Diego Pablo Simeone and the unknown about his continuity with Atlético de Madrid
The "Cholo" left a phrase that questions his permanence in Atlético. Simeone has directed almost 800 games with the "Colchonero" team
Atlético de Madrid suffered a hard fall in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League. The “Colchonero” group couldn't against Arsena He says goodbye to the competition one step from the final. Diego Pablo Simeone acknowledged that doesn't have many strengths to continue with the project.
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El “Cholo” had the opportunity to direct a new final of the Champions League after ten years of the fall in penalties against Real Madrid. But Atlético de Madrid couldn't super ar the defence of the “Gunners” and was on the gates of disputing a new final. In the amid of the unease, Simeone left a phrase that puts his continuity in the club into dispute.
“I'm sure right now I don't have the strength to move forward (…). Today I don't see myself with the strength. I feel proud of the place where I am, I said it "n pre-season when I had to address the fans, that we were going to compete, but unfortunately we didn't win anything," said the Argentine strategist.
It doesn't hurt to remember that three weeks ago Atlético de Madrid lost a final in the season. The “Colchoneros” fell in p enales 3-4 against Real Sociedad for the Copa del Rey. This represented his fifth final loss under the command of the Madrid team.
A mark on Atlético
In December 2011 Diego Pablo Simeone took the reins of a beaten Atlético de Madrid that had difficulties competing in the local tournament and at continental level. But “Cholo” changed their mentality completely.
Until now, the strategist born in Buenos Aires has directed 796 matches in charge of Atlético de Madrid. El“Cholo” has a balance of 498 wins, 168 draws and 160 losses.
The stain in his time at the club has been the finals. Simeone led Atlético de Madrid to eight finals (not counting the Europa Leag ue). Unfortunately the “Colchoneros” lost five of them: defeat in the 2013-2014 Champions final against Real Madrid; fall in the 2015-2016 Champions final on penalties against Real Madrid; defeat in the 2013 Spanish Super Cup against FC Barcelona; fall in the 2020 Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid and the recent fall in Copa del Rey against Real Sociedad.
Simeone has obtained eight titles with the Spanish team. El “Cholo” has leads Atlético de Madrid in obtaining of two Spanish Leagues, two UEFA Europe League, a European Super Cup, a Copa del Rey and a Spanish Super Cup.