Argentine was suspended, against Sevilleis Marcos Llorente chosen to fill that role. fortunately for Doherty, the match against the Andalusian team was good, in the win, so the Irish jumped in the 77th minute of the game. Before the fall, Simeon He praised the side’s performance. “He works very hard. It goes from less to more. He has options to play, if it’s his turn, we expect him to show what he’s been doing in training,” said the Argentine coach. He was on the field for about 12 minutes but he experienced firsthand what it means to play in Metropolitan new mattress fans.

There aren’t many signs that he has many more opportunities in the future, really. For him a complex scenario appeared. His desire is to convince and stay, but for that he must have the opportunity to show why he is a player who has added 412 games to his career in clubs like Tottenham or the wolverhamptonbefore arriving at Athletic.

“I’m here until the end of the season, but that’s not the end. That’s up to me and I’ll try to perform well and see where it takes me. At first now it’s only six months, but we’ll see if that’s possible I will continue to do well for the club and see what happens in the future”, the full-back explained on his arrival at Athletic.

THE IRISH OASIS

The player, somehow, will feel like a footballer again, with minutes on the field, during this break for the next 15 days. Doherty was summoned by stephen kenny, coach of the ‘irish’ team. The clover team will face the Latvia in Ireland in a preparation (March 22) to face France, at Dublinon March 27, in the first qualifying match for the next one eurocup.

In the case of Doherty He is one of the important names in his selection. We will see if his inactivity in Athletic bill and Kenny opt for another starting player in the lineup. Matt He added 33 caps in his career.