The derby of September 29 continues to take its toll on the Atlético de Madrid beyond the permanent expulsion file open to nine members and with which the red-and-white club has completed its internal investigation into the incidents caused by the Animation Stand, which this Sunday will once again remain silent against Las Palmas (2:00 p.m.). A match in which Diego Simeone, for one more day, will not be able to count on Robin Le Normandin the infirmary since he suffered a very strong blow to the head in a fight with Tchouameni at the end of that match against Real Madrid. A loss that has weakened and is accusing Cholo’s defense.
Signed last summer, Le Normand (27 years old) had become the defense marshal in just over two months, a kind of new Godín. A leadership abruptly interrupted by that blow to the head that, according to Atlético’s medical services, caused him a head trauma with subdural hematoma. A part in which at no time was there talk of deadlines for a possible return, a time that has not been set since then. The former Real Sociedad center back has not played again since the draw against Ancelotti’s team, although not for lack of desire because the club itself has had to stop its desire to help a team that is missing him.
The injury he suffers is delicate and we cannot and do not want to take any risks with the footballer despite his importance and prominence that he has had during the first months of the competition. In this type of blow to an area of the body as delicate as the head, rest time is key and is essential for optimal recovery. “Robin’s thing is a blow to the head that cannot be controlled,” Simeone himself explained last Wednesday in the preview of the Cup match against Vic when asked about the Frenchman’s return.
Although alarming comments appeared on the networks throughout the week, the defender’s development is on the right track and his recovery could already be in the final stretch, although the matter is being treated with the utmost caution at the Colchonero club because the Spanish international It is a serious injury. Until the return from the next national team break, it seems unlikely to see the defender in a game again.
Since his arrival at Atlético, Robin Le Normand had earned the Simeone’s confidence and he had played practically everything. His absence has ended up causing a hole in the defense of a team that today against Las Palmas is not only obliged to add the three points, but also to improve its game to forget the terrible image shown against Betis on the last day of the League and against Vic, a sixth category rival, in the Copa del Rey.
The coldness of the numbers demonstrates the importance that absence of Le Normand is having in the red and white defense. With him on the field, Atlético de Madrid conceded only four goals in eight games. Since the Frenchman’s absence, Simeone’s men have conceded eleven goals in six games (not counting the duel against Vic, in which the goal was kept clean).
This Sunday, Atlético receives UD Las Palmas, a team that has been resurrected with the arrival of Diego Martínez on the bench, with the obligation to achieve victory. “We need to continue evolving, try to get the new kids to adapt in the best way, progress in a lot of good things that we do and focus on that,” Simeone said yesterday at the press conference prior to the duel. A match in which the Argentine, in addition to Le Normand, has the absences due to injury of Llorente, Lemar and Azpilicueta, although he recovers Pablo Barrios and Lenglet.
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