It is one of the issues that was attributed to Diego Pablo Simeonecoach of Atlético de Madridafter the arrival of Julian Alvarez to the colchonero team, due to the fact that it did not always play at the top and that, in that first stretch, its performance was more discreet than initially expected.
However, it seems that what he saw Choloit wasn’t bad. If the current world champion coach, Lionel Scalonireplies and justifies it, there had to be something in the decision of the Cholo.
Julián Álvarez, forward of the national team Argentina and of Atlético de Madridspoke about the new position in which both Lionel Scaloni as Diego Simeone They have been using him, moving him away from the area and asking him to play more on the left wing. “If the coach puts me in that position it is because he believes that I can do well and help the team, so “I’m always available,” he commented after the game against Peru..
Alvarezwho naturally feels more comfortable in the center forward, explained that he feels comfortable adapting to any position in which he is needed and that he is always willing to help the team, in addition to emphasizing that he feels more involved in the day on the day of Athletic. “It was an adaptation process. Many changes, many new things, but much more adapted. They have helped me a lot. There are games in which I play more on the left, sometimes in the middle. Higher up, further back, but as I said I always try to adapt to any position and if the coach puts me in those places it is because he believes I can do it well,” he explained.
SCALONI’S OPINION
For its part, Scaloni had previously noted that the decision to use Alvarez in that position was due to the absence of other players who could play on the sides, and he highlighted that, despite not being in his natural position, Alvarez He is always a threat due to his enormous quality, proving Simeone right in his decision. “He is born as a midfielder, inside. Circumstances mean that he has to give us a hand from the outside. It is not only because we think it is interesting, but because of the impossibility of having some players who can play us on the sides,” he explained, adding: “Wherever he plays, Julián always smells the goal and it is important. For any coach it is important.”
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