Simeone: “Julián Álvarez is the best footballer we have at Atlético”

The coach of Atlético de Madrid, Diego Pablo Simeone, is clear that the Argentine striker Julián Álvarez “is the best footballer” he has in his club, and although he avoided talking about the player’s desire to leave the red and white team, he highlighted an “offensive hierarchy that is very difficult to find” and that he has been able to generate “different footballer things within the team.”

“Julián is the best footballer we have at Atlético Madrid since he arrived and I hope that in the national team he can generate what he achieved in the last World Cup,” said Simeone in an interview with ‘ESPN Mundial’ on the ‘ESPN’ network.

The ‘Cholo’ made it clear that the ‘Araña’ is the player about whom the red and white team thinks of “generating play around him”, but he did not want to talk about his future at the mattress club. “His future is the match against Cape Verde, the best thing for him is to focus on that, not think about everything that happened. Things will be resolved as always,” he concluded.

“I ran into him when I went to see Giuliano and we talked a little about how his ankle was and the importance he has for the team. In the last game he already showed another intensity and Argentina is going to need him because he is an extraordinary player,” said the Argentine coach.

In addition, Simeone stressed that Álvarez’s numbers “speak for themselves.” “He had very good continuity, he has generated things like a different footballer within the team. We are very happy with his work, he has always behaved very well with us,” said the Atlético coach.

“From the moment he arrived I knew that a different player was arriving, who provided an offensive hierarchy that is very difficult to find because Julián is among the five best in the world. The work and growth he had at City and Atlético have led him to this place and these numbers (quotation). We will see what happens,” said the ‘Cholo’.