Diego Simeone has referred to as for endurance with Julian Alvarez, after the ahead opened his Atletico Madrid account final weekend.
The Argentina worldwide netted his first purpose for Los Rojiblancos in opposition to Valencia on Sunday, rounding off a commanding 3-0 victory on the Metropolitano Stadium.
It was Alvarez’s fifth look since finishing his transfer from Manchester Metropolis on a six-year deal reportedly price as much as €95million (£81.8million).
The 24-year-old linked up together with his new team-mates following an prolonged break, having starred in Argentina’s Copa America triumph in July.
Simeone insists Alvarez nonetheless wants time to settle into life within the Spanish capital, however is assured he’ll rating loads of objectives all through the marketing campaign.
“[Alvarez] is a noble, hard-working boy, who absolutely has a whole lot of vital issues to present us,” he informed reporters at his press convention. “However he’s coming from a summer season, through which he had a quick vacation.
“It was that stir of: ‘I’m going to go, I’m staying, have to start out taking part in, obtained to go together with Argentina, have to return again’. It was intense and, fortunately, he’s in a bunch of team-mates who’re working very properly and perceive the state of affairs.
“We’re at all times going to demand what he can provide us as a result of we all know and imagine in his potential. Hopefully, him scoring his first purpose the opposite day would be the first of many to return.”
Alvarez may make his European bow for Atletico once they welcome Leipzig for his or her Champions League opener on Thursday.
And Simeone hopes his gamers and the Atleti supporters will reply to the event.
“We’re wanting ahead to returning to compete within the Champions League,” he added. “I can think about a stadium with the vitality required to return to this competitors.
“Hopefully, we will transmit all the passion and vitality that I’m relying on from this group.”
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