Atletico Madrid coach Simeone, who started defensively, has been surprising so far in the season, not only is the offensive end still "constipated", but the defensive end has also ushered in a sharp decline. After 23 La Liga matches, Atletico have conceded 33 goals, which is six more than Barca, which is known for their weak defense. Last season, Atletico conceded just 25 goals in 38 league games. It can be seen that the decline in atletico's defensive end this season is so large that Simeone's tactical arrangements undoubtedly need to be carried.
But in addition, the players themselves have problems, including one who has reached the level of Mero in his position, and has handed over a straight downward on-field status so far in the season, he is the goalkeeper Oblak. Like Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominating the forward position, Oblak has been seen as a "world player" for most of his recent seasons. And his tens of millions of years of after-tax annual salary, as well as the perennial ranking of the first place in the goalkeeper position, is the best proof that he has the strength of the Merlot level. But so far this season, Oblak has been quite hot on the pitch, and his previous two seasons of 77% and 80% saves have now plummeted to 44%.
After entering 2022, Oblak's performance on the field continued to decline, according to the statistics of the well-known football data agency "WhoScored", after entering 2022, his league save success rate was as low as 21.4%, which was unfortunately at the bottom of the goalkeeper position in the five major leagues. Oblak's performance will undoubtedly make Atletico extremely anxious, and coincidentally, Barca also suffer from the same disease, Ter Stegen, who was once regarded as the leg of Messi in the team, has declined seriously in the past two seasons, and the save rate has dropped again and again, and he has thus become a "special pit" and "shooting death" from "Special Daddy". However, the particularity of the goalkeeper position, so that Oblak and Ter Stegen, still have the opportunity to quickly return to the top and harvest a large number of "sons" again, of which Real Madrid and Manchester United have sent a comforting example.
Courtois, who had a bad 18-19 season and was often punctured by small doors, was taunted by Chelsea fans, and since last season, he quickly returned to the peak level and became one of the thickest thighs in Real Madrid's defense. And Manchester United's De Gea is even more magical, since the 2018 World Cup, the state has dropped sharply, has been two or three seasons to deliver a bad performance, he has been almost squeezed to the bench by the second goal Henderson, as a result, during Henderson's injury, De Gea returned to the peak level without warning, and this season has continuously used the divine save to regain the main position. So despite the current Oblak and Ter Stegen are very crotch-pulling, as long as the state is adjusted, there is a good chance to re-emerge as a Merrow-level thigh in the goalkeeper position.