{"id":36864,"date":"2024-11-23T03:38:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T00:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=36864"},"modified":"2024-11-23T03:38:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T00:38:16","slug":"simeone-grateful-to-reach-700-matches-with-atletico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/23\/simeone-grateful-to-reach-700-matches-with-atletico\/","title":{"rendered":"Simeone Grateful to Reach 700 Matches with Atl\u00e9tico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Diego Simeone will manage his 700th game for Atl\u00e9tico Madrid when they host Alav\u00e9s in La Liga on Saturday. The Argentine coach expressed gratitude on Friday for reaching this milestone despite ongoing speculation about his future.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Nearing 13 years at the helm since his appointment in December 2011, Simeone has transformed Atl\u00e9tico from an underperforming side into serious competitors against Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">During his tenure, Atl\u00e9tico has won two La Liga titles, one Copa del Rey, two Europa League trophies, and reached two Champions League finals, losing both to Real Madrid. His defensive discipline is exemplified by the team\u2019s record of keeping 326 clean sheets under his guidance.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Speaking ahead of Saturday\u2019s match, Simeone said: \u201cFirst and foremost, I want to thank everyone who has worked with me on the coaching staff, including those no longer here, and all the players who have made it possible for me to stay at the club for so long.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cI\u2019m also grateful to Miguel \u00c1ngel [the CEO] and Enrique Cerezo [the president] for their constant support and to our fans for the respect they\u2019ve always shown me. I\u2019m extremely grateful to Atl\u00e9tico. I\u2019m very happy to have experienced all these matches.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Despite the club\u2019s strong reputation, their start to the current season has raised questions about Simeone\u2019s future. Atl\u00e9tico sits third in La Liga, seven points behind leaders Barcelona after five draws. In the Champions League, they are 23rd midway through the group stage.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Simeone, whose contract runs until June 2027, remains unfazed by the speculation. \u201cI\u2019m focused on Alav\u00e9s,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not thinking about anything else. I\u2019m focused on overcoming this important match.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">After securing four consecutive wins across all competitions before the international break, Simeone emphasized the importance of the upcoming eight matches.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cAlav\u00e9s is coming, and we know their style,\u201d he said. \u201cThey play direct and fast. We know many of their players because they\u2019ve been here at Atl\u00e9tico. We need to approach the game at a high intensity, and that\u2019s what we\u2019ll aim for.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diego Simeone will manage his 700th game for Atl\u00e9tico Madrid when they host Alav\u00e9s in La Liga on Saturday. The Argentine coach expressed gratitude on Friday for reaching this milestone despite ongoing speculation about his future. Nearing 13 years at the helm since his appointment in December 2011, Simeone has transformed Atl\u00e9tico from an underperforming &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36864"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36865,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36864\/revisions\/36865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}