Simeone’s impressive data at Atlético de Madrid

A British fan writes to ask me why Simeone he is no longer training any of the Big Six of the Premier. The answer is easy. Because he is comfortable at Atlético, because it is his natural habitat and because perhaps the six greats of the Premier consider that with Guardiola, Klopp, Tuchel, Conte, Arteta o Ten Hag they already have the best for their respective clubs. It is true that Manchester United and Arsenal have not raised their heads for years and who knows if Simeone they would have been better. The same fan sends me a piece of information published by the Scottish journalist Euan McTear. He says: “With Simeone as coach for 10 years at Atlético, the team has qualified all 10 times to play in the Champions League. In the 20 seasons prior to Cholo, Atlético had only qualified 3 times to play in the Champions League. He has completely changed the trajectory of the club.”

It is a fact that speaks for itself. Few times in history, the impact of a coach on the performance and competitiveness of a team is so evident. His football, his way of making each player fight for each ball as if it were the last of his life has worked. Then, some throw in his face the lost finals against Madrid. On the contrary, those two morrocotudos dislikes, far from diluting the project, have made it even more solid. The mattress world will have to start sculpting the monument to inaugurate it the same day that the Argentine gets off the car. This coach can’t go wrong with his club.

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