Why is Atletico Madrid worse than Manchester United? Only 2 points after 3 rounds, Simeone s coaching position is in a hurry

The new season, the five major leagues have rekindled the battle. Manchester United, which has attracted much attention from fans, still performs mediocrely after investing heavily in creating the "new trident" in the summer window. Coach Amorin's coaching ability has been widely criticized by fans. Even so, Manchester United successfully won the first victory of the season in the third round of the Premier League with a penalty kick from B at home. Among the five major leagues, there is another team that is hard to win so far, that is Atletico Madrid coached by Simeone! In the third round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid was tied 1-1 by Alaves on the away game. In the first three rounds of La Liga, Atletico Madrid only achieved a record of 2 draws and 1 loss. In the first round, they lost to Espanyol 1-2 and drew 1-1 with Elche in the second round. You should know that the three opponents that Atletico Madrid encountered at the beginning were not strong, and their positioning was all mid- and downstream teams in the league. Even so, it is still difficult to win by leading the team. Atletico Madrid is now ranked 16th in La Liga with only 2 points, only 1 point higher than the relegation zone.

This summer window, Atletico Madrid signed 9 players, spending as much as 175 million euros, making it the La Liga team with the most spending in the summer window. Last summer window, Atletico Madrid was also the most expensive La Liga team, signing Alvarez and Gallagher and spending 188 million euros. Atletico Madrid has maintained high investment for two consecutive summer windows, but in fact they are doing one thing, that is, the replacement of new and old.

In the past two seasons, Atletico Madrid has been focusing on the younger roster. Especially this summer window, Atletico Madrid sent away more than 30 veterans including Saul, Vitsel, Azpilicueta, De Paul, and Correa. Among the nine new players signed by Simeone in the transfer market, 7 are no more than 25 years old. Among them, Baena, who was introduced with a large sum of money, was 23 years old, Cardozo, and Almada, 24 years old. The addition of new players has brought about earth-shaking changes in Atletico Madrid's lineup. According to statistics, 8 new faces of the 23 players in the Simeone first team (Lenglet was loaned on the team last season), that is, 35% of the players did not participate in the league last season. Considering Atletico Madrid participated in the Club World Cup, the team was forced to shorten the pre-season preparation time and played only two friendly matches this summer. This caused the young Atletico Madrid to panic as soon as the game started and failed to establish its own tactical system.

Judging from the first three rounds of games, in addition to the young lineup and lack of running-in, Atletico Madrid also has obvious shortcomings in the lineup. The team lacks explosive points on the wing, especially the lack of personal ability to break the deadlock on the right. The team's double midfielder system is facing a test. Although Cardoso performed well, the core DePaul's departure has a profound impact. These problems need to be solved one by one by one by one by Simeone.

At present, time is Simeone's biggest enemy. Although the team will usher in a two-week interval next, Atletico Madrid has injuries and national team transfer problems, so there is not much time left for Simeone to run-in with the team. Next, Atletico Madrid will also face the challenge of Villarreal in La Liga, challenging Liverpool in the European game. If Atletico Madrid fails to recover in time, they are likely to suffer a five-game victory at the start. By then, even the "godfather" Simeone, his position as the coach will no longer be solid.