Real Madrid dismantles Atletico and takes the derby
#Cyclothymia
Zidane was on the wire seven days ago. He could have been eliminated in the Champions League and let himself go in the league. The players were unable to beat Alaves and had fallen to rivals such as Cadiz or Shaktar. Seven days later Real Madrid has won all three matches. They go to the Champions round as first in their group and are three points behind the top players in the league. Madrid's ciclotimia is inexplicable. An X-File of world soccer that the chronicles will always say was a matter of attitude and motivation.
#Without ideas
Simeone made his debut at Di Stéfano with the idea of leaving the ball to Real Madrid and killing the counter. It was an idea and that was all he had. Because Real Madrid knew what they had to do and how quickly they had to do it. The Red-White were overwhelmed by the white speed and only managed to chase shadows. The new Atletico de Simeone plays more. He takes the ball out of the back touching and tries to take care of the ball. But Real Madrid put the "champion mode". It showed the soccer of the important appointments. The one with the last bullet of the Russian roulette. That bullet that almost never hits his foot. He presses, moves the ball, despairs the rival and, on top of that, scores goals. Casemiro finished off a ball that the athletic defenders respected too much. The second was the work of Carvajal to celebrate his return from injury.
#Without PlanB
Simeone had no plan B. He couldn't read Real Madrid's game or find its weak points. The pressure, the insistence, the hard play... his DNA didn't reach Valdebebas. The strikers didn't pressure the white ball and the face of the Argentine on the bench was a poem. He changed Joao Felix in the second half to give him a touch of attention. The Di Stéfano's seats witnessed the Portuguese's anger. Suarez was the one sacrificed by Kondogbia to avoid the third. The Simeone of the big events was coming back. The one from the Champions League finals was overtaken by circumstances.
#WithoutTacTics
Zidane was not a tactical example either. But he knows how to conduct the orchestra so that the players can perform symphonies on concert days. From time to time they go out of tune, but you have to love this Real Madrid and more so in these times. He made the three changes when Simeone had made the five and more if he could have. The Frenchman added up nine out of nine when he had already written his resignation or Florentino signed his final settlement. He began a new stage against rivals such as Athletic, Eibar, Granada, Elche or Celtic. Those who do not motivate him and can make him lose everything he has won in recent days.
#WithoutFear
The red and white defeat is almost balsamic. You can lose and still lead. You can return to the winning path because you know the way. Atléti that eight years ago would be out of Europe and in a tremendous crisis for losing the derby now is a winning team that can stumble without setting fire to the stadium. But it's their season and they can't forget that. Just as the rest of the fans cannot understand what it means to be from Atlético de Madrid, the rest of the mortals could not understand if they were to drop out of the league. They can regularly keep Real Madrid at bay. Barça has enough to achieve fourth place. And the rest are no match for Simeone's team. Atletico has to believe that.
#WithoutPublic
The derby had a heat that led the fan to think that these were other times. Vinicius paid for Koke's impotence in the result. There was some scuffling, insults and some pushing, but Mateu put out the fire by beating the rest. The fans are missing from the stadiums. The heat of the public is beginning to be necessary. The scream in the stands. The pressure. The receptions. The typhoons in the bottoms. The whistles and the applause. The players seem to be doing well, but the soccer is getting cold. Social chloroform should become a social vitamin. But the data doesn't allow anyone to relax and the CSD doesn't even consider something similar to what the London teams do. For now, soccer will remain empty. And Real Madrid will continue to win.