Atletico Madrid needs to make changes to compete for third place by the end of the season, and letting the previous two matches play out will make it difficult for them to perform consistently.
Sometimes teams don't start the season smoothly, and they'll constantly try to fix any shortcomings, and that's often the case with Atletico Madrid.
While I'm confident they can reach the top three by the end of the season, the team's weaknesses need to be addressed immediately by the coach, because if it continues it will make it difficult for them to catch up to the big three position..
Looking at the strength of Atletico Madrid's current squad, I have no doubt they can bounce back, especially since Diego Simeone has been in charge of Atletico Madrid for a long time. The squad is strong in all areas this season, but they've had a very poor start to the season in their first two matches.
Overall, I'm a little surprised that Diego Simeone hasn't made many changes to Atletico Madrid's squad this season. He seems confident in his abilities, but in reality, their performance in the first two matches of the season has been very poor. So, I think it's just a matter of time before Atletico Madrid gets back on track.
I think that the problem is exactly that, they are making things really difficult because Diego Siemeone hasn't made the changes they needed to make to the team, and this will definitely cause a lot of problems, if they don't reveal themselves and make decent watermen the thing could get out of hand.