No current manager has done more with less than Diego Simeone.
You can name Guardiola, Klopp, Ancelotti, whoever you want.
What Simeone built at Atlético Madrid is unmatched.
I’ll die on that hill.
Hell, I’d even sponsor this opinion.
No current manager has done more with less than Diego Simeone.
You can name Guardiola, Klopp, Ancelotti, whoever you want.
What Simeone built at Atlético Madrid is unmatched.
I’ll die on that hill.
Hell, I’d even sponsor this opinion.
Honestly, I really liked Ruggeri. I know he’s leaving, but I genuinely thought he fit this team. Every time he played, it felt like he understood what Simeone wanted. Shame it didn’t work out.
💣🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Atlético Madrid have reached an agreement with Aston Villa for Matteo Ruggeri for €18m plus €6m in bonuses.
The player will NOT travel with the team for their preseason in South Korea.
@marca
@El_LaloInMadrid Legendary run, no doubt. But let’s not pretend it was flawless. Two group-stage defeats, escaped United by the finest of margins, and avoided some of Europe’s strongest sides in the knockout rounds. Great achievement, not an untouchable one.
@rubenbtk All respect to you, but it’s not “another year down the drain” if we make a deep Champions League run… unlike the club in your profile picture.
@susichini18 What has he done? Turned Atlético from a sleeping giant into one of Europe’s elite. The standards are so high now that people call a trophyless season a failure. That says more about Simeone’s work than your argument.
@Pedro__175 You’re proving Simeone’s point, not disproving it. City and PSG had infinite money. Simeone had to rebuild his squad every other summer and still kept Atlético in the Champions League for over a decade while winning La Liga twice against Messi’s Barça and Ronaldo’s Madrid.
You have a point, Klopp’s Dortmund and Liverpool projects were incredible. But Atlético’s challenge was different. Breaking the Messi-Ronaldo dominance with a club that started well behind Madrid and Barça financially, while sustaining that level for 14+ years, is why I rate Simeone just as highly. Both deserve to be in the conversation.
Simeone earned Atlético the money to spend. Before him, we weren’t competing financially with Madrid or Barça. The club became a Champions League regular because of his success, and that revenue was reinvested into the squad. Comparing his resources to Guardiola’s, Ancelotti’s or even Klopp’s ignores where Atlético started.
People always say ‘any decent coach would do better,’ but where’s the proof? Before Simeone, Atlético were fighting just to qualify for Europe. Since he arrived: 2 La Liga titles in the Messi-Ronaldo era, 2 Champions League finals, multiple European trophies, and over a decade of consistent top-four finishes. Plenty of clubs have spent more than Atlético and achieved far less. His salary reflects what he’s built, not just what he’s doing today
@Pedro__175 If he’s so overrated, why has Atlético kept him for nearly 15 years?
Clubs don’t keep managers that long out of charity. They keep them because they consistently deliver.
@Pedro__175 Football isn’t Football Manager.
If spending automatically won titles, PSG would’ve dominated Europe years ago.
Simeone didn’t just win trophies, he transformed Atlético into a club that competes with Europe’s biggest teams every single season. That’s his legacy.
Money alone doesn’t build a dynasty. Simeone inherited an Atlético that wasn’t competing with Europe’s elite and turned them into one. He’s won LaLiga twice against prime Barça and Real Madrid, reached two UCL finals, and kept Atlético among Europe’s best for over a decade. That’s the point.
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