The weekend defeats of Real Madrid and Barcelona have put Atlético back in the fight for the league title and the week for Simeone is an exciting one. On Wednesday they play their Copa del Rey clash against Madrid and on Sunday they travel to the Camp Nou to face Barça in the league. The dilemma is which of the two games is most important, the fight for the cup or the three points against Barcelona, which would also leave a deep wound in the Catalans.
‘Cholo’ Simeone is pondering how to approach both and in training on Monday he rested Mandzukic, Arda, Tiago and Siqueira. It is not too logical to rest players 48 hours before a match of such importance and it seems like the first three of those names will be saved for the league clash. Siqueira could play on Wednesday because Ansaldi is injured.
That opens the door for Fernando Torres. It seems unlikely that ‘El Niño’ can play from the start given that he is not currently at the same level as his team-mates, but he could be included in the squad and could feature as a substitute.
The message from the coaching tea mis clear: there is no need to force Torres into action seen as there is still half of the season top lay. Raúl García, Griezmann, Koke and Raul Jimenez could all form part of the attack against Madrid, with Torres on the bench. ‘El Niño’ will have to progress slowly to get into his best possible shape and get more minutes along the way. Barça, Real Madrid (cup), Granada, Rayo…Atleti’s next opponents.
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