€126 million in the summer of 2019 was how much Atlético Madrid paid Benfica to have João Félix. Two and a half years later, the Portuguese forward is still unable to convince everyone and Guilherme Siqueira, former Atlético Madrid left-back (he played for Benfica on loan from Granada in 2013/14), spoke about what the young Portuguese needs to , definitely, to succeed in the Spanish champion.
« I think João Félix is another example that having quality is not enough. Simeone must see many things that he can leverage and that is what he must ask. The defensive part, the tactical part, Atlético de Madrid’s game itself is very demanding and João came from Benfica, where it’s the complete opposite, always wanting to play with the ball at his feet. Simeone plays in a different way and the player has to understand that”, said the Brazilian in an interview with ESPN Brasil, continuing.
«I think that, even today, João Félix is paying for not understanding Simeone’s game so well. You can see that he has a lot of quality, he’s a boy who, with the ball, is different, but at Atlético, if he doesn’t run, doesn’t defend, Simeone won’t like it. It doesn’t matter if it cost 1, 10, 100 or 120 million, if you don’t do what he wants… He’s going to have difficulties.”
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