On January 26, in the quarterfinal duel of Copa del Rey he is new Atletico Madrid, Ferland Mendy He asked for a change, little did anyone know that the Frenchman’s injury would keep him off the pitch for almost two months. Since then, the full-back has traveled a path that culminated in his return to the pitch this Sunday in Camp Nou when he came on to replace Nacho in the 62nd minute of the game.
After 13 games without the team, Mendy He returned to his position as a left-back where both personal circumstances (he was unemployed for two months) and those in the game did not favor him to stand, so he had more than cautious that performance.
three replacements
During all this time that the Frenchman was in the infirmary, ancelotti He had to make experiments in the left-back position where he started acting praisewho is the most suitable player for this because of his past as a winger, then Nachothanks to its versatility, and the fact that it last camavinga that he found in that demarcation a new way to help the team.
So things, all the time it is arisen on Mendy three rivals for a position where, at the beginning of the season and after the departure of Marceloit will be his domain only.
A break to get some air
However, today’s calendar offers him the possibility to get back into tune with the selection break and recover lost ground. This is something that Ancelotti will have with him in the next few games.
Source: La Verdad
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