In the first leg of the Semi-Finals of the Western Super League, Atletico madrid were reversed 1-2 by Athletic Bilbao and then missed to qualify. Looking back at this game, Atletico centre-back Hermoso's performance is still hot: the defense can't stare at people, and when it is released, it is directly kicked at the feet of the opponent. Seeing this, La Liga fans have sighed: Zidane is still accurate! Both times, Real Madrid refused to give him a chance. Now it's Atletico's number one chicken rib!
It all started five years ago. Hermoso, who was playing in Castile at the time, was transformed into a centre-back by manager Solari. Thanks to his previous technical skills as a full-back, Hermoso's long passes and backcourt ability are quite good. Coupled with the explosive physical fitness, many media have called him the new Ramos of Real Madrid. It is worth mentioning that Hermoso was also a left-footed centre-back that Real Madrid was very scarce at that time. In the eyes of many media and fans, Zidane, who is the manager of the Real Madrid first team, will reuse Hermoso.
However, Zidane, as manager, did not promote Hermoso to the Real Madrid squad. The reason for this is that Hermoso's defensive ability is too poor: he often leaks when staring at the opposing striker, and intercepts rely on pulling the opponent's jersey. Even if there is a plus point of the ball in the backcourt, it can't stand the shortcomings too obvious. To put it bluntly, the job of a centre-back is to defend. At this point, Hermoso's performance was too bad. Zidane therefore had no intention of giving him a chance.
Seeing no chance of coming out at Real Madrid, Hermoso switched to Espanyol in the summer window of 2017. Not to mention, Hermoso, who switched to Espanyol, did a pretty good job and quickly became the core of the defence. Thanks to the club's outstanding performances, he was also called up for the Spanish national team. Considering that Hermoso's transfer contract has a return clause of 7.5 million euros, Real Madrid fans have called for him to be signed back. After all, in terms of Hermoso's performance at that time, it was definitely worth the money.
In the face of the voices of his own fans, Zidane, who returned to coach Real Madrid, was unmoved. With the opening of the summer window, Real Madrid signed Militan for 50 million euros. Seeing that there was no hope of returning to Real Madrid, Hermoso, who was eager to join the giants, accepted atletico's offer. According to reports in the Spanish media, Atletico signed him for a base transfer fee of 25 million euros. At the beginning of the franchise, Hermoso's performance was not bad. In particular, his highly skilled ability to play the ball has made him a backcourt conversion hub for Atletico.
It's just a pity that the good times are not long. As his opponents explored Hermoso's technical characteristics, his performance deteriorated. Especially in the last two seasons, their La Liga counterparts have seized on The flaws of Hermoso's poor defense, focusing on the left side where he is located. Not to mention, it's really a dozen and one accurate! As many Atletico fans complained: Hermoso was on the pitch and had to build someone to wipe his ass.
Take the Western Super Cup with Athletic Bilbao, for example, the first starter Hermoso not only frequently stared at leak-proof people, but also broke the siege to the feet of the opponent several times. As for defending against high balls, that was even worse, so much so that Atletico were scored by Athletic Bilbao with two set-pieces. In the end, the defensively sparseLy defended Atletico madrid suffered a 1-2 reversal and failed to qualify.
After the game, the increasingly Buddhist Atletico fans were speechless: Cork played badly but he could still save it, And Hermoso was really clueless, it was simply an undercover agent sent by Real Madrid to plague Atletico. I have to say that Zidane's vision is really accurate, and when he is in charge of Real Madrid, he sees through the essence of Hermoso's embarrassment, so he resolutely refuses to promote and buy him back! Otherwise, it's the turn of real Madrid fans to get a headache now!