Atlético de Madrid will start the year 2022 by hosting Rayo Vallecano at Wanda in what will be the second Madrid derby of the day.
Simeone’s men fired 2021 in the worst way, with four consecutive defeats, something that had never happened to Cholo’s team in his 10 years as coach. Atleti knows that it needs to end that streak and return to the path of victory as soon as possible if it does not want to complicate the season to try to take the three points, Simeone will start with the next eleven.
The Slovenian goalkeeper is a fixture under the sticks and fortunately for Atleti he is in perfect condition to be under the sticks on Sunday. The team has lost its solidity in defense and to stop the bleeding of goals it is essential that Oblak return to his best version.
Circumstances have forced Felipe to have more minutes than could be suspected at the beginning of the season. It seems that the Brazilian will continue to be a starter but if he does not improve his performance he will return to the bench as soon as Savic is 100% recovered.
The one who is already recovered is José María Giménez. The Uruguayan has been working with the group and, in the absence of medical discharge, he will play again, he will be free in the defense of three. Atleti needs the forcefulness of Giménez and above all, to recover troops in defense to return to being a solid team.
There is no one to move Mario Hermoso from eleven. The defender is the third player in the squad who has played the most minutes after Oblak and Koke. Against Ray will be the left-handed central defender. And in the event that Simeone bets on a defense of four, he has many options to be the full back. Of course, he must leave behind the mistakes he usually commits in each game.
The news of Trippier goes through the continuous rumors that put him back in the Premier League at the hands of Newcastle this winter. Be that as it may, the Englishman will play on Sunday and will be the right-hander.
The Frenchman will continue to be part of the starting eleven but this time it will be in the center of the field, his natural position, and not in defense where despite his will he has revealed completely logical deficiencies as he is a player who is not central.
The line of three is completed by Carrasco on the left. The Belgian is a multipurpose player and is one of the footballers most used by Cholo in the first leg of the season. He needs to be more decisive in his contribution to the team as he has participated in six goals: two scored and four assists.
Thomas Lemar has definitely taken off this season and only physical problems could slow him down. Since he returned from injury, he has left great details but has not yet recovered his best version.
The best of Atlético de Madrid in the first half. De Paul is a real discovery, he is maintaining regularity in every game and he is one of those players who never lowers his arms. At this moment it would be very rare to see an Atleti eleven without the Argentine.
The losses of Antoine Griezmann and João Félix, positive for Coronavirus, reopen the doors of the starting eleven for Ángel Correra, who in the last game of the year in Granada started the game on the bench. For Simeone, Correa has always been an important player and is one of the most used in the squad.
The eleven would be completed by Luis Suárez. The Uruguayan is very far from his level, he has 7 league goals, something very strange for him at this stage of the season, but the team’s game does not help him either. If he plays away from the area or is alone and surrounded by opponents, his game suffers.
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