Marca: Atletico Madrid is short of manpower in the middle of the defense, Pubier may switch to starting as a central defender

Hupu News on November 20 According to "Marca", Pubil's first 16 games at Atletico Madrid (the former Almeria player only played 37 minutes this season), one of the eight new signings of the Red and White Army this summer, may finally have his chance.

Because now all signs point to Pubil, he may enter Atletico Madrid's starting eleven for the first time. Starting from this game against Getafe, the Paris Olympic champion is expected to "leap" in importance in the team... and appear in the central defender position.

It was at the central defender position that Simeone experimented with Pubil all week. This is a position "invented" by the Argentinian coach to make up for the lack of manpower in the middle of the defence, and the injury of Lenormand has further amplified the problem. The Spanish international is missing with a knee injury, while another option Jimenez has not yet returned to training after completing the Uruguay international team.

Therefore, Simeone did not hesitate to conduct many one-on-one trainings with Pubil, correcting him, guiding him, and urging him to make him more and more like a central defender. Simeone feels he is getting closer to being ready to start and the game against Getafe looks like a perfect opportunity.