Atlético de Madrid faces the final stretch of its preseason on a tour on Asian soil that starts tomorrow against Kitchee. The red and white landed yesterday in Hong Kong and have been training since then to be at 100% in the last friendlies before the start of the domestic competition, which begins on the 19th. In mattress training, Simeone has dedicated himself to experimenting with different combinations with the players. that it treasures, some of them quite striking.
Cholo Simeone's number 11 to face the end of the preseason
Betting on his characteristic line of 5 defenders down, the inclusion again of Ilias Kostic has once again captured all the attention of those present at the mattress training. César Azpilicueta and Axel Witsel have been his companions in the rear axis, who have been escorted by Marcos Llorente and Samuel Lino as right and left wing backs, respectively. In the engine room Koke and Arthur Vermeeren have complemented each other wonderfully accompanied by a footballer who has been making headlines since his return to Atlético .
Joao Félix has been the one to close the midfield to play slightly behind the two forwards and assume a more creative role in Atlético 's game. The Portuguese stood behind Ángel Correa , whose dance partner above has been one of the brand new red and white signings, Alexander Sorloth . The Norwegian will be the mattress reference at the point of attack, which he aspires to dominate by being that total "9" that Cholo craved so much.
Unknown Joao Felix
As usual, the Portuguese's future is full of uncertainty about whether he leaves or ends up staying in the red and white entity, where they have not been able to find a way out. Joao apologized to his teammates yesterday, a gesture that shows that he will bow his head if he ends up having to train under Simeone . Far from earning the fans' forgiveness, Joao is not enthusiastic about continuing at Atlético , but he is determined to work as hard as anyone if he finally had to stay.
Sorloth, goal machine
The Norwegian striker has just had a great season with Villarreal , finishing second in the league's scoring table and leaving great performances with the groguets, the main reasons for the signing. Sorloth arrives at Atlético de Madrid with the hope and desire to succeed as a red and white, two things necessary to end up achieving your goal in a club that demands it of you. Determined to prove that they were not wrong in signing him, Sorloth is ready to take his first steps as a red and white player in Hong Kong .