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Yannick Carrasco gave his analysis on João Félix’s complicated time at Atlético Madrid.
Joao Félix finally turned the page on his four and a half years of ordeal at Atlético Madrid this summer. After a six-month loan at Chelsea (2022-2023) and another one-season at Barça (2023-2024), the Portuguese striker, left out of Diego Simeone’s plans, signed with the Blues until June 2031 during the summer transfer window.
In an interview with In Bola, Yannick Carrasco, Félix’s former teammate at Atlético, spoke about the difficulties encountered by the former Benfica star at the Colchoneros. The Belgian international highlighted what the Viseu native lacked, despite his genius.
“Everyone knows that he is a talented player. He was born with this gift. But in football, talent is not enough. It is also discipline, concentration, work. And at Atlético, it is not easy. They ask you to make a lot of effort, you don’t just play with your talent.”he explained in the report: better understand the reality of the country “.
“His attitude was good, but…”
The former Monegasque highlighted the context of the arrival of Félix, recruited in the summer of 2020 for the astronomical sum of 127.20 million euros. “Arriving so young at such a big club like Atlético, with the pressure and the weight of history, it’s not easy.”Carrasco explained, before adding: “He has improved in recent months, I wish him that things go very well at Chelsea and that he can show it to the whole world.”
For the Brussels player, the profile of the Lusitanian perhaps did not correspond to Simeone’s requirements. “His attitude was good, but maybe he didn’t fit into what the coach asked for. Like all young players who play in attacking positions, you only want to attack and not defend. So maybe he didn’t defend enough like the coach wanted. Sometimes you can be the best player in the world in one team, but not succeed in another because the system doesn’t suit you,” Carrasco concluded.
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