Chronicle Athletic invents another script in Arabia and depresses Atlético
Athletic The dream of the Williams, of jumping the Melilla fence to 'matagigantes' of the Super Cup: "My mother has told me that I deserve it"
A part of the stands of the King Fahd stadium threw their hands to their heads. Especially those circumstantial Saudi supporters of Athletic, who pushed hard for their team, the one wearing green, to achieve, as it ended up happening, the last ticket to the final. They shuddered because Jan Oblak, who had been signing a discreet season, threatened to miraculously destroy their desires. He appeared before
Íñigo Martínez
, in what would have been a draw at any other time and place. And he did it again against
Nico Williams
, as had already happened at the start against his brother
Iñaki
. But it was not enough for Atlético, who saw the train for the first title of the season pass before their eyes. Jan could do no more.
That is why when he entered the huge auditorium of the enclosure, he did so to speak. To speak with the authorized voice granted by being the second captain of the team. To let off steam in Spanish almost as you would have done in your language. "Personally, I look good. There are many goals conceded, sometimes you can't influence, other times you can do better and I want the team to improve and improve myself," he started, before launching a sharp message.
"Individually, my game doesn't matter to me. We lost and it's a disappointment to lose in this cup that we wanted to win. We have to be more focused and attentive. After the goal we go back and wait. And if we wait, what happens is that they happen things like today", Oblak sentenced, with that calm gesture, confirming what his colleagues say about him: he speaks little, but when he does it is because he has something to say.
After the goal that seemed to come from Joao Félix and ended up being Unai Simón's own goal, the rojiblancos suffered a siege that was avoidable to a certain extent.
"There are things that cannot be hidden"
Diego Pablo Simeone
was also somewhat serious
, who did not finish hitting the key. In the last month and a half, a goal is no longer a certainty for Atlético. It was not against Mallorca, in the Metropolitan. Nor in Granada, after
Joao Félix
scored first . And he was about to come to nothing last Sunday against Villarreal. In Arabia, it happened again. "There are things that cannot be hidden. The team does not have defensive strength in the aerial game and it takes away the possibility of having better games and better opportunities to be at the top of the League and be left out in this competition," the coach summed up with concern. Argentinian. "My diagnosis is to continue working, improving, that the players get involved in the work", the Atletico coach completed his analysis.
Koke
did not hide either
, surpassed in the center of the field by the intensity of an Athletic that was never satisfied with being a comparsa in Arabia.
"You have to be self-critical. There are three competitions that you have to fight to the death. But in the end what you have to do is demonstrate and leave us speechless," was his summary and his recipe.
Atlético went home upset, in need of a place to put their ideas in order.
He ended up with one less player because
Giménez
's blood boiled on that last ball that he wanted to finish off with his soul and ended up hitting Íñigo Martínez.
It was the crooked last line of another poorly ironed game.
The first disappointment of 2022.
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