Diego Simeone’s stint at Atletico will surely go down as one of the great single stints as manager of a club in modern football. Many similarities with Wenger at Arsenal.
Over 14 full seasons, Atlético finished outside the top four just once, recorded eight third-place finishes, twice finished runners-up, and won La Liga twice. Ushered the club into a new modern era and stadium.
Broke the Barça/Real monopoly during the Messi & Ronaldo era, produced some of the finest sides in Europe, 60% win rate in just short of 800 games, 5 major trophies. From a club mid-table when he took over to a European heavyweight.