On December 23, 2011, Atletico Madrid officially announced Simone as coach of the team, and few would have thought that a great era for the sheet Legion would begin; on December 23, 2021, the son of Poseidon was reversed by Granada, a midstream and downstream team, suffered a four-game losing streak in the league, trailing his city rival Real Madrid by as much as 17 points without a game, making it almost impossible to defend the title. Simone's tenth anniversary is so bleak that it makes people feel sad.
Seven months ago, Atletico Madrid narrowly reversed Palladolid in the final round of La Liga and regained the league title seven years later, but just six months later, the once-bloody sheet army collapsed so thoroughly. In the away game against Granada, although Felix scored the goal at the beginning, Simone's team did not show the determination to win and was reversed to lose his temper.
Atletico Madrid suffered a four-game losing streak in La Liga after losing away to Granada, which is incomprehensible for a team known for its iron-blooded defense. You know, before this season, Simone's Atletico Madrid had never even lost three consecutive league games. If the strong dialogue lost to Real Madrid and Sevilla is understandable, has been reversed by Mallorca and Granada, can only show that there is something wrong with the team as a whole.
In fact, Atletico Madrid's "malaise" has been seen at the beginning of the season, the team's proud defense has disappeared, 2-1 has become the most common winning score. In the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, although Atletico Madrid was in danger, there was no way to be killed by Liverpool, and the performance of Milan in the two games could hardly convince the fans. In the last round, the life-and-death battle relied on the brave play of O'Bulak and a little fate to escape.
Such Atletico Madrid is undoubtedly strange, in the impression of the world, iron-blooded defense and fighting will is the label of this team, but these characteristics are now gone. Atletico Madrid won the La Liga title last season because of the huge advantages accumulated in the first half of the season. Barcelona's civil strife and Real Madrid's injuries gave them a chance, but throughout the performance in 2021, the sheets were almost interesting from beginning to end.
If you only look at the game scene, Atletico Madrid can still dominate the situation against non-top teams, but the team piling up offensive players in the front court will lead to a large area of open space in the midfield. once the opponent speeds up the fast break, the defense will become in jeopardy. Such a scene, very much like the former Barcelona-the attack can not kill the opponent, they were killed back. Simone's football philosophy is about integrity and balance, while Atletico Madrid are a bit top-heavy.
Despite the retrogression at the competitive level, Atletico Madrid also seems to have a problem with the idea of bringing in aid. The team's rise depended on the blending of players rather than the purchase of stars, and now Felix and Lemar, who spent 200 million euros, have not seen a return matching the investment. If last year's visa-free Luis Suarez was an excellent signing, then welcoming Grizman back this summer has squeezed the room for excellent attackers in other states. The positioning of Laurent and Carrasco can only be changed.
In the face of the current predicament, Simone's courage seems to have weakened, he told reporters: "sometimes we win some games that we should not have won, but now we have to lose some games that we should not have lost." This sounds like a metaphysical phrase, which is very different from Simone's former style of running the army with iron and blood. Of course, his ability to coach a top European team for ten years has been a medium-sized miracle of modern football, but this time it has reached another point in urgent need of change.
After half of La Liga, Atletico Madrid ranked fifth in the scoreboard with 8 wins, 5 draws and 5 negative points, only 1 point behind Valencia in the Champions League. The situation is not too bad, but judging from the team's recent momentum, perhaps more worried about the pursuers behind them-Real Sociedad scored with them, Barcelona and Valencia are only one point behind, a little careless, La Liga defending champion may fall out of the top six Simone doesn't have much room for fault tolerance.
However, despite the ups and downs of Atletico Madrid, the club executives will still have full confidence in Simone, after all, the meritorious manager has the experience of turning the team around through reform in the past decade. In 10 years, Simone led Atletico Madrid to win eight trophies, including two La Liga titles and two Champions League finals, which cannot be concealed. In the absence of a better choice, the sheet team can only continue to believe in the godfather who brought the team 327 victories.
The football world is changing rapidly, and the ups and downs of clubs are like the ups and downs of enterprises. When faced with the crossroads again, what kind of response will Atletico Madrid give? So, it's time to introduce the clich é classic of Atletico fans-"Why do you like Atletico?" Because it is very much like being tortured by life in many ways, but still unwilling to ordinary us. " The son of Poseidon should not give up and will not give up.
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