El Cholo celebrates 10 years at Atleti: The words of Diego Simeone on his tenth anniversary as a mattress maker
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Diego Pablo Simeone, one of the best technicians in recent years, fulfilled 12 years as coach of Atlético de Madrid. The team does not go through a good moment with four consecutive defeats in La Liga, but together with the Argentine coach he has managed to be among the best in the world.
Sim eone dedicated a few words to the mattress team and the fans on the tenth anniversary as a coach with whom he has reaped much of his successes as a coach.
“Are fulfilled 10 years since my arrival as coach and I did not want to go through the day without ceasing to thank you for your support from the first moment. It is inevitable that innumerable memories of moments spent together come back to me, enormous joys and sorrows that we have been overcoming ”, expressed “El Cholo” via Twitter.
El Cholo has won eight trophies during his 10 years with Atleti. Four national tournaments and four international tournaments and even a WeltClub Trainer Des Jahres award in 2016, award given to the best coach of the year. He has also lost the Champions League final twice to Real Madrid.
His first trophy was obtained in the season 2011 – 2012 with the UEFA Europa Leag against Athletic Club Bilbao. Atlético de Madrid defeated the Basque team 3-0 and the Simeone era began. Since then he has won two Europa League, two Spanish Super Cup, one Spanish Super Cup, one King’s Cup and two Spanish Leagues, the last one he won in the season 2020 – 2021.
Despite the bad moment of the team, Simeone dedicated a few words to the fans to continue supporting the team in the face of the 2022.
“Today we are going through a difficult moment in terms of results and, from what I feel, I want to convey to you that being together, from fans, footballers, managers and coaching staff, we are going to continue fighting for our objectives, “he said.