Simeone's Atleti: A Giant Among Giants
In the last four decades, Spanish football has been dominated by Real Madrid and Barcelona, who have captured the majority of LaLiga titles. However, Diego Pablo Simeone has managed to challenge this hegemony, becoming the only coach who has managed to snatch the title three times from FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Since the 1985-86 season, only five different teams have managed to be crowned champions in Spain, a figure lower than that of other major European leagues. This supremacy of the two giants makes Simeone’s work at the helm of Atlético de Madrid even more valuable.
El Cholo has been able to build a competitive team capable of standing up to the giants and achieving glory in a challenging context.
In comparison with leagues such as the French, English, German or Italian, where the competition is more diverse and a greater number of teams have managed to win the title, in Spain the task of winning LaLiga is reduced, almost exclusively, to overcoming two colossi.
For this reason, the two titles and the two runner-up finishes achieved by Simeone in his thirteen seasons at the head of Atlético have an incalculable value.
El Cholo has shown that, with hard work, passion and strategy, it is possible to break with the dictatorship of Real Madrid and Barcelona, turning Atlético into a feared and respected team throughout Europe. His legacy at the club is undeniable and his figure is a symbol of struggle and perseverance for the Red and White fans.
