[MARCA] Lee Kang-in, too many touches

‌Manager Diego Simeone, who was criticized for his substitutions during Wednesday's Champions League match, used his substitutions to turn the game around today.
Atletico Madrid showed their worst away first-half performance of the season today, and Simeone brought on the team's most creative players, Baena and Lee Kang-in, to the bench early in the second half.
The mass substitutions—Koke, Cardoso, David, and Arnau—performed well and overturned the game.
- Poor performance from Spanish players
The Spanish players, coming off a World Cup victory, still do not seem to have properly started their season.
Baena has recorded 3 goals and 1 assist, but his influence on the game is gradually decreasing, and he is reverting to the Baena of last season.
Llorente is playing multiple positions as he always does, but has yet to show any exceptional performance. Puibl is not in top form, and while Grimaldo scored today, he still seems to have not fully adapted to the team.
- A new leader in the defense
One of the positive aspects of today's match was the emergence of a new defensive leader.
Romero is already showing leadership qualities on the pitch, and his aggressive and proactive nature is a rare advantage in Atletico this season.
To rise to the level of the peak teams under the Simeone era, Puibl and Hantzko must step up to follow Romero.
- Continued striker void
Due to Sørloth's injury, Julián Saga, and David's late arrival, Atletico has started five consecutive rounds without a traditional number 9.
Atletico has plenty of attacking resources, but ultimately, it is not easy to break through the goal without a striker. Atletico needs a player who can score.
It is no coincidence that three goals came after David was brought on in the second half.
- Lee Kang-in, too many touches
Lee Kang-in's greatest strength is becoming his greatest weakness.
Technically excellent, there is no ball that Lee Kang-in cannot control. He lowers his center of gravity, touches the ball stably, and protects it.
The problem arises in situations where the tempo needs to be increased quickly.
For many years, we have been accustomed to the one-touch passes provided by Griezmann from positions similar to Lee Kang-in's. Griezmann utilized the penetrations of players like Giuliano and Llorente with fast-timed passes.
So far, Atletico's new number 7 shows definite stability during the buildup process, but he has not shown the ability to create threatening situations with one-touch play.
This is an area that needs improvement. Of course, Griezmann is a thing of the past, but Atletico still misses his first touch.
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He is gradually being criticized
He kills the tempo after receiving the ball
It's not progressive dribbling like Yamal; it's backward dribbling that kills the tempo
And fans who praise him after seeing that
It's definitely not good play, but they seem to view football strangely