Are you from Argentina? Just wondering, no need to answer if you don’t want to.
If we take a look at Simeone’s plus points, it is clear that he is a leader, he has a vision for what he wants, he runs a tight ship, he has assembled a very talented squad and the players play for him. He has triumphed in a league where he should be third best. So, there is a lot to admire.
However, there is a lot to dislike too, and personally I can’t stand his cynical approach to the game, the histrionics he employs, the thuggish/robust approach of his players, his crass celebrations and gesticulations (I’m thinking of when he pretended to hold his cock) and his bad manners.
I have no affinity to Atletico or Simeone, so I take it as I find it, and I don’t like the fella.
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Who has said that Simeone should kiss Klopp’s hand? Shaking hands with an opponent after any sporting event is about good manners and sportsmanship. How is that snobbish?
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Same, I think he’s ace and others are being a little too precious.
His football is terrible to watch but he’s box office otherwise and he’s getting the most out of his squad.
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It’s not so much the style of football as the gamesmanship and downright cheating.
A well organised defence is nothing to be sneered at. Under Rafa we perfected the art, and as others said, it’s a tough league. What is repulsive is the diving, whining, surrounding the referee and so on.
That’s what makes the team unlikeable.
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For Simeone , read Suarez. Two win at all costs , snide sneaky bastards and totally brilliant at what they do. Little wonder Luis went there actually , and helped them become Champions !
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I think simeone does play good attacking football. It’s just the other parts of his game tactics which are distasteful. With the talent that atletico has , they shouldn’t need to go for the shithousery
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Suarez behaved like a twat when he came on as well. Booked for abusing the ref.
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Suarez also tried to low bridged VvD heading a ball that could end up with a big injury (Suarez actually got booked after that incident when he got into the ref face). A-hole.
I don’t buy the “at least he was our tw@t” phrase. If he tried to injure our players (remember he ran the studs on Robbo’s calf during our 4-0 vs Barcelona CL Match?), he’s the enemy and crossed the line.
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