Héctor Herrera is ready to play again with Atletico Madrid but the Mexican seems to have little chance of starting
Mexican footballer Héctor Herrera returned to training this week with the rest of his teammates from Atletico Madrid, however, it looks very difficult for the ‘Fox’ to regain his place in the starting lineup with the Mattresses being leaders in the standings .
Herrera, 30, missed Laliga’s last six engagements and also missed the two matches played by the Madrid team in the Copa del Rey due to muscle problems. Now, in optimal physical condition, the native of Rosarito, Baja California may not have many opportunities to play and regain his place in the stellar eleven.
In his last engagements, Diego ‘El Cholo’ Simeone has used the 3-1-4-2 lineup with Marcos Llorente and Thomas Lemar as the midfield owners. For their part, Koke and Saúl Ñíguez have combined in containment.
With this scheme, Simeone and company leave in first place in the standings with 44 points. The Mattresses have a seven-point advantage over Real Madrid, second in the table, and it should be noted that Atletico have two games left.
A statistic against Herrera’s chances of getting back in the starting lineup is that the white-box won every game he played without the Mexican. Since their defeat to Real Madrid, a match in which Hector was a starter, on December 12, Atletico have six consecutive victories in the Spanish championship.
However, a factor in favor of Hector Herrera is that in February begins the round of 16 of the Champions League and Diego Simeone could make rotations in his starting lineup. The Aztec could take advantage of this scenario to regain its place.
Atletico Madrid’s next match will be against Valencia and Héctor Herrera could be taken into account for the match.