The big stage is impressive.
The great stage is on the ground floor of the
Wanda Metropolitano
, and its rusty iron exterior gives way to a very spacious place, with tables distributed in an anarchic way, with two terraces for these
Covid
times
and cigars
, with many waiters and, above all , with an impressive setting inside the bar.
A piano and drums
rest there
, which will play again when the public can return to the stadium.
The big stage is, finally, the
spectacular restaurant
that Atlético de Madrid inaugurated, days before the lockdown in March, in collaboration with the
Paraguas group
, owner of some of the most fashionable places in Madrid.
For both those places and The Big Stage, the pandemic is being a drama.
On a day like yesterday, for example, with Atlético leaders of the League receiving Valencia, almost nothing, there would have been no room for a soul.
In fact, in the matches in which the schedule allows it, the team led by
Alex
, the manager, has to
do a tetris
to place all the reserves that arrive.
It happened, for example, on the day of Elche, a Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
With the new curfew in Madrid, which comes into force today and which forces the hotel establishments to close at 9:00 p.m., there are fewer and fewer options to watch the Atlético game on its multiple screens.
Yesterday no one was encouraged, because it had to close at 22.00.
So no one could see the return to ownership of
Joao Félix
, which had not started since the unfortunate day of
Cornellà
.
The Portuguese, almost always the player who travels the least distance in a game -
things of modern GPS -
crosses one of those valleys that almost all stars have in their relationship with Simeone.
"We need the best version of Joao, we need it through training," said the Argentine at the press conference on Saturday.
And the Portuguese responded immediately with the equalizer against Valencia, who had gone ahead with a huge goal from
Racic
.
JOAO: "THE CHOLO ALWAYS DOES THE BEST"
«I always try to do my best.
The bench is something that already happened to me at Benfica, but nothing happens.
Cholo
does the best for the team, "said the Portuguese demurely.
I could explain very well to Joao what the valleys are with Simeone
Sime Vrsaljko
, who since he arrived at Atlético (summer 2016) has hardly known another situation with the coach other than the valleys.
In fact, with few players (perhaps with
Siqueira
, the one who came to replace
Filipe
) Simeone loses his nerves so much.
Yesterday he sent him to the locker room at halftime, why wait any longer.
But the one who resolved the night was
Luis Suárez
, who has already been 12, and who celebrated his birthday yesterday (34).
"That's what we brought him for", they breathe in their offices, somewhat reluctant to start paying a token like his with the physical doubts with which he arrived.
"It's perfect to have a striker like him," Joao also praised him, who feels comfortable with the Uruguayan's unchecking.
Simeone does not change the script, by the way, neither this game nor any.
What does it say to take seven points to Madrid and 10 to Barça with one game less?
"Cádiz," he replied.
And he was not particularly fond of the Portuguese, either.
They asked him if he believed that yesterday's change (minute 60) could affect the boy.
"It's a question for him," he said, very dry.
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