Marca: Atletico Madrid has recently restored strong offensive firepower, but the team s defensive problems need to be solved urgently

Recently, "Marca" talked about Atletico Madrid's strong offensive firepower in recent games, but the team's defensive problems need to be solved urgently.

Atletico Madrid has shown strong offensive firepower recently, scoring 13 goals in the last three games, which fully demonstrates the team's potential. Coach Simeone seems to have found the team's best form, and what needs to be solved now is the problem of poor defense, because this has always been what the team under Simeone coaching is good at.

In the ten official matches this season (seven league games and three Champions League games), Atletico Madrid has only one match (versus Villarreal) to maintain a clean sheet. Alaves, Mallorca and Elche all broke through the goal guarded by Oblak, while Real Madrid and Vallecano scored twice (but Atletico Madrid avoided the defeat with their strong attack power). Liverpool scored three goals against Atletico Madrid, which also shows that Atletico Madrid urgently needs to restore its defensive stability.

One of the major features of the Simeone era was its strong defense. During his brilliant coaching career, Atletico Madrid goalkeepers won eight Zamora Awards (Two Courtois and Six Oblak), which undoubtedly proved their advantage in this regard.

Of course, it is not only Aubrak's responsibility to keep the clean sheet. The defense starts with the pressure of the front line, and the key lies in the adaptation and running-in of the back line. Lodi has already gained a foothold in the right back position, and Hanzko has gradually found feelings in the center and left back positions. Although Lenorman and Lenglet have made some key mistakes in the recent derby, they are still constantly improving their level, hoping that the team can perform well on the defensive end like they are offensively.