Next December for Diego Simeone it will be 13 years of Atletico Madrid. An era, that of ‘Cholo’, which still doesn’t seem to want to end, despite the various rumors that rained down from the sky during his tenure as coach of the rojiblancos between Inter and PSG, but not only that. Yet on the symbolic image it represents for the world Athletes he didn’t want to focus attention on himself.
“I have nothing strange to comment on – said Simeone in a press conference on the eve of the match against PSG in the Champions League -, only that what I do I do with passion. I have no particular commitments to anyone. I have had the great fortune of working with a previous technical staff who helped me a lot, an extraordinary group of players and the great fortune of being part of a club that has always supported me with the expectations we had to win. Players who followed me in my ideas and people who have always loved and respected me.”
Speaking of Atletico icons, Simeone took a moment to say sweet words about Antoine Griezmann: “I owe only gratitude to the footballer. We met him when he was 22 years old, when he arrived at the club. We grew up together both at the club and in his national team. The other day he told me that he has reached 400 matches, and I was the coach who made him play 400 times. I like his way of life and he continues to give us talent, hierarchy, personality… We will enjoy every moment as long as he is with us and when the day comes leaves, we will accompany him because he will be one of the best in Atlético’s history.”