feck I know only a three players apart from Falcoa from that Atletico line up
Who is good apart from Falcoa?
I guess you know Courtois, young Belgian on loan from Chelsea.
Juanfran is in the Spanish squad. Arbeloa's backup.
Godín was in the Villarreal squad that we couldn't beat. He's fine.
Filipe I remember from Deportivo. A long haired fellow. Alright too.
Don't know much about Miranda besides who he is and that he's a latecomer to European football (he's Brazilian). Pretty solid back 4, no starts though.
Mario Suarez is a decent HG def mid. Can shoot. Pretty slow I think.
Koke is an exciting talent. 20 years old and HG as well. Played with all the youth national teams. Sort of their Spanish Cleverley.
Gabi is the captain and has recently returned home. A defensive midfielder as well. So their midfield three is HG. Pretty decent shot as well.
Arda Turan is pretty good. Like all Turkish players that have ever been born, he's a good long shooter. A winger and pretty tricky but relies more on his ball hitting skills.
Diego Costa is someone I thought wasn't very good but every time I've seen him this season he's been somewhat dangerous at least. In the earlier stages of his career so maybe he's starting to come into his own now. He's a striker.
From what I've seen of those players, very few stick out in memory. Diego Simoene has really glued them together. Overall it's a pretty young team. Gabi is the oldest on the pitch today and he's 29. Besides him they have Emre and Tiago who are slightly over 30.
I think if you watch just one or two games you get a pretty good idea of what kind of players they are. None of them are slackers. There's not a player who's a weak link per ce. It's a team that could be like Malaga next season in the CL.
Notable players missing are Christian Rodriguez, Uruguayan winger that they just bought from Porto, and Adrian, striker that came from Deportivo. Was a starter there and for the U-21 national team. Played a bit with Spain as well I think.
