Far from his complicated first months in Spain, attacking midfielder Thomas Lemar now stars at Atletico Madrid. Very important in the eyes of his coach Diego Simeone, the Frenchman has regained his confidence and is now aiming to return to the French team for the next World Cup.
Thomas Lemar has found a good level at Atletico.
Present in the ranks of Atletico Madrid since the summer of 2018, Thomas Lemar has encountered some difficulties in adapting to Colchoneros’ game. But through patience and effort, the 26-year-old attacking midfielder gradually adapted to the Spanish side’s game.
Despite an injury and coronavirus infection that kept him off the field throughout March, the former Mongask has already played 32 games in all competitions at this stage of the season and has a preferred place in the champions’ workforce. from Spain.
The click in 2021
To get there, the player from Caen needed a click. This happened in 2021, after a long exchange with Madrid coach Diego Simeone, which allowed him to make progress in several areas. I had a conversation with the coach last year, when I started to find my place in the team. I have a role more in line with my style, which has facilitated my integration into the Atlético game system. I like it. I had this worker side before. But I kept working more on my negatives, which became positives…Lemar underlined during an interview with AFP.
It is mainly in the defensive field. When recovering the ball, on defensive withdrawals. On a, I have worked a lot. This allowed me to expand my palette. Now I am a more complete player than beforeadded the tricolor international, delighted to have found his compatriot Antoine Griezmann last summer. We have a great bond. I get on well with him both on and off the field. The fact that he came back to us has already touched me very much, but so has the club.
The World Cup in Qatar, goal number one
Important in Matelassiers’ apparatus, and more impressive in his influence in the game than in his stats (4 goals and 5 decisive assists in all competitions), Lemar takes colors. And inevitably, the world champion is setting himself big challenges, such as finding the French team before the end of the year to participate in the World Cup in Qatar (November 21 – December 18). It’s a big goal for me. I was away from the last selections due to physical problems, but I always had this goal in mind, to be part of the list for the World Cup. After that, all players are important, so it’s up to me to show what I’m worth, to show my worth to the coachsupposed the resident of Baie-Mahault.
To achieve his goal, Lemar, who has not played with the Blues since September and delivers a fairly mediocre performance against Bosnia (1-1), will have to keep his performance level up and make even more differences at club level. And this Wednesday against Manchester City, on the occasion of the quarterfinals of the first leg of the Champions League.
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