Gallagher trains hard for Atlético de Madrid
Conor Gallagher returned to Atlético de Madrid after being with his country’s national team. The midfielder is an important player for Simeone and the Cholo seems unwilling to give him rest.
Gallagher trained with the rest of his teammates and formed the starting eleven that the red and white coach worked on during training. Gallagher played in the middle alongside Koke and both were the channelers of the team’s offensive actions.
But Gallagher had extra work. While the rest of his teammates retired to the gym, the Englishman moved to the adjacent field where the small-sided game had been played to continue his preparation. The Englishman was under the orders of Atlético’s physical trainer, Luis Piñedo, for a good while.
Gallagher did a series of running exercises under the supervision of Piñedo himself and even the Cholo, who did not take his eyes off his player. Gallagher has started well with Atlético. In the seven league games he has played, he has scored two goals and given the Madrid team’s midfield game and aggression.
Simeone knows he is not just another player. He knows that if Gallagher is well, the team increases its performance. We will see the starting eleven that the Cholo puts against Leganés, although it would not be surprising to see Gallagher starting against the pepinero team. Koke and Barrios seem fixed and the English player could also enter.
