The Argentinian midfielder will try best
De Paul will occupy the place of the injured Marcos Llorente in Atlético’s eleven at the Bernabeu. The Argentine, as can be seen from Simeone’s tests, will start against Real Madrid and the fans hope to see the footballer with character and grit who played for Argentina in the World Cup. The midfielder gets a new opportunity after playing the World Cup and after having gone through a kind of penance. The player was whistled in the match against Elche. He was unable to play any match against the Elche team as he was injured, but the club decided to pay tribute to the three World Cup champions and received a great whistle. The same was repeated in the match against Real Valladolid. A huge whistle from a hobby that is close to their player.
Simeone’s strategy for the Derby
De Paul, for his part, fights to be the footballer who had a great role at Udinese . According to the Artificial Intelligence data collected by Olocip, in his last season in Udine, he helped his team score or prevent a goal every 191 minutes. Last year, already at Atlético, he needed 281 minutes. This year he needs a little more, 290 minutes. As a rojiblanco he has not been able to show the performance he had in Italy. Nor the one he has shown with his country.
The fans are upset with him for leading several incidents off the pitch. Simeone gave him permission to spend a few more days with his family in a national team stoppage and he was seen at a party in Miami, at a gala, with his partner. After the World Cup he arrived injured. While Nahuel Molina and Correa quickly got under Simeone’s command, De Paul had to recover from injury. The comparisons, in this sense, did not leave him in a good place. But Simeone, angry a few times over what happened in Miami , knows that he is a player who can give him a lot. An already seasoned footballer, veteran, with quality… At 28 years old, and with a contract until 2026, he is risking his continuity as rojiblanco between now and the end of the season. Atletico paid 35 million for him and has not justified his signing. He has time to do it. To begin with, in the derby. His time has come.