Riquelme’s great purpose hid a secret; locker room gives up: “They’re working hard”

It’s the party Atlético de Madrid brought before him Deportivo Alavés had ‘MVP‘. Rodrigo Riquelme He was adjudged the best player of the match. By faith he is worthy. Not only because of the great goal he scored, but because it was a great game. Three shots on goal, a couple of half-goal passes, an amazing 94% pass accuracy… The Madrid native did a few things wrong in his third game as a starter for Atlético.

“This is probably the happiest day since I came back Athletic of Madrid. I’m happy but I also don’t want to give importance because it happened very quickly and on Friday we have another game that we have to prepare for (against Las Palmas at the stadium in Gran Canaria“), acknowledged the footballer at the end of the match. “I’m happy. I have always dreamed of this”, in relation to his first goal in Metropolitan. I have marked with Athletic in Pamplona and he has also done it at rojiblanco stadium with Gironabut achieved the goal against Alavés He is what I used to dream about.

A goal, by the way, that is not the result of chance. The fact is that, until now, the version seen by Riquelme is not exactly the same as seen in the previous season, where he survived the Girona, more offensive and bold. In the Catalan team he scored five goals and provided four assists. It’s not bad. Now, on Athletic He has already scored two goals in the beginning of this scoring.

Looking at the figures, Simeon He realized there was much more that could be asked of him. Riquelme. Therefore, in the run-up to the clash against Alavés, who he already knew would be the starter, talked to him. He put a video of his best actions on Girona. And he asked him exactly that, to be daring when it comes to completing the play. That despite playing in the wing position, which needs to improve defensively, he continues to be the same disrespectful player in front of the opposing goal. “The lane is long, they are young and have energy, strength… If you have the desire and interpret that when you attack is a forward, you can do it. Men interpret them very well. We showed Riquelme his plays so that he could solve the final part with more creativity, with more freshness and essence of the game. He scored a great goal, what the play called for, not to take the game away because he has something that few have, which is the explosive change of pace, the famous trickery and there he is got a great goal. ,” he explained. Simeon.

FLOWERS FOR RIQUELME

In the locker room they were very happy for their teammate, because he was one of the most loved. There is a special good relationship Alvaro Moratawith a very good word for Riquelme. “I am very happy because Roro’s talent is so great. I’m especially happy because he works so hard defensively, which is something I’m not good at… He’s a completely attacking player, but he adapts to what the team needs. It makes me very happy for him, because he is a young boy whom I love very much,” commented the man from Madrid.