{"id":324,"date":"2024-12-25T21:38:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T13:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=324"},"modified":"2024-12-25T21:38:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T13:38:34","slug":"former-atletico-madrid-goalkeeper-roberto-jimenez-says-summer-signing-julian-alvarez-has-helped-propel-the-club-into-an-unexpected-la-liga-title-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/25\/former-atletico-madrid-goalkeeper-roberto-jimenez-says-summer-signing-julian-alvarez-has-helped-propel-the-club-into-an-unexpected-la-liga-title-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Roberto Jimenez says summer signing Julian Alvarez has helped propel the club into an unexpected La Liga title charge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Roberto Jimenez\u2019s former team Atletico Madrid are having an excellent season, sitting top of La Liga at Christmas, having won 12 games in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And they have benefited from some excellent summer signings. One of whom being Julian Alvarez from Manchester City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s making the difference. If we look at the attack with him and Griezmann, it\u2019s a very dangerous attack you are talking about,\u201d Jimenez said. \u201cHe\u2019s showing up. He\u2019s scoring, he\u2019s assisting, he\u2019s dribbling. He\u2019s also helping defensively, as he knows he has to if he wants to play for Simeone. But he\u2019s been one of the best signings, not only for Atleti but in the whole league.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atletico are top of the league on 41 points, one point above rivals Real, and three points above Barcelona. And it is their forward duo that is impressing. Antoine Griezmann has long been one of the best players in La Liga, but his link-up with Alvarez has been exceptional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pair also have a combined 18 goal involvements so far this season and have been vital for Diego Simeone\u2019s side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jimenez\u2019s thoughts on Kylian Mbappe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former goalkeeper believes Kylian Mbappe\u2019s underwhelming start to life at Real Madrid will very soon be a forgotten memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The French forward made the blockbuster move from PSG to Real Madrid in the summer on a free transfer. His numbers read very well, with ten goals and two assists in 16 league games, but he has failed to meet expectations since moving to Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the talent that Mbappe is, and the expectation that came with his signing, he has disappointed. He has missed 14 big chances so far in the league and his shot conversion rate is only 14%, much lower than it was at PSG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you are in a club with such stars, he looks around and he\u2019s not the only star in his team, Jimenez explained. \u201cIt\u2019s too hard to say that Real Madrid didn\u2019t need him, because every team needs the best players in the world. But it\u2019s true that his situation has created a lot of expectations from the fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs fans we all want the best version of Mbappe every single game but he\u2019s a human being and he\u2019s in a new club and a new system. Everybody is looking to him. We know that superstars need to manage all these things. But I don\u2019t think it\u2019s gonna be a problem for Real and at the end of the season we will be talking about a very different situation with Mbappe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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