Enrique Cerezo, president of Atlético de Madrid, has granted the club's website where he takes stock of what happened in a very sad 2020 and expresses his wishes for the new year, in addition to transmitting how well he sees the team this season.
A sad 2020: “The pandemic has been a global evil, an evil that I hope will not be repeated again, but it has happened and we have all had to fight, we continue to fight and we will do it until the end. Great athletes have left, people very loved by all … It has been a shame, the pandemic has caused a lot of damage, it has touched our family to have these players and fans who have passed away and we send a big hug to their families. “
Balance: “The club is very good. It is competitive, with great players, a great coach, it has a great staff that collaborates with the team and that makes the team bigger and more important.
We are having a magnificent season, which does not mean that we are going to win anything, but everything really points to it being a great year. I always say that Atlético aspires to be among the top three in the League, to play a great role in the Cup and to be in the Champions League. Then I don't know what will happen … “.
Empty stadiums: “Seeing a game without an audience is sad. I have lived enough and they are sad. The joy, the spectacle and the greatness of seeing a game with 70,000 people to see it with 50, the truth is that it is very sad. Fortunately, you can play, although be it with empty stadiums, and you can celebrate the championship. On the one hand it is fantastic for the spectators, even if they cannot attend, and for the club, because the televisions can respond to the lack of income that we are having “.
“Seeing a stadium without an audience is sad, but at Atlético it shows much more. The players, the coaches notice it …”
Atleti fans: “Football is a spectacle that without an audience is very difficult to see, it is devastating to see an empty stadium. All clubs suffer from this problem. Atlético has a serious problem, it is that without their magnificent fans they notice it much more. the players, the coaches, everyone notice… We miss you. You are the essence of a stadium and of a great team like Atlético “.
Simeone: “I can only speak wonders. I have had the great opportunity to have Cholo on three occasions: when he came as a player the first time, when he came the second time, that I was already president, and the third time, as a coach. Apart from that he is a personal friend of mine, that I love him and also his family, and that I have a great relationship with him, he is one of the most charismatic coaches in Europe and one of the best in the world. We are very proud that He continues to be our coach and I hope he will be for many years. “
Wish for 2021: “That our fans are together and united in our home, in the Wanda Metropolitano, to enjoy our team. Another wish is for the team to continue in this line, I think it will continue, and that we are lucky that this is over. damn pandemic that is annoying us all. “