On the day after the embarrassing show given yesterday by Atlético at RCDE Stadium, All eyes point to Simeone. He Chololiving legend of the rojiblanco club, did not have its night. He was wrong in the changes in a flagrant way and led to the team, who had played a notable first part, took a step back that was decisive for the comeback of Espanyol. He had never lost the Argentine coach on the first day, but of course there is always a first time for everything.
Although evidencing a worrying lack of auction -there is only a 9 in the template and Simeone does not trust him -, Atlético went to rest with an exciting 0-1 and with a trident formed by Almada, Álex Baena and Julián Álvarez who had shown his enormous talent. Espanyol, beyond its initial arreón, barely had arguments to approach Cloudamong other things because the couple of middle centers formed by Cardoso canagher He kept the team very high in the pressure.
However, surprisingly, Neither the English nor the American returned from the locker room After the break. Simeone gave entry to Barrios already Soon And the immediate consequence is that the pressure struck. Understand the decision of Cholo It is a real challenge, but the truth is that it could not be more wrong. With the only anomaly of the play that ended with a shot to Julián's stick, The feeling was the many times seen away from home In recent years: a simple and ramplón athletic who plays that nothing happens, but ends up making mistakes that cost him points. Yesterday three, without going any further.
The catalog of Simeone errors did not end there: Against logic he withdrew Álex Baena and Almada from the fieldbut kept Llorentewho had a very bad day, and his son Giulianothat was not right either. And to top it off, his last change was send Julian to the bench, with the team losingto enter the Sorlothto which he had humiliated shortly before placing him in the hierarchy of substitutions to the newcomer Raspadors, that by the way it was key in the goal of the tie because It was inhibited from the brand of Central Miguel Rubio.
Simeone has already ended up last season and has not started precisely with good foot. With a contract until 2027 it is untouchable except for him to step forward. In the club they trust their trial, but it is clear that situations like yesterday cannot be repeated. His interventionism was disastrous for Atlético and cost him a very painful defeat of which you have to get up immediately, starting with the game against Elche this weekend.
