The midfielder ignored his coach and only obeyed when asked by captain Koke Resurrection
The end of Cholo Simeone is drawing near. His speech no longer permeates the players of an Atlético that is drifting. At the World Cup in Qatar, the mattresses are eliminated from Europe and sixth in the Santander League. No title options in November, unless they can lift the Copa del Rey.
At any other club, the coach would already be out. However, we are talking about a coach like Simeone, who arrived more than 10 years ago and has managed to classify the team for the Champions League every season, has won two leagues against the best Real Madrid and FC Barcelona in history and even played two European Cup finals.
The players no longer believe in his message
But what happened in Mallorca cannot fall on deaf ears. There are already five games without a win, but now, in addition to not achieving the results, there are clear signs that the end of Cholo Simeone begins to be the only way out. The players of him do not believe. We have already seen gestures from Joao Félix or Saúl at the time.
However, what we saw in Mallorca had probably never been seen before. Marcos Llorente pretended not to listen to his coach’s orders. At least that’s what it seems after seeing what happened next. Simeone was screaming on the band trying to correct Marcos Llorente. But he got no answer.
The end of Cholo Simeone is getting closer
Tired of not reaching the player, Simeone went to the bench like a fury and ordered the captain, Koke, to issue the orders. Marcos Llorente immediately ran to the bench to listen to Koke’s explanations. A gesture that many have interpreted as a clear fact of rupture between coach and players.
The end of Cholo Simeone begins to be a source of debate among fans who come to the Metropolitan. It seems clear that if Simeone fails to get Atlético into the top four, he should go directly. However, the feelings between coach and players invite a change of cycle no matter what happens at the end of the season.