Iván Vargas: 'Julián Alvarez could drag Simeone down'

For Iván Vargas, Simeone is wading through the mud with Julián Alvarez on his back instead of letting him make his own way, and that could drown him. Rubén Uría sees it differently: it is a message of loyalty that the player must repay.

The debate over Julián Alvarez reaches its liveliest point with an image from Iván Vargas. If Atlético have to cross muddy ground, he says, "Simeone is carrying Julián in a backpack instead of telling him to go on alone, and what it could cost him is drowning". He makes clear he is not talking about poor management, but about a burden that is not Simeone's to carry.

Rubén Uría acknowledges that it is a view shared by many people in the chat. But he puts forward another: "Simeone is telling him he is with him all the way, first in words and now through actions, never taking him off, not when he was playing badly, not when his confidence was gone, not even the day he played scared. The implicit message: from now on, show me that you are with me". For Iván Vargas, Julián could end up "dragging Simeone down", an opinion widely applauded and shared by the chat.

CLICK ON THE VIDEO to relive Iván Vargas's reflection.