The
Atlético de Madrid LaLiga 20/21 champion was proclaimed this past Sunday, an achievement that few were betting on at the start of the season. Another new feat in the case of the mattress workers who have been established in the elite of continental football for more than five years, competing for everyone and against everyone.
Eight team titles since he arrived Simeone to the Athletic. Of the ten seasons in which the Cholo He has been at the forefront of the team, only in two, the 15/16 and the 16/17 did not manage to lift a title. And we talked about that in 15/16 the rojiblanco team reached the final of the Champions.
That is, in each and every one of the seasons, practically, since the Cholo He is on the team, won a title, or was seriously fought for. Hence, one of the first reflections when the coach was still on the stadium lawn Joseph
Zorrilla, his reflection was to the future.
“There is no reason for the question as to whether I continue. I still have one year of contract. I have a one-year contract, so there is no need for an answer “, he pointed out to add:” The most important thing is the development of the whole season of the team and the club, the constant growth that exists in that transition that we went through last season reflected this year in something concrete, which was to be able to be champion again. And I remember that afternoon of Calderon, when we were leaving (from the stadium to move to the Wanda
Metropolitan), who spoke for people saying that I was going to stay because I felt that the club had a future. I was not wrong. That the club grows enormously gives me much greater happiness than a championship ”, he stressed.
“People get tired, sure, I have no doubt. He gets bored, he gets tired. But I'm stubborn, very stubborn. I know that the club can still continue to grow and hopefully we can help it to continue growing ”, he added.
And it is that, according to the words of all the protagonists, nobody wants to get off this ship. Starting with your own Simeone, who ruled out any type of movement, the best of the news because he is the architect of this team and has a contract until 2022. A contract, by the way, that the Athletic want to expand.
THE GOALER, UNTOUCHABLE
One of the concerns that the mattress fans had had to do with the continuity of Luis Suarez. Although he has a contract for one more year, he had the power to leave in the summer if he so desired, due to a clause included in his contract. However, the Uruguayan, key in the achievement of the title with 21 goals and three assists, confirmed that there is nothing to fear.
“Lewis
Suarez He is magnificent, wonderful, an excellent person, he has shown it on the field and after the game with those tears and that emotion that he has left for all Spaniards and the world. He is a great player, a great person and a great scorer. If you ask me about the renewal, I tell you that it is renewed and it only depends on him if he wants to continue or not, and I think he will have no doubts “, he had warned Enrique
Cherry
The player himself clarified it to everyone's relief. “Next year here?” Movistar to the Uruguayan, who was forceful in his response: “Yes. Yes. Sure, “replied the '9' mattress.
But he was not the only one who confirmed that it is still. Other key and future pieces of the team assured that they are on the ship. “I have no doubt that I am staying at the Athletic”, He pointed out Jose Ma
Gimenez, which has been placed on the agenda of several teams Premier.
Or own Joao
Felix, to which although it has not been the campaign that he would have wanted, many have wanted to place outside the team in strange exchanges. “I'm happy here, to continue to win more titles”, pointed out the Portuguese player, who hopes to continue growing under the wing of Simeone
.
DO NOT FALL INTO THE ERROR OF THE 13/14
In this case, although obviously there will be movements because the Athletic He has to reinforce certain positions, including the front, the truth is that it seems that everyone's intention is not to make the mistake that occurred in the 13/14 season, when that champion team suffered key starts.
After obtaining the first title of Simeone, the Athletic he lost key players from that campaign. Diego Costa Y Filipe they ended up in the Chelsea; David
town He did not want to continue; team players came out like Adrián López, Alderweireld, Cebolla Rodríguez, etc … that had been very important in the title of League or in the successes of previous years. The idea is that these types of circumstances are not repeated.