João has left Atlético de Madrid, but the news about the Portuguese continues to come out. Even though he was completely separated from the club and was going through a new stage at Chelsea, his time at the Metropolitano was so unique that it is a chapter that seems to never close. Now it has been Carrasco who has reopened it, pointing out the possible keys to why the signing did not go as expected.
The Belgian coincided with him for a few years in the Spanish capitaleven winning a league in the season after the pandemic, so I can experience Félix’s evolution first-hand on a day-to-day basis. “The whole football world knows that João is a very talented player. He was born with a lot of talent, but you can see that in football sometimes talent is not the most important thing.”it is also discipline, concentration and work,” said the winger.
However, Yannick does not point to a reason for attitude, but rather for fit into the red and white scheme: “His attitude was good, but he may not have done what the coach asked of him. When you’re young, all attackers want to attack and not defend, and sometimes you may not have defended enough, as the coach wanted“said the Belgian.
The attacker, now in Al-Shabab, also assures that it is possible that the situation did not help him grow his football: “Atlético is not such an easy team, because a lot of effort is required there, and not just playing with talent“In addition, he remembers that he also had bad times there, similar to those João experienced. “It was also difficult for me when I arrived at Atlético as a young man, from Monaco. I didn’t play for three months. Then I won the place, I had to change the chip in my head. There are players who cost a little more, it depends on each player, I was lucky that it clicked in my head, because otherwise I would have been gone after six months.“.
Despite everything, he remains quite fond of his former teammate: “I wish him all the best and he will grow year after year, because arriving so young at a club as big as Atlético, with the pressure of such an expensive transfer, is not easy.. I think he has improved and I hope he is happy at Chelsea and that I can prove it to the whole world.”
