The match that will be held this Saturday, January 4 Atlético de Madridwill have a nostalgic side for Diego Pablo Simeonemattress trainer On January 7, 2012, the Cholo He began his successful career as a mattress coach. Then there was a 0-0 draw against Malaga.
More than 13 years, 707 games, 420 wins, 156 draws, 131 losses, 1,189 goals scored and eight titles later, the Argentine returns this Saturday to his roots, to The Rose Gardenthe stadium of his debut on the red and white bench. A trip that was “better than I expected”, as the coach commented before the match.
“It is clear that that is very good. It is the beginning of a journey with many positive things for the club, for the team, for us as a coaching staff and now it happens that, shortly after being 13, we return to the same scenario with another rival (then Malaga and now will be Marbella),” commented this Friday, January 3, at Majadahonda Sports City.
In these 13 years, Simeone directed 707 games with Atlético, achieving 67% effectiveness. champion of the two Suspended (2013-14 and 2020-21), a Copa del Rey (2012-13), a Spanish Super Cup (2014), two European Super Cups (2012 and 2018) and two European Leagues (2011-12 and 2017-18) with the red and white team, the coach of all records in Athletic “look at the present” in his return to the field where he led his first match against the team of his life: 0-0 on January 7, 2012.
From the first group of Simeonmore than a decade ago, only one survived, that Coke Resurrection.
How have they changed? Athletic And him from then until now? “I need a little more than a minute to answer that question. Above all, it’s a very good thing for everyone. Without a doubt, the most important thing is that the club has grown a lot around the world. That’s what matters. Then, the Other issues, which have many great things for everyone, are secondary, without a doubt, to global economic growth. Atlético de Madridd,” explained the Cholo.
“Obviously when we started at that moment I always expected the best. I think we exceeded the best I expected. And we traveled all that path for thirteen years with a lot of people with us, with a lot of footballers, who have always had unconditional support on behalf of the club, not to mention our people, who have always been close to our work, and for results without a doubt too,” he reviewed.
“And, as a coach, we have always been looking to improve, change, look for different situations… We won a League with 4-4-2 and another with 5-3-2 and we have competed well in these years in search of goals that have made us grow a lot. But the only important thing is the game this Saturday. “They will appreciate us for what we are doing this Saturday,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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