- Chronicle.Correa and Oblak redirect Atlético
Ángel Correa broke into the auditorium of the Metropolitan without making noise. He had already done enough on the grass, the Argentine must have thought to himself, who barely sketched a slight smile in front of the microphone. Since arriving at Atlético, the lectern imposes much more than the fiercest rival defenses. This time, his victims were Íñigo Martínez and, above all, Núñez , head start by surprise at Athletic and whose point he broke in the plays of both goals.
«I am a player who always tries to go forward, although there are times that does not come out. That is my way of playing. I'm always going to try it, ”he was almost whispering with the tracksuit on from the pulpit of the rojiblanco stadium. For the second game he played as a striker (he also did it against Leverkusen), only this time, in addition, things came out. With Morata , his dance partner before Athletic, he found what he had not found four days before with Diego Costa . He was still circling in his head the tremendous ovation with which he had dismissed his hobby. «In the band I have a more physical job and it costs me. Higher up is where I feel comfortable. The decision belongs to the coach », the forward continued in his speech.
Perhaps at that time he remembered many moments of a strange preseason. That goal in the magical American derby against Real Madrid (3-7) when it was already sold to Milan . «Angel will be treated with respect. Nobody is going to force him to leave if he does not want to, ”they insisted at the end of July from the club rojiblanco, where they had chosen Correa to make a box and face a last purchase in the market. The Argentine also looked for more minutes outside of Madrid. First it was James Rodriguez or Eriksen chosen to fill their vacancy. Days later, in August, Valencian Rodrigo Moreno , who only lacked a detail to have been last night in the Metropolitan. That detail, of course, was the departure of the albiceleste player that never came to fruition. Nobody released the amount (more than 40 million) that Atlético intended.
Peace in the stands
So Simeone, as if nothing had happened, rallied to his cause Correa, who reverted back to you as if nothing had happened. Before Athletic he regained the essence of what he is. In his own way, with that touch of neighborhood soccer he brought five years ago, after an operation at heart. "Angel has always been forward and we always put him in the position where he doesn't feel comfortable," explained his coach. "In his role as a striker he exploits his virtues better, there he shines like no other," added Cholo after the first league victory at the team's home since September 1. Along the way, in a semi-desert crossing in the Wanda Metropolitano, three draws and a single goal, which Diego Costa scored from a penalty against Valencia, just a week ago.
He served the calm session against Athletic to heal the small wounds between the fans after the whistles towards Koke and Simeone in the Champions League match against Bayer Leverkusen. "Koke is always present and is very important for the team," Simeone himself abounded. «This is easier for everyone. Not only for Koke, but for everyone. We appreciate the players », admitted Saúl Ñíguez, after scoring his first goal of the season. A bit that served to break the wall of an Athletic fighter. The Garitano team could even have left the red and white stadium mute at the start, but they did not (or did) have Jan Oblak . "We have the best goalkeeper in the world and that's a bit simpler," said Simeone, praising his goalkeeper once more. Without the Slovenian goalkeeper, and without Angel Correa, of course, it would have been a night a little cooler than normal.
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