Thomas Lemar
is being one of Atlético's revelation players.
Simeone has bet on the French and he has responded.
Since he arrived in 2018, he had not finished hitting the key.
Everything changed against Real Madrid on December 12.
The attacker was a substitute and played 44 minutes where he left flashes of his good quality.
That game served as a turning point for Thomas.
Since then only knows the ownership.
From that moment on, the prominence of
João Félix and Correa
was diminished.
No doubt.
Simeone
is the architect of this version of Lemar.
The goal he scored against
Cardassar
gave him that confidence that he lacked and he exploded in many games, despite the fact that the only one where he played the 90 minutes was against Alavés.
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Statistics
Lemar accumulates 1034 minutes in a campaign where he will be remembered for his high participation.
In fact, Simeone has always defended him in press conferences:
"He plays very well, believe me. We don't have footballers who have the driving and the shot he has with his right foot. All words vanish when we don't see him so often, but hopefully we can give him the confidence he needs because he can do us a lot of good. "
Claim
After a year with zero
(neither goals nor assists)
, Lemar has found himself again.
First, he returned to see the door against Valladolid almost a year and a half later.
His goal in the Cup and his assistance to João in the Champions League against Salzburg also helped his consecration.
He looks liberated and confident in the scheme that the team works.
It is no secret that it will be key in the future of the season.
A season that is predicted as exciting.