Straight ball sight|Little Spider transfers to Atletico Madrid, a rare win-win deal in the summer

Yingxian said

2024-08-06 11:10Published in Zhejiang Former Sports Weekly International Department reporter and senior sports creator

Although this incident may be a little sad for Manchester City fans, especially those who like little spiders, it is definitely not a bad thing from a neutral point of view. It could even be argued that this is a win-win-win deal with the highest probability of success this summer.

First of all, I think Alvarez's departure is likely to lead to Bob's ascension. I have written several articles about the talent of this Norway kid (actually 21 years old, I can't say it's a child anymore).

Bob belongs to the kind of player who has a particularly beautiful foot technique and a particularly agile thinking in the offensive third, and using him instead of Alvarez is believed to be a very big surprise ahead. So, I'm not worried about the staffing behind Manchester City (even if I don't go out of my way to fill the vacancy of the little spider) – what could be more exciting than having a young man with a lot of talent in charge?!

Alvarez has been at Manchester City for 2 years, and the progress is also visible to the naked eye - when River Plate arrived, we can actually only see from him the unique "brave + hardworking" characteristics of Argentina players, which can make him not frightened and brave and tenacious in any scene, which is already very good for establishing himself in a strange league and a strange environment.

He then developed free-kick passing, long-range shots and playmaking in front of the box – a huge improvement in the Manchester City midfield system. Especially in the absence of De Bruyne last season, the actual commander of Manchester City's frontcourt was seat B + Alvarez, and they plus Doku and Foden, the "four little deaths" maximized the lower limit of Manchester City's results.

I think this is a rare opportunity for Alvarez to improve in his career. It also allows him to go hand in hand with Enzo, wheat and others, the pace of the national team can go hand in hand, everyone has a good momentum, and the ultimate benefit must be Argentina football.

But now speaking of which, Alvarez is also an important player in world football - although the "Championship Reaper" stopped at the Olympics, overall, as a spectator, I still hope that he can put on a "performance that matches the honor".

And if he stays at Manchester City next season, I feel that as long as the combination of Haaland + De Bruyne exists, Alvarez will not be the "most important" player, no matter how good he is. It sounds ugly, but it's true.

Alvarez's shooting ability is strong, but it can't be compared to Haaland; And his ability to gain space in the penalty area, because of his physical strength, is also impossible to replace Haaland. Now the outside world has a lot of doubts about Haaland's level of playing as a center forward, but the more ugly truth is that he has been scolded twice as much, and I am afraid that the position of Manchester City's main center forward can hardly be said to be a little spider.

So when he leaves, the impact on Manchester City is actually limited, and he can get back the first price in team history - I feel that CEO Soriano should apply for a quarterly bonus ^_^ with Mansour

Say a few words about Atletico. Last season's Atletico Madrid actually felt like a transitional period, and this summer, I am afraid that it has become the most changed team among the top teams in Europe. Get rid of Depay + Morata, bring in Thurlot + Alvarez, and maybe Gallagher, this squad in the new season is likely to bring a leap to Atletico Madrid in terms of age, vitality and impact.

Simeone's team, from the tactical style, to the operation system of the frontcourt, to the spirit of the team, is too much to match Alvarez's personal characteristics. Not to mention the fact that there is also De Paul, an old buddy of the national team, and these factors add up to me, and I can even feel that Alvarez's trip to Spain has been trimmed with gold (◐‿◑)

Now Atletico Madrid fans have a feeling that they have been injured by Felix and are "afraid of the well rope for ten years" - I don't think it's necessary, Alvarez is much more fragrant than Felix. The money was spent safely.

The last point is that if Griezmann can stay in the team, I still hope that he can teach Alvarez a trick and a half - although the topic of Alvarez continues, but at the level of personal personality, including the style of play, I don't think there should be any major problems between the two of them - this is the last X factor of Alvarez's transfer, if it can be handled well, get some (even half) Griezmann's true pass as a free man in the front, then Alvarez's transfer to Atletico Madrid, It can really be called a truly perfect, win-win-win transfer in this mediocre era.

Hope is always good, bless Atletico and Little Spider, but also Manchester City.

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