Atletico Madrid's defeat away at Sevilla marked the first time in the Diego Simeone era where Los Rojiblancos registered three losses in a row, as they were previously beaten by Real Mallorca and Real Madrid in LaLiga Santander.
Simeone's side are showing signs of decline this season, as their summer signings have failed to deliver and strengthen the reigning LaLiga Santander champions.
Loss of confidence
Atletico won several of their games last season due to the belief they had in themselves and their endeavour, while pursuing victory until the final whistle. This season, however, the players seem to have lost that confidence even in games where they are dominant.
Struggling at the back
Atletico conceded six goals from just eight shots on target in the last three games, mainly because of the team's defensive frailties, while Jan Oblak isn't performing miracles as he used to do last season.
Scoring issues despite abundance of forwards
Atletico have five forwards in Luis Suarez, Angel Correa, Joao Felix and summer signings Antoine Griezmann and Matheus Cunha, but they have been lacking a clinical touch in front of goal in many games.
Los Rojiblancos scored just two goals in their last three defeats, with Cunha and centre-back Felipe Monteiro being the players who got their names on the scoresheet.
Beatable and weakened opponents
Atletico are no longer the team that opponents are frightened of, as sides such as Elche and Real Mallorca haven't hesitated to attack against Simeone's side which has created danger in front of Oblak's goal.
They don't deliver in the first half
Real Madrid and Sevilla both converted their first chances into goals, but Atletico Madrid have not managed to do so thus far, as they are struggling to deliver in the first 45 minutes in the majority of their games.
tabacenprs
1
This Suarez you are criticising here was the guy behind your laliga success last season...you don't expect players to always be at their best even messi has a slow start in this season...and don' you know each coach has their own tactics,Diego simeone starting Suarez or ther players you are complaining of simply means they suit his style of play or tactics...just take a good look at busquet of Barcelona,age has gotten thr better of him and their are several players who can replace him but yet he isn't benched by any coach....
Suarez has gotten lazy, last season he was sharp all over the pitch n proved koeman wrong now he's done
AtletiFan-NY
1
This Suarez you are criticising here was the guy behind your laliga success last season...you don't expect players to always be at their best even messi has a slow start in this season...and don' you know each coach has their own tactics,Diego simeone starting Suarez or ther players you are complaining of simply means they suit his style of play or tactics...just take a good look at busquet of Barcelona,age has gotten thr better of him and their are several players who can replace him but yet he isn't benched by any coach....
And I always acknowledge that he played a big role in our Laliga win last year along with Llorente, Savic and Oblak. But if he is out of form and is not contributing anything to team then you cannot play him forever. I am no way hater of Suarez, I simply feel he doesn’t have energy to play at highest level anymore. Benzema who is of similar age and plays at same position still playing like he is 28 but Suarez slowed down a lot. Watching almost every minute of Atletico this season, I had that opinion. And I didn’t single out Suarez. I mentioned other players too who I think are not in great form. And there are few players who are still performing very good when we are losing like Lemar. So it’s not all criticism. I just said what I saw and most of atleti fans have the same opinion about Suarez.
Beatsbybox
1
Can’t understand Atleti struggles. They should be doing way better than what they are doing. Too much talent on that squad.
richway123
0
It’s because of Simone stubbornness. He won’t go with Cunha and Felix combination and will still start with Correa and Suarez. I don’t mind Correa and love his energy but he just disappears for most of the times when he starts the game. He is super sub. He should be there in second half when team needs energy. The biggest problem is playing with Suarez. I don’t know what Simone sees in Suarez. Playing with Suarez means playing with 10 people with zero contribution. Forget about the contributions in terms of goals/ assist he barely touches the ball and when he does he lose it and doesn’t even complete a pass. His last goal was a penalty I guess. He is too slow for counters too and not sharp enough in the box for Felix, Lemar and Carrasco’s passes. The second problem is the form of Koke. Despite the poor form of Koke he starts every game. First goal of RM against Atleti was due to his mistake but that wasn’t his only mistake in last few weeks. Simone won’t play Combination of DePaul, Llorente, Lemar and instead drop one of those who performs well and adjust Koke( I know the argument of CDM is there but still it’s better to give some other confident players this role for few games instead of underperforming Koke). Third was the position of Llorente. He contributes a lot when playing higher on the field but due to Trippier injury he was stuck at RB/RWB. The forth problem is not good enough defenders. Flippe is an average defender with some good and some bad days ( on bad days he will cost you the game )and Hermoso is simply below average and a reckless defender. Good with the ball in feet but he needs to be good at defending that he isn’t. Gimenez is great but mostly injured and when he comes back he needs few games to get back to his usual sharpness in defense and boom he is again injured as soon as he is back to his form. Savic is our best performing defender with least mistakes and he is injured for long time. Also we don’t have any backup LB. But I guess we got enough talent in team but Simone stubbornness to start with Suarez (idk why) and Koke is hurting us big time. In Koke case we got no good option in CDM so Simone can justify that but Suarez deserves no starts. And Simone problem is when he doesn’t like you he won’t give you enough chances and literally ruin your career but when he likes you he will rather ruin the team and lose but not bench you. He kept doing it with Diogo Costa and now with Suarez.
This Suarez you are criticising here was the guy behind your laliga success last season...you don't expect players to always be at their best even messi has a slow start in this season...and don' you know each coach has their own tactics,Diego simeone starting Suarez or ther players you are complaining of simply means they suit his style of play or tactics...just take a good look at busquet of Barcelona,age has gotten thr better of him and their are several players who can replace him but yet he isn't benched by any coach....
Kohadlmprt
2
It’s because of Simone stubbornness. He won’t go with Cunha and Felix combination and will still start with Correa and Suarez. I don’t mind Correa and love his energy but he just disappears for most of the times when he starts the game. He is super sub. He should be there in second half when team needs energy. The biggest problem is playing with Suarez. I don’t know what Simone sees in Suarez. Playing with Suarez means playing with 10 people with zero contribution. Forget about the contributions in terms of goals/ assist he barely touches the ball and when he does he lose it and doesn’t even complete a pass. His last goal was a penalty I guess. He is too slow for counters too and not sharp enough in the box for Felix, Lemar and Carrasco’s passes. The second problem is the form of Koke. Despite the poor form of Koke he starts every game. First goal of RM against Atleti was due to his mistake but that wasn’t his only mistake in last few weeks. Simone won’t play Combination of DePaul, Llorente, Lemar and instead drop one of those who performs well and adjust Koke( I know the argument of CDM is there but still it’s better to give some other confident players this role for few games instead of underperforming Koke). Third was the position of Llorente. He contributes a lot when playing higher on the field but due to Trippier injury he was stuck at RB/RWB. The forth problem is not good enough defenders. Flippe is an average defender with some good and some bad days ( on bad days he will cost you the game )and Hermoso is simply below average and a reckless defender. Good with the ball in feet but he needs to be good at defending that he isn’t. Gimenez is great but mostly injured and when he comes back he needs few games to get back to his usual sharpness in defense and boom he is again injured as soon as he is back to his form. Savic is our best performing defender with least mistakes and he is injured for long time. Also we don’t have any backup LB. But I guess we got enough talent in team but Simone stubbornness to start with Suarez (idk why) and Koke is hurting us big time. In Koke case we got no good option in CDM so Simone can justify that but Suarez deserves no starts. And Simone problem is when he doesn’t like you he won’t give you enough chances and literally ruin your career but when he likes you he will rather ruin the team and lose but not bench you. He kept doing it with Diogo Costa and now with Suarez.
you speak my mind about Suarez.
Kohadlmprt
2
It’s because of Simone stubbornness. He won’t go with Cunha and Felix combination and will still start with Correa and Suarez. I don’t mind Correa and love his energy but he just disappears for most of the times when he starts the game. He is super sub. He should be there in second half when team needs energy. The biggest problem is playing with Suarez. I don’t know what Simone sees in Suarez. Playing with Suarez means playing with 10 people with zero contribution. Forget about the contributions in terms of goals/ assist he barely touches the ball and when he does he lose it and doesn’t even complete a pass. His last goal was a penalty I guess. He is too slow for counters too and not sharp enough in the box for Felix, Lemar and Carrasco’s passes. The second problem is the form of Koke. Despite the poor form of Koke he starts every game. First goal of RM against Atleti was due to his mistake but that wasn’t his only mistake in last few weeks. Simone won’t play Combination of DePaul, Llorente, Lemar and instead drop one of those who performs well and adjust Koke( I know the argument of CDM is there but still it’s better to give some other confident players this role for few games instead of underperforming Koke). Third was the position of Llorente. He contributes a lot when playing higher on the field but due to Trippier injury he was stuck at RB/RWB. The forth problem is not good enough defenders. Flippe is an average defender with some good and some bad days ( on bad days he will cost you the game )and Hermoso is simply below average and a reckless defender. Good with the ball in feet but he needs to be good at defending that he isn’t. Gimenez is great but mostly injured and when he comes back he needs few games to get back to his usual sharpness in defense and boom he is again injured as soon as he is back to his form. Savic is our best performing defender with least mistakes and he is injured for long time. Also we don’t have any backup LB. But I guess we got enough talent in team but Simone stubbornness to start with Suarez (idk why) and Koke is hurting us big time. In Koke case we got no good option in CDM so Simone can justify that but Suarez deserves no starts. And Simone problem is when he doesn’t like you he won’t give you enough chances and literally ruin your career but when he likes you he will rather ruin the team and lose but not bench you. He kept doing it with Diogo Costa and now with Suarez.
i thought I'm the only person who notice Suarez's problems. You truly understand the Team problem.
zobcdkmrs
3
It’s because of Simone stubbornness. He won’t go with Cunha and Felix combination and will still start with Correa and Suarez. I don’t mind Correa and love his energy but he just disappears for most of the times when he starts the game. He is super sub. He should be there in second half when team needs energy. The biggest problem is playing with Suarez. I don’t know what Simone sees in Suarez. Playing with Suarez means playing with 10 people with zero contribution. Forget about the contributions in terms of goals/ assist he barely touches the ball and when he does he lose it and doesn’t even complete a pass. His last goal was a penalty I guess. He is too slow for counters too and not sharp enough in the box for Felix, Lemar and Carrasco’s passes. The second problem is the form of Koke. Despite the poor form of Koke he starts every game. First goal of RM against Atleti was due to his mistake but that wasn’t his only mistake in last few weeks. Simone won’t play Combination of DePaul, Llorente, Lemar and instead drop one of those who performs well and adjust Koke( I know the argument of CDM is there but still it’s better to give some other confident players this role for few games instead of underperforming Koke). Third was the position of Llorente. He contributes a lot when playing higher on the field but due to Trippier injury he was stuck at RB/RWB. The forth problem is not good enough defenders. Flippe is an average defender with some good and some bad days ( on bad days he will cost you the game )and Hermoso is simply below average and a reckless defender. Good with the ball in feet but he needs to be good at defending that he isn’t. Gimenez is great but mostly injured and when he comes back he needs few games to get back to his usual sharpness in defense and boom he is again injured as soon as he is back to his form. Savic is our best performing defender with least mistakes and he is injured for long time. Also we don’t have any backup LB. But I guess we got enough talent in team but Simone stubbornness to start with Suarez (idk why) and Koke is hurting us big time. In Koke case we got no good option in CDM so Simone can justify that but Suarez deserves no starts. And Simone problem is when he doesn’t like you he won’t give you enough chances and literally ruin your career but when he likes you he will rather ruin the team and lose but not bench you. He kept doing it with Diogo Costa and now with Suarez.
very much true
Muhammedb
2
It’s because of Simone stubbornness. He won’t go with Cunha and Felix combination and will still start with Correa and Suarez. I don’t mind Correa and love his energy but he just disappears for most of the times when he starts the game. He is super sub. He should be there in second half when team needs energy. The biggest problem is playing with Suarez. I don’t know what Simone sees in Suarez. Playing with Suarez means playing with 10 people with zero contribution. Forget about the contributions in terms of goals/ assist he barely touches the ball and when he does he lose it and doesn’t even complete a pass. His last goal was a penalty I guess. He is too slow for counters too and not sharp enough in the box for Felix, Lemar and Carrasco’s passes. The second problem is the form of Koke. Despite the poor form of Koke he starts every game. First goal of RM against Atleti was due to his mistake but that wasn’t his only mistake in last few weeks. Simone won’t play Combination of DePaul, Llorente, Lemar and instead drop one of those who performs well and adjust Koke( I know the argument of CDM is there but still it’s better to give some other confident players this role for few games instead of underperforming Koke). Third was the position of Llorente. He contributes a lot when playing higher on the field but due to Trippier injury he was stuck at RB/RWB. The forth problem is not good enough defenders. Flippe is an average defender with some good and some bad days ( on bad days he will cost you the game )and Hermoso is simply below average and a reckless defender. Good with the ball in feet but he needs to be good at defending that he isn’t. Gimenez is great but mostly injured and when he comes back he needs few games to get back to his usual sharpness in defense and boom he is again injured as soon as he is back to his form. Savic is our best performing defender with least mistakes and he is injured for long time. Also we don’t have any backup LB. But I guess we got enough talent in team but Simone stubbornness to start with Suarez (idk why) and Koke is hurting us big time. In Koke case we got no good option in CDM so Simone can justify that but Suarez deserves no starts. And Simone problem is when he doesn’t like you he won’t give you enough chances and literally ruin your career but when he likes you he will rather ruin the team and lose but not bench you. He kept doing it with Diogo Costa and now with Suarez.
I won't say anything anymore because you have already said everything needed to be said
Abkd
2
It’s because of Simone stubbornness. He won’t go with Cunha and Felix combination and will still start with Correa and Suarez. I don’t mind Correa and love his energy but he just disappears for most of the times when he starts the game. He is super sub. He should be there in second half when team needs energy. The biggest problem is playing with Suarez. I don’t know what Simone sees in Suarez. Playing with Suarez means playing with 10 people with zero contribution. Forget about the contributions in terms of goals/ assist he barely touches the ball and when he does he lose it and doesn’t even complete a pass. His last goal was a penalty I guess. He is too slow for counters too and not sharp enough in the box for Felix, Lemar and Carrasco’s passes. The second problem is the form of Koke. Despite the poor form of Koke he starts every game. First goal of RM against Atleti was due to his mistake but that wasn’t his only mistake in last few weeks. Simone won’t play Combination of DePaul, Llorente, Lemar and instead drop one of those who performs well and adjust Koke( I know the argument of CDM is there but still it’s better to give some other confident players this role for few games instead of underperforming Koke). Third was the position of Llorente. He contributes a lot when playing higher on the field but due to Trippier injury he was stuck at RB/RWB. The forth problem is not good enough defenders. Flippe is an average defender with some good and some bad days ( on bad days he will cost you the game )and Hermoso is simply below average and a reckless defender. Good with the ball in feet but he needs to be good at defending that he isn’t. Gimenez is great but mostly injured and when he comes back he needs few games to get back to his usual sharpness in defense and boom he is again injured as soon as he is back to his form. Savic is our best performing defender with least mistakes and he is injured for long time. Also we don’t have any backup LB. But I guess we got enough talent in team but Simone stubbornness to start with Suarez (idk why) and Koke is hurting us big time. In Koke case we got no good option in CDM so Simone can justify that but Suarez deserves no starts. And Simone problem is when he doesn’t like you he won’t give you enough chances and literally ruin your career but when he likes you he will rather ruin the team and lose but not bench you. He kept doing it with Diogo Costa and now with Suarez.
That’s true bro
abdulrahim10
2
It’s because of Simone stubbornness. He won’t go with Cunha and Felix combination and will still start with Correa and Suarez. I don’t mind Correa and love his energy but he just disappears for most of the times when he starts the game. He is super sub. He should be there in second half when team needs energy. The biggest problem is playing with Suarez. I don’t know what Simone sees in Suarez. Playing with Suarez means playing with 10 people with zero contribution. Forget about the contributions in terms of goals/ assist he barely touches the ball and when he does he lose it and doesn’t even complete a pass. His last goal was a penalty I guess. He is too slow for counters too and not sharp enough in the box for Felix, Lemar and Carrasco’s passes. The second problem is the form of Koke. Despite the poor form of Koke he starts every game. First goal of RM against Atleti was due to his mistake but that wasn’t his only mistake in last few weeks. Simone won’t play Combination of DePaul, Llorente, Lemar and instead drop one of those who performs well and adjust Koke( I know the argument of CDM is there but still it’s better to give some other confident players this role for few games instead of underperforming Koke). Third was the position of Llorente. He contributes a lot when playing higher on the field but due to Trippier injury he was stuck at RB/RWB. The forth problem is not good enough defenders. Flippe is an average defender with some good and some bad days ( on bad days he will cost you the game )and Hermoso is simply below average and a reckless defender. Good with the ball in feet but he needs to be good at defending that he isn’t. Gimenez is great but mostly injured and when he comes back he needs few games to get back to his usual sharpness in defense and boom he is again injured as soon as he is back to his form. Savic is our best performing defender with least mistakes and he is injured for long time. Also we don’t have any backup LB. But I guess we got enough talent in team but Simone stubbornness to start with Suarez (idk why) and Koke is hurting us big time. In Koke case we got no good option in CDM so Simone can justify that but Suarez deserves no starts. And Simone problem is when he doesn’t like you he won’t give you enough chances and literally ruin your career but when he likes you he will rather ruin the team and lose but not bench you. He kept doing it with Diogo Costa and now with Suarez.
You know atleti very well
AtletiFan-NY
10
It’s because of Simone stubbornness. He won’t go with Cunha and Felix combination and will still start with Correa and Suarez. I don’t mind Correa and love his energy but he just disappears for most of the times when he starts the game. He is super sub. He should be there in second half when team needs energy. The biggest problem is playing with Suarez. I don’t know what Simone sees in Suarez. Playing with Suarez means playing with 10 people with zero contribution. Forget about the contributions in terms of goals/ assist he barely touches the ball and when he does he lose it and doesn’t even complete a pass. His last goal was a penalty I guess. He is too slow for counters too and not sharp enough in the box for Felix, Lemar and Carrasco’s passes. The second problem is the form of Koke. Despite the poor form of Koke he starts every game. First goal of RM against Atleti was due to his mistake but that wasn’t his only mistake in last few weeks. Simone won’t play Combination of DePaul, Llorente, Lemar and instead drop one of those who performs well and adjust Koke( I know the argument of CDM is there but still it’s better to give some other confident players this role for few games instead of underperforming Koke). Third was the position of Llorente. He contributes a lot when playing higher on the field but due to Trippier injury he was stuck at RB/RWB. The forth problem is not good enough defenders. Flippe is an average defender with some good and some bad days ( on bad days he will cost you the game )and Hermoso is simply below average and a reckless defender. Good with the ball in feet but he needs to be good at defending that he isn’t. Gimenez is great but mostly injured and when he comes back he needs few games to get back to his usual sharpness in defense and boom he is again injured as soon as he is back to his form. Savic is our best performing defender with least mistakes and he is injured for long time. Also we don’t have any backup LB. But I guess we got enough talent in team but Simone stubbornness to start with Suarez (idk why) and Koke is hurting us big time. In Koke case we got no good option in CDM so Simone can justify that but Suarez deserves no starts. And Simone problem is when he doesn’t like you he won’t give you enough chances and literally ruin your career but when he likes you he will rather ruin the team and lose but not bench you. He kept doing it with Diogo Costa and now with Suarez.
Abkd
3
Never give up let’s go atleti
RaghibMustafa
3
the teality