Simeone reaffirmed his idea in Istanbul

He Atletico Madrid He hasn’t played in a week. Since the month of January, when the real Madrid in the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals. The rojiblancos were relegated, since then playing in only one competition, LaLiga, which plays every weekend.

But the possibility of playing a friendly and charitable match in Istanbul to help the victims of the earthquake was raised, and the colchoneros did not hesitate. Simeon He gave the ‘OK’ and the team flew to the Turkish city that same Wednesday, where it took almost 12 hours, arriving in Madrid early in the morning.

The Argentine coach is clear that he will take advantage of this appointment as a test bench and to give minutes to players who are having less participation. In his opinion, there are some more worthy ones, but the huge competition in the squad, along with the fact that there is now one game a week, has reduced the opportunities for the players.

ANDThe truth is that Cholo decided to start at Vodafone Park with eleven full substitutess just where belt He’s the owner, and he’s not a hard worker either. The eleven footballers who took to the Vallecas pitch to face Rayo are on the bench and, if nothing changes, they will do the same on Sunday at the Metropolitano to welcome Almería.

To everyone who has an alternative to Istanbul, the desire to Carlos Martinthe temper of Pablo Barrios or the impetus of Marco Moreno. A little more. Of course, we must also consider that men like it Saul either witsell play a central role Dohertyslow to the first local goal, had only a few minutes as rojiblanco or that condogbia either reguilon They haven’t played since January, in the Frenchman’s case, due to a technical decision. And even though it was a friendly match, no one took advantage of the occasion to claim more chances.

ten swing changes

Simeone, who continued to bet on a 5-3-2 that seemed unshakable for the rest of the season, changed the entire team except Grbic, who had nothing to do with Besiktas’ two goals, in the 65th minute of the game. He went on to develop: Molina, Savic, Gimenez, Hermoso, Carrasco; Llorente, Koke, DePaul; Griezmann and Morata.

The team’s improvement was evident, controlling the game, playing across the field and creating danger, although the goal did not come. Yes, the second of the Turks, caused by a serious mistake of Savic for giving the ball to Grbic badly. An accident that does not hide the fact that ‘unit A’ is better than ‘B’, which did not take advantage of the opportunity in Istanbul. And it seems unlikely that there will be more of the rest of the course if injuries or penalties don’t show up.