Before the last round of Atletico Madrid's home game against Sevilla, the Metropolitan Stadium held a grand memorial ceremony for coach Simeone. That was the 613th official game in which the Argentine coach coached Atletico Madrid. He surpassed the legendary coach Aragones and became the head coach with the most coaching games in the history of Atletico Madrid.
Before the game against Sevilla, the family of the Argentine coach including Naples striker Giovanni Simeone, members of the Atletico Madrid coaching staff, current and retired players, club staff and team media representatives and the protagonist Simeone Walking to the center of the court together, Atletico Madrid Chairman Cereso and CEO Hill jointly presented Simeone with a commemorative plaque. They and captain Kirk paid tribute to Simeone in speeches one after another. Gabi, Godin, Torres, Arda Turan and other former Simeone's backbones sent congratulatory messages one after another. The on-site screen continuously played the highlight moments of Simeone's rule of Atletico Madrid for more than ten years. The Metropolitan Stadium sang the "Song of Simeone" to send blessings to the meritorious coach.
Atletico Madrid's 6-1 victory over Sevilla made this moment even more colorful. Simeone, who was in a good mood, kissed Griezmann who was interviewed in front of the camera after the game, and thanked the club affectionately on social media. The support of the coaching staff and players, "the most important thing is to thank the fans of Atletico Madrid."
In this round, after defeating Girona 1-0 with Morata's lore, Atletico Madrid won consecutive La Liga for the second time this season. Simeone also won the 259th La Liga victory in his coaching career, tying the coaching experience Irueta of Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, Deportivo and other teams has become the third person in the history of coaching wins in La Liga, leaving only Aragones and Miguel Munoz in front of him. Simeone won 259 wins in only 426 games, while Irueta took 612 games. Simeone's winning percentage surpassed the Basque coach by nearly 20 percentage points.
Recently, Atletico Madrid ushered in the most stable period after winning La Liga in the 2020-21 season. Since losing 0-1 at home to Barcelona on January 8, Atletico Madrid has not lost in regular time in 11 games in all competitions (the Copa del Rey loss to Real Madrid was lost in overtime), which is comparable to the performance in the first half of the championship season .
"The winter window operation is the key to Atletico Madrid getting back on track." The "Marca" newspaper previously analyzed that after Felix and Cunha left, Atletico Madrid introduced Memphis, which has no place in Barcelona, at a low price of 3 million euros. Depay, it can be called a win-win situation, Barcelona has cleaned up redundant staff, and Atletico Madrid's attack line has made an excellent supplement. Against Sevilla and Girona, Memphis served as the starting No. 9. The Dutchman scored the first two goals of the game in 3 minutes against Sevilla, laying the foundation for the rout; against Girona, he continued to start, and several connections with Griezmann in the first half were very eye-catching , It's a pity that due to poor foot feel, I couldn't continue to score goals.
In the case of Memphis misfiring, Morata can also stand up. After coming off the bench against Sevilla, he scored two goals. After coming off the bench in this game, he made a lore when he came off the bench. He found consecutive goals from the bench in the World Cup. a feeling of. At this stage, Morata still needs to compete with Memphis for the No. 9 starting position, but whoever plays can bring direct contributions, which is also a happy trouble for Simeone.
At present, the soul of Atletico Madrid's attack line is of course Griezmann. Against Sevilla, Griezmann passed the shot and made a contribution, directly directing a big victory in the milestone battle of Simeone. Against Girona, the Frenchman was still eye-catching. Even if the shot didn't feel good, he could send a corner kick in the final stage to make Morata lore.
After the World Cup, Simeone followed Didier Deschamps in the French team and retreated Griezmann to the midfield. This method has become more and more handy. After experiencing the winter window of wanting to leave or stay, Carrasco has also recovered recently. The Belgian scored his first goal in 2023 against Sevilla. After Reinierdo was seriously injured in the Madrid derby, Carrasco Sko has played as a left wing back in the last 2 games and has played well. Although it is still possible to leave the team this summer, the Belgian is not passively slowing down.
"Maybe Marcelino and Luis Enrique were originally waiting to replace Simeone this summer, but they have to wait at least until the Argentine's contract expires next year, and maybe even longer." The "Marca" newspaper analyzed . The unstable performance in the first half of the season and the bottom of the Champions League group, as well as the publicity of the conflict with Felix, caused Simeone to be criticized by the media for a while. Maybe a better result. But during the winter window, it was Felix who left Atletico Madrid before Simeone, and after solving the internal instability factors, Atletico Madrid's state has obviously recovered, and almost everyone on the offensive line is fighting for the lead.
In the words of "Marca", Atletico Madrid has now reunited, and Simeone has gained unprecedented trust this season. From the coaching staff to the players, from the club executives to the fans, everyone is united and on the right track. Even though the goal is to keep the Champions League seat, Atletico Madrid has secured the third place in the standings after a wave of winning streak. It will be extremely difficult for several teams led by society to take away Atletico Madrid's seat in the third pole of La Liga that Atletico Madrid has held for many years this season.
"There are indeed some voices now, that is, they want Simeone to leave, but more people want him to stay at Atletico Madrid, because he can make the team stabilize at this stage."
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cabportal recently chatted with a local friend who holds a season ticket for the Atletico Madrid stand, he gave the above conclusion. With the full trust and support of Simeone from the club's top management and local fans, Atletico Madrid has also improved significantly after the winter window. At least this summer, it is basically impossible for us to see new faces on the Atletico Madrid coaching bench.
