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Why did PSG become the Premier League nemesis with consecutive wins over Liverpool, Villa and Arsenal?

Liverpool won the Premier League title again after five years, and Paris Saint-Germain has the opportunity to enter the Champions League final again after five years.

In the early morning of April 30th, Japan time, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal 1-0 away from home, taking the lead in the two-leg match.

In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on April 9, Arsenal performed strongly at home and defeated the defending champion Real Madrid 3-0.

Arsenal's lineup was not complete in this game. Midfielder Thomas was suspended due to accumulated yellow cards. Merino, who played as a center forward, had to return to the midfield to fill the vacancy left by Thomas. Coach Arteta arranged for winger Trossard to play as a center forward.

Just 4 minutes into the game, PSG made a quick attack. Dembele passed the ball to the left, Kvaratskhelia passed it back, and Dembele used a precise shot to beat Arsenal goalkeeper Raya.

In the subsequent games, Arsenal was unable to equalize the score. The core of the offensive organization, Odegaard, was in poor form, but Arteta did not replace him with young player Nwaneri until the injury time, which missed the opportunity.

PSG used to have a "super striker combination" of Messi, Mbappe and Neymar, but its performance in the Champions League was not ideal. The main reason was that the three of them basically did not participate in defense, causing the team's offense and defense to be unbalanced.

Messi and Neymar left PSG first, and Mbappe joined Real Madrid on a free transfer last summer. PSG, which has no superstars, has made a splash in the Champions League this season, becoming a favorite to win the title with its outstanding performance in both offense and defense.

PSG had very bad luck in the Champions League this season, drawing strong opponents such as Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, and almost all the strong teams that might be encountered in each level.

Starting from the 0-2 loss to Arsenal in the second round away, Paris Saint-Germain only achieved 1 draw and 3 losses in 4 consecutive rounds, and the situation of advancing to the play-offs was precarious.

Coach Enrique led Paris Saint-Germain to rebound in time, winning 3-0 away from Salzburg, 4-2 at home against Manchester City, and 4-1 away from Stuttgart, and advanced to the play-offs for the top 16 tickets with a wave of three consecutive wins.

Since defeating Manchester City 4-2, Paris Saint-Germain has become a "Premier League killer". In the quarter-finals, Paris Saint-Germain eliminated this season's Premier League champion Liverpool. In the second leg away game, they beat Liverpool 1-0, and Dembele scored the only goal of the game.

In the quarter-finals, Paris Saint-Germain eliminated the Premier League powerhouse Aston Villa. Although Dembele did not score in both rounds, he contributed key assists. In this away game against Arsenal, Dembele seized the opportunity to score the only goal of the game.

Dembele once played for Barcelona with Messi. Although Dembele was very expensive at that time, he was a "sickly" player with a low attendance rate and a poor grasp of scoring opportunities in limited appearance opportunities.

After years of experience, Dembele finally fulfilled his talent. Messi left Paris Saint-Germain in July 2023, and Dembele joined Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona in August 2023. He not only successfully filled the vacancy left by Messi, but his status this season is even better than Messi in Paris Saint-Germain.

Although Paris Saint-Germain won a small victory over Arsenal in the first round away from home, it is too early to be happy. Arsenal midfielder Thomas can return in the second round, and Arsenal can challenge Paris Saint-Germain away from home with a relatively complete lineup.

In the 2018-2019 Champions League quarter-finals, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Manchester United 2-0 in the first round away from home, and lost 1-3 in the second round at home, and was eliminated by Manchester United relying on the away goal advantage. 캡포탈 believes that the current Paris Saint-Germain is a Paris Saint-Germain without superstars, and they cannot be careless when they return to their home court in the second round.

Dembele was substituted in the 70th minute due to injury. When asked about his injury before boarding the team bus, he responded: "It will be fine." Paris Saint-Germain coach Enrique said after the game: "I don't know the details of Dembele's injury at the moment, and he will be examined tomorrow. His injury is relatively minor, but it remains to be seen whether he can play in the second leg. But we are a real team, and it would be great if Dembele can play; if he can't, we still have a strong team."

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Transfer champion groundbreaking field champion

Napoli winning the championship has a different meaning for Italian football. In the vertical comparison of history, today's Napoli's management method is very different from that of Maradona's team; in the horizontal comparison of the league, Napoli's success rules are completely different from the previous three Serie A champions. This championship in Napoli is a victory of the "talent processing factory" operation mode. The team's sports manager Cristiano Juntoli is an expert in operating this mode.

Like Napoli coach Spalletti and captain Di Lorenzo, Cristiano Giuntoli was born in Tuscany, and he is a native of Florence. Similar to Spalletti, Cristiano Giuntoli's playing career was ups and downs between Serie C and Serie D.

After retiring in 2008, Joan Toli obtained the UEFA B-level coaching certificate, but he did not coach the team, but chose to embark on the road of club management. After a short stint at Spezia, he arrived in Carpi in 2009 and in six years took the small side from Serie D to Serie A. In the summer of 2015, Cristiano Giuntoli, who had completed the ultimate task, also came to Napoli, a new platform for his career.

Giuntoli continues the proud tradition of Napoli's sporting managers. His predecessor Bigon introduced Cavani, Jorginho and Coulibaly to Napoli, and sold Lavezzi and Cavani to Paris Saint-Germain at high prices. In 2013, Bigon pulled off the gutsy deal that brought the Real Madrid trio of Higuain, Callejon and Albiol to Napoli - deals that laid the foundation for Napoli's success in the 2010s.

Going back further, Bigon's previous Napoli sports manager was the current Udinese technical director Marino, and his cooperation with Napoli has a long history. In the 1984-85 season, Marino, who was just over 30 years old at that time, entered the management of Napoli. He had played midfield before, and also served as a referee and football reporter. The young Marino witnessed the team winning the league championship trophy for the first time in the 1986-87 season, but it was also in that summer that he chose to leave the team due to disagreements with the club's new general manager Moggi.

Marino returned to Napoli in 2004 after several years in Serie A. At that time, the team had just gone through bankruptcy and was bought by the film tycoon De Laurentiis from Rome. Marino adjusted the club's business model. Since it is impossible to increase revenue, it must try its best to cut costs. In the summer of 2007, with Naples promoted to Serie A, Marino made a sudden effort, signed Gargano and Lavezzi from the South American league, and took away the up-and-coming Hamsik from Brescia-every transfer The price does not exceed 6 million euros.

Marino left the team in 2009, but at that time Napoli had already established a firm foothold in Serie A and established his own kingdom on the Apennine football map.

14 years later, Napoli finally won the Serie A title. Marino said in an interview: "Napoli has never forgotten the concept of sustainable development. De Laurentiis should be regarded as a model, he showed how to succeed in the south of Italy. success."

Manager Evolution

When he came to the team in the summer of 2015, the situation Giuntoli faced was different from that of Marino and Bigon back then. Napoli is no longer the sinking phoenix of Serie C, nor is it a mid-range team in Serie A. With Napoli finishing in the top three of Serie A three times in four seasons between 2010-2014, fans began to crave titles and this team looked capable of doing just that.

High requirements for performance bring high investment, and high investment brings high risk. In fact, Giuntoli made many mistakes in the transfer market, especially in the first two seasons after coming to the team. In the summer of 2016, Higuain's transfer brought Napoli 90 million euros, but Sarri finally solved the problem by relying on his own great tactical creation: center Mertens. In the main frame of this Napoli team today, only two players came to the team before 2019: goalkeeper Meret and midfielder Zelinski, both of whom are expensive.

The introduction of Di Lorenzo from Empoli in the summer of 2019 at a price of 9 million euros can be regarded as the first time that Giuntoli has implemented the concept of "doing big things with small money". Half a year later, Lobotka and Politano came to the team to report, followed by Osimen, Rahmani and Anjisa.

Last summer, Giuntoli carried out what CAB도메인 considered the most important transfer operation: half of Europe set their sights on the coast of the Black Sea, but no club could be as decisive as Napoli in front of Kvaratsheria; at 38 million After the Euro sold Coulibaly to Chelsea, Junto took advantage of less than half the price (18 million) to sign the 6-year-old Minjae Kim from Fenerbahce.

As a result, Napoli strengthened the lineup, carried out rejuvenation, and also completed the burden reduction at the salary level. Coulibaly previously enjoyed the highest salary in the team (6 million euros after tax), while Minjae Kim's salary was less than half (2.5 million euros); other members of the high-paying club Insigne, Mertens and Manola Sidney also left the team one after another, and the annual salaries of Raspadori, Simeone and others were much lower.

The most extreme example is Kvaratsheria: As one of the most dominant players in Serie A this season, his annual salary is only 1-1.2 million euros. How is the result? Naples' total salary this season has dropped by 30% compared to last season, ranking only fifth in Serie A, less than half of Juventus, significantly lower than Inter Milan, and also lower than AC Milan and Roma.

Next stop Juventus?

Of course, there are always failures behind successful investments. Rahmani and Minjae Kim are excellent value for money, but Napoli have suffered in previous deals for Maximovic and Manolas.

Lobotka, who joined the team for 21 million, now seems to be worth the money, but in the Gattuso era, Lobotka was once the last choice in the midfield, and the investment was about to fail.

No signing can guarantee 100% success, but Giuntoli's Napoli has been improving. In addition, Napoli is very good at selling people. Whether it is Inglese and Verdi who shined in their loan careers, or Gabbiadini and Diawara who occasionally have bright spots in the team, they were all shot by Napoli in time and cashed out at high positions.

Today, 51-year-old Giuntoli has finally become the hottest professional manager in Italy. As early as the beginning of the season, Juventus had already launched an investigation on him. Juventus hoped to bring Giuntoli to Continasa, along with his assistant Pompilio-the latter has been in charge since the Carpi period. Already collaborated with him. In addition, Micheli, the head of scouting, and his assistants Mantovani and De Corbelli also entered Juventus' sight together.

It must be said that Napoli's decision-making process was much simpler than Juve's complex structure: tasks were distributed among the scouting teams, players were selected from the videos, the list was given to Giuntoli, who then consulted Spalletti opinion, finally submitted to De Laurentiis for final decision. Therefore, if Giuntoli and his team do come to Juventus, they will face a whole new challenge.
Spalletti's thorny road to success

"The championship is dedicated to my daughter Matilda, and also to my deceased brother Marcello." Napoli coach Spalletti was interviewed. He tried his best to control his emotions and try to show a detached attitude, but he couldn't hold back his tears after all. orbital.

His thoughts went back to more than forty years ago, when he was still playing in the Fiorentina echelon. After returning home from school in the afternoon, his brother Marcello would bring him sandwiches and training bags.

A few years later, Spalletti left Florence to play for a local amateur team while working part-time in his brother's factory, assembling sofas.

Maradona and "Gullit"

Spalletti finally brought the Serie A trophy to the Maradona Stadium. This is his first Serie A championship and the first time this team has stood on top of Italy in the post-Maradona era. Spalletti recalled another memory, related to Maradona. It was August 21, 1988. As a player, Spalletti played against Diego for the first and only time. At that time, Spalletti played for Spezia, and his team was eventually eliminated by Naples 1-3 in the Coppa Italia.

Spalletti was born in the small town of Certaldo in Tuscany, a fellow of Boccaccio, one of the "Three Masters of the Renaissance". Spalletti has a strong Tuscan accent, but as a player's resume, he made Spezia Adam his second hometown.

In 1985, Spalletti left Tuscany for the first time and came to Entela on the Ligurian coast. It was the very young coach Ventura who brought him to this team—— Yes, it is Ventura who will bring Italy out of the World Cup in the future. The friendship between the two continues to this day.

In the summer of 1986, Maradona led Argentina to the top of the world, and Spalletti was brought to Spezia by Ventura. Ventura was fired a few months later, but Spalletti stayed on for four seasons. Here, he also met his future wife Tamara, who was a newspaper salesman at the time.

In 1990, when "Summer of Italy" was sung in San Siro, Napoli was already the Serie A champion, and Spalletti left Spezia. After a year at Viareggio, he arrived at Empoli in 1991.

At that time, Empoli was still playing in Serie C. The 1992-93 season was the end of Spalletti's player era. His teammates included Montella, Billindelli and Gallant, who were still very young at the time. The then club president Corsi and Spalletti were similar in age , he is still in charge of the team. The player Spalletti spent his entire career in Serie C and Serie D. At that time, he still had long hair and had an excessive desire for performance on the court, which earned him the nickname "Gullit".

Spalletti's Growth History

After retiring, Spalletti started his coaching career from the Empoli youth team. At the end of the 1993-94 season, Empoli was in the quagmire of relegation, Spalletti was raised to fight the fire, and finally led the team to successfully relegation through the play-offs.

A year later, he picked up the coach of the first team again. This time he led the team to complete a double jump in two years, directly promoted from Serie C to Serie A.

In the 1997-98 season, coach Spalletti came to the top league for the first time, and Empoli witnessed his transformation and leap. After Naples won the Serie A championship this season, Empoli also sent blessings to Naples: In addition to Spalletti, Di Lorenzo, Zelinski and Mario Rui also came from here.

After leading Empoli to complete the task of relegation, Spalletti, who is nearly 40 years old, is already a hot young coach in the Apennines. Spalletti received an olive branch from Sampdoria, but he ended up getting lost here. In those years, the famous "sailors" had a much more complicated locker room environment than Empoli, and managing the locker room has never been Spalletti's forte.

Less than half a season later, he was replaced by club star Pratt, and after Pratt messed up his job, Spalletti returned to Samp, but what awaited the team at the end of the season was the fate of relegation.

After two failed coaching experiences, Spalletti successfully avoided relegation twice in Udinese and Ancona, and won back his reputation.

In 2002, he officially took over the coach of Udinese from his former mentor Ventura, and passed the threshold of "elite coach" here-21 years later, Dia's goal surpassed Naples' goal. The celebration was postponed for 4 days, which also allowed Spalletti to return to his hometown and usher in his own coronation in Udine. Everything may be destined.

Spalletti immediately brought Udinese back to the European competition. At the end of this three-year cooperation, this team from the northeast corner of Italy has become the fourth pole of Serie A outside the top three in the north. .

De Sanctis, Sancini and Jorgensen are the backbone of this team, Jankulovski, Muntari and Iaquinta are starting to stand out, but for Spalletti, the most critical That man was David Pizarro. The Chilean who played as a front midfielder when he debuted was transformed into a midfielder by Hodgson the previous season. He then became one of the most comprehensive and powerful organizers in Serie A. The cooperation between Pizarro and Spalletti will not end with the latter leaving Udine. The bald coach brought the Chilean to Rome.

from Roma to Roma

Pizarro-style tactical inventions inspired Spalletti. After taking over the coach of Inter Milan a few years later, he will carry out a similar transformation on Brozovic, allowing Brozovic, who was close to leaving the team before, to find his position in Inter Milan again, and the team has benefited so far.

However, Spalletti's greatest invention on the dugout was a new version of Totti. In the eyes of the former Roma coach, his team played not 4231, but 4230-Totti is the "0": his position on the field is very free, making it impossible for opponent defenders to mark.

In an interview with Totti in CAB주소 half a year ago, Totti said somewhat self-confidently: "Francesco Totti is not a striker, he just happened to score so many goals that people think he is a striker." At this point, Totti has Spalletti to thank for creating a hybrid role between a centre-forward and a number 10.

In February 2006, Totti suffered a serious injury against Empoli and his prospects for the World Cup were in doubt. At such a difficult time, the Roma coach gave him full emotional support. In the subsequent 2006-07 season, Totti scored 26 goals in the league, earning the Serie A Golden Boot and the European Golden Boot at the same time.

After the summer of 2006, Spalletti's Roma team had three World Cup champions: Totti, De Rossi and Perotta. De Rossi and Pizarro form the team's double midfielder, Perotta stays behind Totti, flanked by Taddei and Mancini.

At the time, this formation was also called "460". At the league level, Roma is the only team that can pose a threat to Inter Milan after "phone Gate". In the Champions League, they eliminated Real Madrid in 2008, but fell to the feet of Manchester United for two consecutive years.

In the 2006-07 season, after the famous 1-7 defeat at Old Trafford, Spalletti still found Ferguson. Later, Ferguson recalled that clip and praised Spalletti's measure. Spalletti has long given the impression of being petty, but that wasn't always the case.

Of course, Spalletti prefers to win. After the 5-1 thrashing of Juventus this season, he hurried to the entrance of the player tunnel, grabbed Allegri who was leaving in a hurry, and shook hands with the opponent's coach.

When Spalletti cannot lead Roma to continue to win, the breakup between the two sides is inevitable. The successor Roma has found is Ranieri, who is about to repeat the fate of Spalletti and Inter Milan in the final moment of the championship, but eventually lost.

Spalletti went to the cold St. Petersburg. He brought the Russian Super League champion to the Neva River twice. He took off his shirt in the cold winter of minus ten degrees, showed a strong figure, and celebrated with the fans.

St. Petersburg is the longest stop in Spalletti's coaching career, but in the 2013-14 season, with the heavy investment in football sweeping the Russian Super League, Anzhi Makhachkala suddenly emerged. In order to deal with the arms race, Zenit, Hulk and Witsel were brought in at high prices - Spalletti once again lost control of the dressing room and left the team in the second half of the season.

Captain Killer? Champion coach!

The nickname of "Captain Killer" was also placed on Spalletti's head. Totti is followed by Icardi: The Argentine won the top scorer in Serie A in Spalletti's first season in charge of Inter Milan, and fell out with the club the following year because of contract renewal issues. His wife Wanda told the media a series of The statement obviously exacerbated the tension.

The captain's armband came to Handanovic's arm, and amidst the chaos, Spalletti finally managed to lead the team to keep the Champions League qualification for two consecutive years, thanks to Vecino and Nainggolan.

After Icardi came Insigne. In the summer of 2019, Inter Milan invited Conte, and Spalletti was unemployed at home. He was once very close to AC Milan, but Inter Milan refused to pay a termination fee for him to coach his arch-enemy. Milan chose Pioli, and Spalletti came to Naples. After leading the team to a strong start, the team fell behind in the second half of the sprint stage and finally ranked third. Insigne failed to reach an agreement with the club on the issue of contract extension. As early as the middle of the season, he finalized his next home: Toronto on the other side of the Atlantic.

From Udinese and Roma, to Inter Milan and Naples, Spalletti has led his team to qualify for the Champions League nine times before this season, but has never won the Serie A championship. His combination with Naples, in the eyes of many people, is a perfect match between born losers, but at the age of 64, Spalletti finally pierced this layer of window paper, and thus became the oldest champion in Serie A history coach.

For Spalletti, Di Lorenzo was the perfect captain. He came from Tuscany like himself, and belonged to a foreigner in Naples. Di Lorenzo is not as radiant as Totti, not as pushy as Icardi, and lacks Insigne's Neapolitan genes. What he has is only an unquenchable fighting spirit and a strong self-motivation. Spalletti did not choose Zielinski and Mario Rui, who have been in the team for a longer period of time. They have tasted the pain of losing the championship five years ago. Di Lorenzo represents a new page.

The current Spalletti is still not a perfect coach, and this Napoli team is not impeccable, but Napoli has played a near-perfect performance in Serie A this season.

"Number zero center" Totti is already in the past tense, and Zhengyin center Osimene is the present; Kvaratsheria shines immediately after coming to the team, and the English that Spalletti learned when he was waiting for work at home comes in handy Useful; As early as when coaching Inter Milan, Spalletti hoped that the team would introduce Lobotka from Celta, and the two finally met in the Bay of Naples. To this day, Spalletti finally gets the belated, well-deserved recognition.
Cucurella's self-salvation!

As Chelsea's focus signing last summer, Mark Cucurella's performance in the first half of the season was completely unqualified, and he was also listed by many media as the worst signing of the season. But in the near future, he finally played at his due level under the three central defender formation, and even won the best name in the game against Dortmund.

Mark Cucurella moved from Brighton to Chelsea last summer for a price of 55 million pounds, making him the most expensive left-back in football. When playing for Brighton, Mark Cucurella has always been known for his hard work and toughness. He has performed well no matter in the left center back, left back or left wing back. He is Graham Porter's number one. Love general; he also won the best player in the team voted by the players and fans with his great enthusiasm.

But after moving to Chelsea, Mark Cucurella's hard work in the past was no longer seen. Instead, he often made random moves and had a lot of problems in one-on-one defense. In the part of dealing with the pass, Mark Cucurella is full of mistakes and omissions, and it is easy to lose his position and lose his opponent. At the same time, his forward assists are also unknown. Therefore, he has repeatedly failed to hand the ball to Mihailo Mudrick and has become a laughing stock of fans. After Ben Chilwell returned, Mark Cucurella completely lost his starting position at left wing back (or left back). The former performed better than Mark Cucurella on both ends of the offense and defense many.

However, Chelsea did not register for the left center back Badiasil in the Champions League, which in disguise gave Mark Cucurella a chance to be reborn. Chelsea's centre-back trio would have been Badiasil, Kalidou Koulibaly and Wesley Fofana, but Badiasil's absence and Thiago Silva's injury , Graham Potter had to use Mark Cucurella to start the key game against Dortmund in order to maintain the three-back formation.

Mark Cucurella's job at the left center back is a bit different from the past. Graham Potter gave him a lot of freedom to grab the ball forward. His style of play is a bit like the old sweeper. As long as the opponent takes the ball, He will rush forward and press his opponent hard, trying to slow down the opponent's advance speed. After that, he and his teammates won the opponent's possession of the ball and launched a counterattack. Mark Cucurella is best at pressing. This position can temporarily cover up his lack of sense of the ball and position. Graham Porter's move is an excellent tactical mobilization.

Although Mark Cucurella's current performance is still not worthy of the value behind him, he finally got out of the trough at the beginning of the season, showing his level and ability to the fans. In the Champions League, Chelsea will continue to lack Badiasil, and Thiago Silva will also need to rest for a period of time due to a serious injury. cab주소 believes that this will be an opportunity for Mark Cucurella to rectify his name; How far Chelsea can go in the Champions League depends on his performance.
Simeone remains Atletico fans favorite

Before the last round of Atletico Madrid's home game against Sevilla, the Metropolitan Stadium held a grand memorial ceremony for coach Simeone. That was the 613th official game in which the Argentine coach coached Atletico Madrid. He surpassed the legendary coach Aragones and became the head coach with the most coaching games in the history of Atletico Madrid.

Before the game against Sevilla, the family of the Argentine coach including Naples striker Giovanni Simeone, members of the Atletico Madrid coaching staff, current and retired players, club staff and team media representatives and the protagonist Simeone Walking to the center of the court together, Atletico Madrid Chairman Cereso and CEO Hill jointly presented Simeone with a commemorative plaque. They and captain Kirk paid tribute to Simeone in speeches one after another. Gabi, Godin, Torres, Arda Turan and other former Simeone's backbones sent congratulatory messages one after another. The on-site screen continuously played the highlight moments of Simeone's rule of Atletico Madrid for more than ten years. The Metropolitan Stadium sang the "Song of Simeone" to send blessings to the meritorious coach.

Atletico Madrid's 6-1 victory over Sevilla made this moment even more colorful. Simeone, who was in a good mood, kissed Griezmann who was interviewed in front of the camera after the game, and thanked the club affectionately on social media. The support of the coaching staff and players, "the most important thing is to thank the fans of Atletico Madrid."

In this round, after defeating Girona 1-0 with Morata's lore, Atletico Madrid won consecutive La Liga for the second time this season. Simeone also won the 259th La Liga victory in his coaching career, tying the coaching experience Irueta of Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, Deportivo and other teams has become the third person in the history of coaching wins in La Liga, leaving only Aragones and Miguel Munoz in front of him. Simeone won 259 wins in only 426 games, while Irueta took 612 games. Simeone's winning percentage surpassed the Basque coach by nearly 20 percentage points.

Recently, Atletico Madrid ushered in the most stable period after winning La Liga in the 2020-21 season. Since losing 0-1 at home to Barcelona on January 8, Atletico Madrid has not lost in regular time in 11 games in all competitions (the Copa del Rey loss to Real Madrid was lost in overtime), which is comparable to the performance in the first half of the championship season .

"The winter window operation is the key to Atletico Madrid getting back on track." The "Marca" newspaper previously analyzed that after Felix and Cunha left, Atletico Madrid introduced Memphis, which has no place in Barcelona, at a low price of 3 million euros. Depay, it can be called a win-win situation, Barcelona has cleaned up redundant staff, and Atletico Madrid's attack line has made an excellent supplement. Against Sevilla and Girona, Memphis served as the starting No. 9. The Dutchman scored the first two goals of the game in 3 minutes against Sevilla, laying the foundation for the rout; against Girona, he continued to start, and several connections with Griezmann in the first half were very eye-catching , It's a pity that due to poor foot feel, I couldn't continue to score goals.

In the case of Memphis misfiring, Morata can also stand up. After coming off the bench against Sevilla, he scored two goals. After coming off the bench in this game, he made a lore when he came off the bench. He found consecutive goals from the bench in the World Cup. a feeling of. At this stage, Morata still needs to compete with Memphis for the No. 9 starting position, but whoever plays can bring direct contributions, which is also a happy trouble for Simeone.

At present, the soul of Atletico Madrid's attack line is of course Griezmann. Against Sevilla, Griezmann passed the shot and made a contribution, directly directing a big victory in the milestone battle of Simeone. Against Girona, the Frenchman was still eye-catching. Even if the shot didn't feel good, he could send a corner kick in the final stage to make Morata lore.

After the World Cup, Simeone followed Didier Deschamps in the French team and retreated Griezmann to the midfield. This method has become more and more handy. After experiencing the winter window of wanting to leave or stay, Carrasco has also recovered recently. The Belgian scored his first goal in 2023 against Sevilla. After Reinierdo was seriously injured in the Madrid derby, Carrasco Sko has played as a left wing back in the last 2 games and has played well. Although it is still possible to leave the team this summer, the Belgian is not passively slowing down.

"Maybe Marcelino and Luis Enrique were originally waiting to replace Simeone this summer, but they have to wait at least until the Argentine's contract expires next year, and maybe even longer." The "Marca" newspaper analyzed . The unstable performance in the first half of the season and the bottom of the Champions League group, as well as the publicity of the conflict with Felix, caused Simeone to be criticized by the media for a while. Maybe a better result. But during the winter window, it was Felix who left Atletico Madrid before Simeone, and after solving the internal instability factors, Atletico Madrid's state has obviously recovered, and almost everyone on the offensive line is fighting for the lead.

In the words of "Marca", Atletico Madrid has now reunited, and Simeone has gained unprecedented trust this season. From the coaching staff to the players, from the club executives to the fans, everyone is united and on the right track. Even though the goal is to keep the Champions League seat, Atletico Madrid has secured the third place in the standings after a wave of winning streak. It will be extremely difficult for several teams led by society to take away Atletico Madrid's seat in the third pole of La Liga that Atletico Madrid has held for many years this season.

"There are indeed some voices now, that is, they want Simeone to leave, but more people want him to stay at Atletico Madrid, because he can make the team stabilize at this stage."

When cabportal recently chatted with a local friend who holds a season ticket for the Atletico Madrid stand, he gave the above conclusion. With the full trust and support of Simeone from the club's top management and local fans, Atletico Madrid has also improved significantly after the winter window. At least this summer, it is basically impossible for us to see new faces on the Atletico Madrid coaching bench.