After a Copa America, which was precious to Argentina and Messi, more fans around the world became familiar with rodrigo de Paulo. In this Copa America, De Paul is one of the best midfielders, in the match between Argentina and Ecuador, De Paul received a pass from Messi and scored his first goal for the Argentine national team; in the final with Brazil, De Paul sent a fatal long pass, causing The Brazilian defender Renand Lodi to make a mistake, di Maria scored the only goal of the game, both inside and outside the field, De Paul became Messi's good helper and good partner.
The Copa America has just ended, de Paul's next stop is also settled, Atletico Madrid officially announced de Paul's transfer, the former Udinese midfielder has signed a 5-year contract with Atletico Madrid, the transfer fee is said to be 35 million euros, interestingly, De Paul is about to become Messi's opponent in La Liga, and Lodi, who has just been caught by De Paul in the final of the Copa America, will become De Paul's teammate. Simeone is well aware of the pickiness and high demands of midfielders, and with Cork, Marcos Llorente, Lemar, Condobia and others, and even Saul sitting on the bench, why would Simeone still favor De Paul?
Like many Argentine players, DePaul also made a name for himself in his own league, then landed in Europe, he once played for Valencia in Spain, after joining Udinese in 2016, De Paul's career gradually went on the right track, he put on Udinese's no. 10 shirt, made 183 appearances for the team, scored 34 goals and had 36 assists, for a midfielder, De Paul's data proved his full value, he is the absolute core of Udinese, It plays a huge role on both offensive and defensive ends.
DePaul, who debuted from the right winger position in his career, has a very good dribbling technique, his diligence and dedication in the game are praised, especially de Paul is also an excellent team player, after the 2018 World Cup, the former international Scaloni as argentina manager, De Paul was selected for the national team for the first time, and then became an indispensable figure under Scaloni. It is said that during the Copa America in Brazil, DePaul and Messi established a very deep friendship, Messi liked DePaul's personality very much, Messi once said: "Rodrigo is the one who breaks the ice in the hearts of the newcomers of the national team." ”
Compared with many Argentine midfielders, DePaul has better tactical discipline, no obvious shortcomings in technology, and a more diligent style of play, which can provide more powerful support for Messi, Di Maria and others. This copa America, De Paul is wearing the No. 7 jersey of argentina, he and Paredes, Lo Celso formed Argentina's midfield, the Pampas Eagles midfield has a great improvement compared to the World Cup 3 years ago - the all-round De Paul, the tough Paredes, the skilled Lo Celso in the foot, the Argentine midfield has been rejuvenated.
Argentina once had no shortage of midfielders, and the former Perón, Simeone, Riquelme, Aimar, Maxi Rodríguez, Mascherano and others were once the source of power for Argentina, but in the World Cup in Russia, Argentina's midfielder was no longer brave. After the World Cup, many of Messi's good comrades left the national team, and DePaul, born in 1994, became the new ding of the national team, and the player who was both offensive and defensive quickly integrated into the national team environment. In the new season, De Paul is about to play on a platform with higher exposure, De Paul's style of play seems to be very suitable for Simeone's tactical system, and in the same time as Modric, Busquets, Kroos, De Jong and other world-class midfielders, we will also have a deeper understanding of De Paul's skills.
(Santiago-Wang)