“I see Felipe fantasticHe has been the best defender we have for three games, “he slipped Diego Pablo Simeone still in the bowels of the Metropolitan. The Argentine had been asked for his partner with Hermoso, but he hardly answered about the Brazilian, to which he dedicated a compliment that has nothing to do with some analysis of the match against Real Sociedad.
And is that El Cholo had decided in the previous one that Felipe would pass in front of Hermoso. The Giménez muscle discomfort They prevented the former Porto from forming a couple with the Uruguayan (who will be ready for Thursday to visit Levante) and it had to be the former Espanyol who installed himself in the axis of the defense with a performance that did not satisfy, on the contrary than Felipe, the Argentine coach.
A coach used to rewarding meritocracy as the two centrals know well. Felipe won the title with a prodigious season, 19-20, in his debut, but last year he lost that condition to the brutal growth of Hermoso compared to his first campaign. In fact, Mario has been one of the players most praised by Simeone in recent months for his ability to reverse the situation.
In fact, the Madrid youth squad performed both as a left-handed center back in the back of three or as a left-handed side when the coach decided that he contributed more than Lodi or a Carrasco who was the usual starter on the left wing for much of last season (with irruptions also from Saúl).
Waiting for Savic
While Felipe monopolizes praise and Simeone decides whether or not to return to the defense of three centrals, it should be remembered that Stefan Savic is still injured. The Montenegrin, key last year, does not finish reaching the majestic level of last season. Despite this, when he recovers from the injury (the objective was to return to Real Sociedad, but he did not meet that deadline) will return to the ownership of a rear in which Felipe has ‘advanced’ to Hermoso.
