Simeone: Recruitment Work Not Yet Finished; Alvarez Rich with Atlético DNA, He is Still Integrating into the Team

On August 20th, Atlético Madrid will face their first match of the 2024/25 La Liga season. Ahead of the game, Atlético’s head coach Diego Simeone attended a press conference.

Regarding his views on the new season

The current three new signings have integrated smoothly with the team. Sorloth will provide assistance in the attack, Lenoirman’s contributions are in defense, and Alvarez is almost versatile. Tomorrow’s match will be difficult, but we can certainly cause problems for our opponents.

Regarding transfer operations

Things were supposed to end here, but there are still variables. We know the type of player we are looking for and what we want.

Regarding the left center-back position and Gallagher

Ilyas performed excellently in the pre-season games, Reinildo has improved greatly after his injury and also performed well in the pre-season games. Lenoirman can play in this position as well, and Azpilicueta can also handle it. But after Hermoso’s departure, there has been no equivalent position signing, yet our work is progressing well.

Regarding Alvarez

Everything is happening very fast. He only just arrived at the team and has already participated in four consecutive days of training. He is adapting, having participated in the Copa America and the Olympics, he has had almost no rest. He did not have a pure holiday because he was focused on his future. All his characteristics are very close to Atlético’s DNA.

Regarding Félix

He is doing well. Like other players, he accepts all proposals given to him and is always ready to compete with his teammates.

Regarding offensive football tactics

The reality of the game is what you need to do when you win back possession. You can adopt a high or low position, even man-to-man tactics. We are looking for methods, hoping that we can find a way that suits the team better.