Viimasel ajal (eelmise hooaja keskpaik ja lõpp ning praegune pretemporada) tundub, et Simeone on järjest enam flirtimas ka 5-3-2 formatsiooniga, kus äärekaitsjad senisest veelgi kõrgemal mängiksid. Arvestades, kui palju ta seda treeningutel juurutada üritab, siis ei imestaks, kui algaval hooajal näeksime seda juba sutsu rohkem kui eelmisel hooajal. Toona sai seda näha korra hooaja alguses Leganesi vastu (toona oli näiteks vasakuks wingbackiks Saul ning paremaks Correa) ning veidi rohkem hooaja lõpus, aga väga järjepidevalt Simeone seda siiski ei kasutanud.
Palju oleneb ka sellest, kuidas Juanfran ja Vrsaljko välja veavad. Juanfran tervet hooaega põhiparemkaitsjana kindlasti ei kesta ning Vrsaljko peab end klubi eest ka lõpuks kokku võtma ja usaldusväärsust näitama. Kui horvaat seda ei suuda, siis ei imestaks, kui Simeone hakkab alternatiive otsima ning Gelson võiks olla ülejäänud mängijatest kõige naturaalsem alternatiiv. Ühest küljest nõuab Simeone kaitseliinis mängimine küll taktikalist distsipliini, kuid teisest küljest on Simeone äärekaitsed alati pigem ründava suunitlusega olnud - ka 4-4-2 puhul on Simeone eelistanud alati pigem sisselõikavaid wingereid, kes jätaks äärekaitsjatele palju ruumi tõusmiseks ja kombineerimiseks.
Muus osas tasuks tähele panna, et Juan Manuel Sanabria saabumine tehti ametlikuks. Uruguai nooruk siirdub hetkel Juvenil A satsi pallima.
VAMOS LOS PIBES: URUGUAY’S BEST BOTIJAS - Juan Manuel Sanabria
The versatile midfielder is yet to make his debut for Nacional but has already agreed to join Spanish giants Atletico Madrid. Monitored by Europe’s elite for some time, Sanabria also had a 10-day trial with Liverpool in 2015 and was one of the standout players for the Uruguay U17s at last year’s Sudamericano.
The accolades have continued to pour in after he was an ever-present in Nacional’s U20 Copa Libertadores win this February. With his wand of a left foot, Sanabria tends to feature on the wing where he can utilise his excellent acceleration, close control and crossing.
With Uruguay’s shift to a more technical midfield featuring Valverde, Torreira and Bentancur, this bodes well for Sanabria who is cut from the same cloth and would fit right in. For the time being, he is likely to be a key piece for the Uruguay U20s but is certainly someone who has been earmarked as a future senior international.
The versatile midfielder is yet to make his debut for Nacional but has already agreed to join Spanish giants Atletico Madrid. Monitored by Europe’s elite for some time, Sanabria also had a 10-day trial with Liverpool in 2015 and was one of the standout players for the Uruguay U17s at last year’s Sudamericano.
The accolades have continued to pour in after he was an ever-present in Nacional’s U20 Copa Libertadores win this February. With his wand of a left foot, Sanabria tends to feature on the wing where he can utilise his excellent acceleration, close control and crossing.
With Uruguay’s shift to a more technical midfield featuring Valverde, Torreira and Bentancur, this bodes well for Sanabria who is cut from the same cloth and would fit right in. For the time being, he is likely to be a key piece for the Uruguay U20s but is certainly someone who has been earmarked as a future senior international.
Ning lisaks suve keskele üks huvitav kirjutis Simeonelt - The Coaches Voice - Almost Impossible. Üleüldse võib sealt leheküljelt põnevat lugemist leida.
"I was 27 or 28 years old when I really decided I would become a manager. I would go home from training – I played for Lazio then (above) – grab a folder and pretend I was taking a training session.
You know the way kids imagine things, when they are playing? I would do the same as an adult, playing at being a manager. I used my team and pictured myself taking parts of training. I imagined the next match and planned out everything I needed.
By the end of the day I’d be surrounded by sheets of paper, each one covered with drawings or notes. I liked to write everything down."
You know the way kids imagine things, when they are playing? I would do the same as an adult, playing at being a manager. I used my team and pictured myself taking parts of training. I imagined the next match and planned out everything I needed.
By the end of the day I’d be surrounded by sheets of paper, each one covered with drawings or notes. I liked to write everything down."
"If there is one thing I am, it is very hard-headed. If I want something, I go after it – and I go after it ad nauseum.
This brings me back to Atletico Madrid.
When I left the club in 2005, it was as a player who was not participating much within the team. And one who knew very well that my presence there wasn’t working, because it didn’t give the manager peace of mind.
Why? Because of the name you have as you get older, and the effect that has on journalists, the fans and the whole situation surrounding that.
But from the moment I left Madrid, I started preparing my return."
This brings me back to Atletico Madrid.
When I left the club in 2005, it was as a player who was not participating much within the team. And one who knew very well that my presence there wasn’t working, because it didn’t give the manager peace of mind.
Why? Because of the name you have as you get older, and the effect that has on journalists, the fans and the whole situation surrounding that.
But from the moment I left Madrid, I started preparing my return."
"Seven years later, I have to say that Atletico is my life – I have 13 years of history linked to one club."
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