In the early morning of this morning Beijing time, in a focus battle in the 1/8 final of the Copa del Rey, Real Sociedad defeated Atletico 2-0. The reason why the Royal Society is a complete victory is because regardless of the results, process and data, Atletico are in the ascendant. Throughout the game this morning, Real Sociedad shot 6 of 16 shots on goal, while Atletico only 1 of 10 shots on goal, the 2-0 result is very normal. Within 6 days, Atletico were eliminated in the Western Super Cup and the Copa del Rey, and Simeone's team suffered consecutive heavy losses!
After the game, Simeone objectively analyzed the game: "It was a difficult game, the opponent started well, we conceded two goals, which put the players in a negative position. As many people have said, we are not acting active enough. In any case, you have to think on the positive side, I am an optimist and I trust my players. When it comes to how to improve the defense, Simeone said sincerely: "Be humble and accept our mistakes." Obviously, Simeone was not convinced by the successive eliminations because the opponents were not very strong and his players were too arrogant.
Simeone's reminder of humility is clearly targeted. Felipe was indeed too big to score the second goal scored by the Royal Club this morning, and the result was cut off by Solot, who single-handedly helped the Royal Club seal the victory. This kind of defense is obviously not the iron-blooded style that Atletico should have.
After winning La Liga last season, Simeone's side has been favored by fans. But this season has suffered consecutive heavy blows, the Champions League luckily broke into the round of 16, and it was lucky to draw Manchester United, but it is clear that Atletico are not capable of reaching the final four of the Champions League. La Liga is currently 16 points behind Real Madrid and can only compete to retain a Champions League seat (coincidentally, Atletico and Real Madrid currently have 33 points). Many fans believe that Atletico will be empty of all four this season.
Beijing time last night, the Argentine national team announced the World Preliminary Round roster, Simeone's son Simeone Jr. unfortunately lost. You know, Simeone Jr. currently scored 12 goals in Serie A, ranking third in the Serie A top scorer list, and is also the player with the most goals scored by Argentine stars in Europe's five major leagues. Simeone Jr.'s defeat in the national team is also a big blow to Simeone.
Attached: Argentina national team squad:
Goalkeepers: Franco Armani (River Plate), Emiliano Martinez (Villa), Andrarda (Monterrey), Mousso (Atlanta)
Defenders: Otamendi (Benfica), Acuña (Sevilla), Tariofico (Ajax), Pezeria (Betis), Montille (Sevilla), Molina (Udinese), Lucas Martinez (Fiorentina), Lisandro Martinez (Ajax)
Midfielders: Paredes (Paris Saint-Germain), De Paulo (Atletico), Lo Celso (Tottenham), Guido Rodriguez (Betis), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Alejandro Gomez (Sevilla), Ocampos (Sevilla), McCalllist (Brighton), Buendia (Villa)
Forwards: Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain), Lautaro Martinez (Inter), Dybala (Juve), Angel Correa (Atletico), Joaquin Correa (Inter), Julian Alvarez (River Plate)