Atlético continues to celebrate the arrival of Diego Pablo Simeone to their bench. The coach who changed the pace of the club a decade ago, placed him among the greatest and led him by the hand lift eight titles, the most awarded coach in the history of the rojiblanca. And the mattress set does not intend to allow it to be forgotten. On a day like today, but ten years ago, Cholo was officially presented as Atlético’s new coach.
Just arrived from Buenos Aires, on December 27, 2011 Simeone picked up the microphone. The team was eleventh in the League, had just been eliminated from the Copa del Rey by Albacete, a Second Division B and still did not win a game away from home throughout the course and with renowned footballers performing well below their best version. “It is a very nice moment. Burgos will accompany me and we thank the people who have trusted us. I always had like objective to return to Atlético as a coach. I am going to put the hope and the work that I always had. The responsibility is enormous, but it doesn’t scare me, it excites me“were his first words.
And Cholo was already glimpsing what was coming ahead. “I think the player reached a stage and that will always remain in the memory. Today I arrive as a coach. It is a huge joy and we will work to give the team the best weapons and finish the League in a good place. We want to recover a little of everything we always had. I want an aggressive, strong, seasoned, fast-paced and fast-paced team. That which we athletics always fell in love with. We are going in search of what our history was “, he indicated on his first day as a coach (his signing had been announced on the 23rd and he directed his first training session on the 29th). The rest is history. And Atlético is preparing a commemorative video for today: # LaPrimeraDécadaDeSimeone.