Joao Félix’s Criticism of Diego Simeone: Why He Couldn’t Adapt to Atlético Madrid’s Style of Play

Joao Félix’s criticism of Diego Simeone and explains why he did not adapt to his style of play

The Portuguese footballer Joao Félix, who this season is playing on loan for Barcelona from Atlético Madrid, admitted that he did not adapt to the ideas of the colchonero club or those of the team’s coach, Diego Simeone. The 23-year-old Lusitanian striker is one of the greatest figures in his country and is now fulfilling one of his dreams by being able to join the culé team where for now he has been doing a good job.

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However, the Portuguese knows that unless Barcelona buys him, he will have to return to the Spanish team, of which he does not have good memories. “Football is like that, whoever is bad has to change places. I have done it before for Chelsea and I have done it now for Barcelona, ​​because I was not doing well there, I did not adapt to the ideas of the club and the coach, but I have always tried to do the best I could and I have had very good times there. too,” he stated in an interview with the Catalan media Mundo Deportivo.

Joao, who has a contract with Atlético Madrid until June 2029, seems to have found his place in the world at Barcelona, ​​where in the three games he played in the Catalan team he started and scored three goals and added an assist. Two of the shouts were in the debut in the Champions League in which the Barça team won 5-0 against Royal Antwerp of Belgium at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, since the Camp Nou is being remodeled.

Joao Félix was a great bet for Atlético Madrid, but the Portuguese stated that he did not adapt to Diego Simeone’s game (REUTERS/Susana Vera)

This is the second time that Félix left Atlético Madrid and he had already done so in the season when he was also loaned to Chelsea, but he also did not find himself in the English team in which he scored four goals in 20 games.

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This new opportunity that was given in Barcelona allowed him to fulfill an old desire. He expressed this to journalist Fabrizio Romano, to whom he told that “his dream was to wear the Barça shirt” and now he is not closing the door on continuing to play for the club after June 30, 2024, when the loan ends.

“Barcelona is the one who has to negotiate with Atleti and that depends after Atleti, if they want to make things easier or not. But those are business things, values, which I don’t get involved in. I do my job on the field, I try to do my best so that they want to sign me in the end and that depends on the values, on whether I go or not go or for how much, it doesn’t suit me,” he stressed.

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Joao Félix also acknowledged that he gave up “a significant amount of money” from his salary to play for the Catalan club, although he insisted that he needed to go somewhere where he could practice his football.

Joao Félix scored a double in Barcelona’s first game in the Champions League (REUTERS/Albert Gea)

“As I have always said, I thought this would be the ideal place. Things are going well and I had to make that effort to have joy playing again,” highlighted the striker who was transferred from Benfica to Atlético Madrid in July 2019 for 134 million dollars (126 million euros).

This romance that he began to live with Barcelona could be extended if the Spanish entity wants to buy him in June 2024. Although if the Catalan club wants to buy his pass, they will have to pay a huge sum since Joao Félix’s termination clause is 372 million dollars (350 million euros), according to the aforementioned Spanish media.

The Portuguese’s sense of belonging with Barcelona is evident in just three weeks in the entity. For example, this Thursday he also witnessed, along with his father and a friend of his, the victory of the Barça handball team against Magdeburg (32-20), on the second day of the EHF Champions League.

2023-09-22 01:37:21
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