He Atlético de Madrid Visit this Thursday, September 26 at Celtic of Vigo in the middle of a game week every three days. And all on the doorstep of a derby against him real Madrid which is one of the matches highlighted in red because of its importance for the players, the club and for the colchoneros fans.
The issue of rotations has become quite complicated for Simeone, with several injuries in recent weeks such as Pablo Barrios either Cesar Azpilicueta; also because of the busyness of a From Paul who, for example, cannot enter Vallecas.
A stretch of matches, with a special need in the middle of the field, where a football player becomes more famous. We define Conor Gallagher. The English, with his purpose against him Rayo Vallecano, saved a point for those Simeon. The Argentine coach chose the former player of Chelsea in the last two games of LaLigain both as a starter, and he became one of the best.
In fact, last weekend’s derby he was selected ‘MVP‘. Besides, Conor Gallagher has scored in two consecutive league games for the third time in his career at the interval LaLiga (four games) and Premier League (136), first since November 2021 with Crystal Palace.
Simeone loves this player. “I really like it. He has a great job. As a midfielder, as a striker, as a winger, wherever you put him, he has a work ethic, talent and aggressiveness that will benefit us. He has a great shot and has a lot of range,” he commented recently. “Gallagher has something you can’t buy anywhere else: enthusiasm, passion, rhythm,” added a Cholo If there’s one thing he likes about his new player, it’s the intensity he puts into it.
THE DUELIST
In fact, with that long blonde hair, tied bun and beard, he almost looked like a professional swordsman. Alexander Dumas. And so it is not surprising Gallagher even the great ‘duelist’ of Athletic. Opta offered, after the Vallecas game, a disclosure of the rivalry. Conor Gallagher He participated in 18 match-to-match duels Rayo Vallecanoof which he won nine, a record for a player from Atlético de Madrid in a fight LaLiga this season.
Furthermore, the English player is on the podium of LaLiga so far in terms of duels won and he is the eighth player with the most average tackles per game -three- in the competition.
Source: La Verdad
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