Atlético accepts Celta's gift and ends up crushing it
If a skinny dog is all about fleas, the Celta is no longer even a malnourished greyhound.. Benítez's team, with a more recognizable Aspas than last season, knows how to play football. What he doesn't know is how to punish mistakes and, what's worse, he concedes them so monumental that they penalize any option for victory.. And Atlético, of course, happily accepts the gifts of life. Villar, this time, was the celestial Wizard King and Griezmann, the boy who received not one but three presents (0-3). [Narrative and Statistics]
Diego Simeone already warned about Celta's capabilities and Rafa Benítez's team wanted to agree with the rival coach. “We are playing against a team that has gotten fewer points than it deserves for its work,” declared Cholo in the preview.. In 15 minutes, the celestials had accumulated three clear chances and zero goals in favor.
That was the time it took for Atlético to have its first long possession and, as a result, a clear chance by Griezmann that the referee ended up disallowing due to Morata's offside.
Before, Lino had barely threatened, a footballer who, for better and worse, knows he owns that left lane.. Because of that overconfidence he made some mistakes that Simeone surely took note of.. Galán, one of Celta's best footballers last season, watched them from the bench. Cholista therapy that Griezmann or Giménez previously suffered, as explained by the coach himself.
rebellion bugle
And then, Villar's madness wanted to make Cholo's phrase good. The light blue goalkeeper threw away all the work of his teammates in a blunder, perhaps punished excessively by Cuadra Fernández. The goalkeeper missed a soft cross from Hermoso, it fell into Morata's boots and he blocked it.. Very clear and red penalty.
Griezmann's goal could have been a blow to a team that has not yet been able to win at home in the League and that has lost the last 10 games against the rojiblancos. However, what could have been a slab was a bugle of rebellion and Benítez's pupils, with Aspas as director of operations and Larsen as finisher, grew up in the face of the passivity of Atlético de Madrid.
And the international break did not sit very well with Atlético de Madrid, no matter how much Simeone was happy to recover the internationals without incident, as well as Barrios and Söyüncü after their injury.. The team was somewhat apathetic and they played more than half a game against 10.
The red from Cuadra Fernández to Iván Villar.
Celta's attitude was admirable despite its adverse circumstances both in the game and in the table, in relegation with only six points. They did not stop believing, as the Atlético team likes to hear so much, nor did they stop threatening Oblak's goal.. The Slovenian had the crossbar saved after a blow from Bamba at the beginning of the second half.
Perhaps the spirit of Helenio Herrera took the soul of the celestial players and that is why they doubled their efforts to try to give the first joy of the season to their fans.. But, when Atlético bites the bone, they no longer let go and, furthermore, Benítez did not help by removing Aspas from the field too soon judging by how the man from Moaña was launching the counterattacks.
Uneven luck
And, if one team is unlucky, the other finds winning lottery tickets on the ground.. The goals enter Atlético even with the tibia. Griezmann scored his team's second after trying to cross Morata. His hit was so bad that it fooled Guaita and the ball slipped into the goal. A few minutes later, Oblak's miss on a long shot almost became the first, but his leg inadvertently saved the goal on the line.
Minutes later, the Little Prince finished off his hat trick from inside the area with a Celta already surrendered and beaten. Benítez had a bad look on his bench, his team looks bad for the rest of the season. Perhaps the man from Madrid will not have time to change his luck no matter how good football his team shows.