In the last eight matches with the Madrid fans, Joao Felix scored seven goals… the equivalent in his previous 60 matches. Despite some disagreements with the team or with his teammates at the start of the season, his talent turned into goals. For the good of the team.
“We know that Joao has tremendous talentBut sometimes talent is not enough,” Yannick Carrasco decided on the Spanish channel Movistar + after the big 4-1 victory over Alaves on Saturday during the 30th day of La Liga.
“Work is also important. Think of the team, not just of yourself. And Joao understood that this season. He worked hard, he understood that the group was more important than his name. Today he is a major player for us. very important. We need him at his best. We need Joao Felix Gildor,” said the Belgian winger.
On Saturday in front of a red lantern in the Spanish league, the Portuguese “brightens every time he touches the ball”, summed up Marca. “millimeters and high-quality procedures, He chained small artworks. He is undoubtedly the most talented player in Atlético, “supporting Spanish sports daily.
Victim of a kick to the left rib with Portugal last week, Joao Felix has recovered from his pain to rejoin the Rojiblanco group ahead of the continental match in England.
Griezmann, from rival to friend
But if his current form justifies the 120 million euros that Colchoneros put on the table in 2019 to persuade Benfica to release him, Adaptation has never been easier About “Minino de Oro” (Golden Boy, in Portuguese).
This is the second striker who plays in the same position as Antoine Griezmann, He scored only 9 goals in his first season In Colchoneros, ten per second, all competitions combined, injuries that have caused him to miss 26 games since his arrival have not helped him.
This season, two months after the end of the fiscal year, He’s already matched his numbers from last season10 goals and 6 assists.
But this summer, Griezmann’s return so infuriated him that he sought to leave the club. Another misunderstanding with the management of Simeone, who refused to give up the Portuguese jewel.
But the season’s twists and turns have made sentiment change. From now on, N.7 (Griezmann’s previous number at Atlético, editor’s note) He is indisputably pregnantMarca wrote in mid-March… and he formed a terrible duo with the Frenchman.”
sparks
After the feat at Old Trafford (a 1-0 win after a 1-1 draw in the first leg) to snatch a ticket to the C1 quarter-finals, the two players, who had become friends, exchanged shirts and were passed in front of the club’s cameras in pairs, to fit the common interview game.
“I have treated him well since he arrived.. He gave me a lot of advice from the start, and he stayed close to me,” the Portuguese thanked.
Even if the sparks still fly at times, like March 19 in the Rio Vallecano park (1–0 success), when Joao Felix went around the field angry because he had been substituted Luis Suarez (64), Simeone ended up permanently pinning the 22-Portuguese. He is eleven years old.
“As long as he plays well, he plays. He shines, so he playsSimeone summed up after the match against Alaves.
Against Alaves on Saturday, Joao Felix played his official match for the club.
After two seasons on the move, the Portuguese are shining at their best when it comes to facing Manchester City. pic.twitter.com/jgVL6O0HhV
– BeSoccer (BeSoccerFR) April 5 2022
