Axel Witsel, an invention that is now a reality… and luxury

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Axel Witzel This is the first signing announced by Atletico Madrid for the upcoming season. Diego Simeon I want a ‘5’ that I can fight with Kondogbia and that, in addition to stealing balls, he gave clarity to the release of the ball. It was thought of Chamberwith whom there was a verbal agreement and he was free after leaving Marseille, but in the end the Frenchman preferred to go to Aston Villa, who offered more money.

The French club have set their sights on Witsel, who is finishing his contract with Borussia Dortmund, as a replacement. But then Atlético de Madrid knocked on the door of the Belgian, who didn’t think twice. From the first training session at Los Angeles de San Rafael, Diego Simeone gave the midfielder stripes, which he placed as ‘5’.

The surprise will come in the first friendly of the summer, in El Burgo de Osma against Numancia, when Felipe’s absence led Cholo to try Witsel at center. And the Argentine coach liked what he saw because since then, the Belgian has played every game in that demarcation. He only gave it up, and for about ten minutes, in the second half of the Carranza Trophy, when he played as ‘5’ at the time before being replaced.

The fact is that Witsel, 33, has adapted perfectly to a position in which he has not played in his long career. He has the conditions (height, positioning, tactical ability) and supported by two other central defenders, he meets the defense but above all, he contributes a lot in attack.

‘Clean’ the ball outlet

Because the Belgian certainly helped to make Atlético’s release of the ball clean, quick and effective, something the Metropolitano hadn’t seen in a long time. The move made by the rojiblanco team in Turin that ended with a penalty in favor is the best proof of this.

We have to see if on Monday, in Getafe, on the first day of the League, Simeone keeps his bet on Witsel as central defender if Giménez recoversif he will ‘return’ him to the midfield or if he will start the season on the bench, but Cholo already knows that he has a reliable footballer in both positions who can add a lot this season.

Source: La Verdad

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