La Liga 2019-20: Atletico Madrid's ideal lineup this season

#1 Forwards

Costa scored four goals in a 7-3 beating of Real Madrid in pre-season

When you lose your top scorer for the last five seasons, how do you replace the goals he scored? Atletico have put their faith in a known, yet combustible entity, Diego Costa.

The Spanish forward has proved effective for Atletico Madrid before, and if he remains fit, is capable of delivering the goals in this system as well. His hamstrings will be a huge concern for the team though.

Morata seems the most likely strike partner for Costa at the moment. It may have been Correa, but he's consistently been linked with a move to AC Milan this summer and will likely find himself playing for the Italian club soon. A possible signing of James Rodriguez or Christian Eriksen, with whom Atleti were briefly linked could also play this role.

Simeone could ask Joao Felix to play this role as well. The youngster played a very similar role at Benfica and thrived in it.

The reality of it is that Simeone has an incredibly versatile team at the moment, and he thrives with versatile players. We know that Saul, Koke, Gimenez, and Joao Felix, perhaps even Diego Costa will be central to this team, but their positioning will vary with what Simeone needs the team to do. With El Cholo, the team always comes before the individual, even if you cost €126 million.