On the evening of February 6, 2022, Beijing time, La Liga ushered in a high-profile focus battle - Atletico Madrid departed camp Nou to challenge Barcelona. Such a heavyweight duel between the two sides, in exchange for the past to meet, then it must be a six-point battle that can affect the pattern of the championship, but this game is a six-point battle, but it has nothing to do with the championship, because both Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are currently fighting for the fourth, this game is a four-point battle, but also a messy war. What no one expected was that the score of the final game was fixed at 4-2, Simeone's Atletico Madrid ended in a fiasco at camp Nou, and after this defeat, they were overtaken by Xavi's team by two points in the standings, falling out of the top four, with their recent league defeats, it is difficult to return to the top four. On the other fronts, Atletico Madrid has lost the Spanish Super Cup and the Copa del Rey in just one week, and the soon-to-come Champions League quarter-final is to fight against manchester United, where the bitter owner C Ronaldo is located, the same future is cloudy, the victory and defeat are worrying, and the season is likely to be empty. So, Atletico Madrid is already so bad, why didn't Atletico president Serezzo still not let him go? In fact, it's not that Serezzo doesn't want to, but simeone is involved with Atletico too many factors, and it is not an easy task to get him out of class.
Simone Atletico for more than a decade, "no West no competition" is not an empty phrase
In the perception of many people, especially in the cognition of some younger fans, the understanding of Diego Simeone is only on his identity as the head coach of Atletico Madrid, and more importantly, the feud between the 1998 World Cup and David Beckham. In fact, Simeone's relationship with Atletico Madrid did not end with his eleven years as manager at Atletico Madrid, and before he officially assumed this position in 2011, he also had two histories of playing for Atletico from 1994 to 1997 and from 2003 to 2005, and in the 1995/96 season, he helped the Sheets to win the La Liga title and the Copa del Rey double, and was a meritorious player of the club. After returning to the Estadio Calderon in 2011, he helped the Legion of Sheets win two Europa League titles, two European Super Cups, two La Liga titles, a Copa del Rey title, and a Spanish Super Cup title as head coach for his outstanding performance at Atletico Madrid.
You know, Simeone's years as head coach at Atletico Madrid were the most prosperous decade for Real Madrid and Barcelona, and his ability to lead Atletico Madrid, then known as the Civilian Legion, to grab these titles in the hands of these two strong players was actually tantamount to grabbing food and extremely difficult. It can be said that without Simeone's careful tuning of the team over the years, Atletico would not be recognized as one of the giants in today's European football, nor will it become the third largest giant in La Liga outside of Real Madrid and Barcelona. If Atletico Madrid's top brass, led by Serezzo, decide to fire Simeone at such a critical juncture, then the pressure on public opinion may be even greater than it is today, whether it is due to emotional factors or social influences, it is not the best time.
Simeone's career is not the first time it has been difficult, and the support from the top has paid off
In the eleven years that Simeone led the team, Atletico Madrid certainly had many times in the peak period, such as the 2013/14 season to beat Real Madrid and Barcelona to win La Liga, the defeat of rival Real Madrid at the beginning of the 2018/19 season to win the European Super Cup, and the last moment of the last game of last season with Suarez's victory to win la Liga, all of which are good memories for Atletico fans. At the same time, it is inevitable that in such a long period of coaching, Simeone's team has encountered difficulties more than once, such as being defeated by real Madrid in the Champions League final twice in 2014 and 2016, and once suffered three consecutive defeats in the league in the 2019/20 season, falling out of the top four at the same time, the Spanish Super Cup once again lost to the sworn enemy Real Madrid, once let Simeone be shouted down by public opinion, however, Atletico President Serrezo chose to trust the Argentine at this time and renewed his contract. Gave Simone enough trust. Subsequently, Atletico Madrid miraculously eliminated Liverpool in the Champions League, successfully broke into the top four of the league at the end of the season, successfully survived the crisis of graduation, and led the team to the long-lost La Liga title in the ensuing 2020/21 season, which can be said to be simeone's reward to the top. With these experiences in the past, the top management naturally needs to be cautious about whether to fire Simeone, if everything needs to be brainless to listen to outside criticism, then Atletico Madrid will not have today's glory.
The dismissal of the meritorious manager at a critical time in the season can be counterproductive
Theoretically, the best time for a team to change coaches in the middle is around halfway, that is, before the winter window, so that there is enough time for the new coach to adjust, and at the same time, he can further strengthen according to his ideas. However, Inletico Madrid did not immediately sack Simeone when the team suffered four consecutive league defeats, but instead did nothing to keep the Argentine in the managerial position to this day, and also followed his advice during the winter window to buy Daniel Voss from Valencia and Rainierdo from Mozambique, which is not like the connivance that a manager with a crisis of dismissal should have. At this point, the best way for Atletico Madrid today is to let Simeone lead the team to play the two-legged Champions League knockout match with Manchester United, and then make a decision according to the specific situation, because if the change of coach is suddenly announced at this time, then the new coach's technical and tactical play may be completely different and the players may not be able to adapt to the fact that they cannot adapt, plus the players may not be able to accept the fact of losing the boss in a short period of time and be absent-minded, which will cause them to be unable to meet Manchester United in the best condition, and the loss at that time will not be controllable. The purpose of the change of coach is to make the team better, not to make the team's situation worse, which is a truth that the Atletico executives understand.
Atletico Madrid's finances are tough and firing Simeone is costly
According to the official documents released by Atletico Madrid, in 2020, the net debt of the Bed sheet army reached 999 million euros, because the European football world has not been able to return to full normalcy in the past two seasons, and Atletico's investment in the transfer market has not decreased, and their financial situation will only be worse. At such a difficult time, if Simeone is fired, it will only bring more severe economic losses, because after Simeone's last contract extension, his annual salary has reached the world's highest 24 million euros, and if they want to sack him before the contract expires in 2024, Atletico will need to pay Simeone up to ten million euros in liquidated damages, which is unacceptable for today's Sheets Army, and once the team has not improved after Simeone's departure, Even if they can't finally enter the Champions League zone, then they will further lose tens of millions of euros in revenue, and Atletico's top management is certainly jealous of such a chain reaction, so they are certainly willing to continue to give the bandits a chance until things really reach an irreparable point.
Ten years after Atletico, Simeone has become a legion of sheets symbol, and he deserves more trust
Now mention atletico Madrid, it must be impossible to avoid Simeone, Simeone in the bed sheet legion of this decade, personally witnessed the team from the civilian representative to the giants, witnessed the team's home from Calderon Stadium to Wanda Metropolitan Stadium, in real Madrid Barca change coach like water, only he has been sticking, therefore, this tough bandit coach deserves more trust, perhaps after surviving this time, Atletico will usher in a period of rebirth of the peak period, after all, has witnessed the trough, how to go up!