Atletico Madrid are current La Liga champions and have established themselves as a top three side in Spain for a number of years. Under the firm guidance of Diego Simeone, Atletico have the continuity, the team and the players which suit the tactics. And Simeone’s tactics usually required only one classic striker, so Atletico always had great scorers: Diego Forlan, Fernando Torres, Sergio Aguero, Radamel Falcao or Diego Costa. Now, after a great transfer window for La Liga champion, Simeone suddenly has a number of quality strikers in the team, and what’s more curious, they scored less goals than usual. How is that possible?Griezmann at the Wanda Metropolitano – he is back but still not welcomeAtletico have never had a better choice in the forwards department. In addition to the untouchable Luis Suarez, the already proven Angel Correa, and Joao Felix, whose explosion is still pending, Antoine Griezmann and Mateus Cunha arrived in Madrid this summer.So five forwards, and yet, after five games, only four goals? Three were scored by Angel Correa, in the first two rounds of the Primera against Celta and Elche, one was the work of Suarez, all the others are still waiting to be included in the list of scorers. The league duel with Espanyol was solved by Yannick Carrasco and Tomas Lemar, while the offensive trio of Correa – Griezmann – Suarez was silent. It didn’t help when Felix and Cunha entered the game. Against Porto in the Champions League – again nothing. Suarez and Felix failed in the starting 11, but there was no progress even when Correa and Griezmann got the chance in the last half an hour of the match.22:00 (1.60) Celta (3.90) Cadiz (6.75)To be fair, the season has just begun and it is not easy to fit all these new players overnight, but Simeone will surely be under public pressure to somehow find a place for the three most attractive names: Suarez, Griezmann and Felix. The only problem is that football experts think that the three of them can hardly be together, primarily because Griezmann and Felix are similar players. They do not give depth like Luis Suarez, but go down for the ball and participate in the game. They prefer the role of a ’false nine’ who will play in tandem with the ’classic nine’.Atletico struggle and win it in the 100th minute – now it’s Real and Barca’s moveThat position is already occupied by the untouchable Suarez, who has yet to score in the Champions League, but still doesn’t have to worry about his place in the team, at the moment. Griezmann and Felix already have cause for concern. The first is also because the fans are not thrilled with his return after the “treacherous transfer” to Barcelona. The second because it is objectively a smaller name than the French. Simeone is able to play with three ahead this season, but the impression is that Atletico still looks better with three midfielders and two upfront. Brain teaser for Cholo.
