Since Cholo signed for Atleti, the rest of the Primera clubs have changed coaches up to 228 times
Everything changes except Simeone. On December 23, 2011, Cholo committed to Atlético de Madrid. Eleven seasons have passed and since then Cholo has been the architect of the best decade in the history of the rojiblanco team, leading the colchoneros to the top and supporting them for two decades, winning 8 titles in 11 years. Simeone, the best thing to happen to Atleti in its entire history, is the only iconic figure to have sat on a First Division bench for the past 11 years. Easy to say, almost impossible to do.
Since Cholo signed with Atleti, for the bank of FCBarcelona A total of 8 coaches paraded (Pep Guardiola, Tito Vilanova, ‘Tata’ Martino, Luis Enrique, Ernesto Valverde, Quique Setién, Ronald Koeman and Xavi Hernández); while, at the same time, on the couch of the RealMadrid 8 other coaches succeeded each other (José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Rafa Benítez, Zinedine Zidane, Julen Lopetegui, Santiago Solari, Zinedine Zidane again and Carlo Ancelotti again). Since 2011, the year Simeone came to our football, the athletics cluban icon of stability on the bench, has had up to 8 different coaches (Bielsa, Valverde, Ziganda, Berizzo, Garitano, Marcelino and Valverde).
There is more. Ever since Simeone arrived, the valencia He has changed coaches 23 times (Emery, Pellegrino, Voro, Valverde, Djukic, Nico, Pizzi, Nuno, Voro, Neville, Ayestarán, Voro, Prandelli, Voro, Marcelino, Celades, Voro, Gracia, Voro, Bordalás, Gattuso, voro and deck); He Betis It has changed 14 times (Mel, Garrido, Velázquez, Merino, Mel, Merino, Poyet, Víctor Sánchez Del Amo, Alexis Trujillo, Quique Setién, Rubi, Alexis Trujillo and Pellegrini); at the time the Seville It has had 13 coaches (Marcelino, Míchel, Diego Martínez, Unai Emery, Sampaoli, Berizzo, Montella, Caparrós, Machín, Lopetegui, Sampaoli and Mendilíbar); and the villarrealhas had up to 10 different tenants on his sofa (Molina, Lotina, Velázquez, Marcelino, Escribá, Calleja, Luis García, Calleja, Emery and Setién).
The thing isn’t there. Since the day Simeone signed for Atleti, the Almeria He has changed coaches 20 times (Alcaraz, Vigo, Gracia, Francisco, Rivera, Martínez, Sergi, Rivera, Carrillo, Gorosito, Soriano, Fran Fernández, Ramis, Alcaraz, Fran Fernández, Óscar Fernández, Emanuel, Guti, Nandinho, José Gomes and Ruby); He Elche 18 (Bordalás, Ferrando, Escribá, Baraja, Toril, Mir, Acciari, Josico, Pacheta, Almirón, Escribá, Sempere, Francisco, Gallego, Almirón, Mantecón, Machín and Becacece); He Majorca 15 times as coach (Caparrós, Manzano, Oltra, Carreras, Olaizola, Soler, Karpin, Soler, Ferrer, Gálvez, Fernando Vázquez, Olaizola, Sergi, Moreno, Luis García Plaza and Javier Aguirre) and the Valladolid up to 10 (Djukic, Juan Martínez, Rubi, Garitano, Portugal, Alberto López, Paco Herrera, Luis César, Sergio, Pacheta and Pezzolano?).
Since Simeone signed for Atlético de Madrid, the rest of the benches of the rest of the 19 First Division clubs have paraded a total of 228 coaches, between contracted and interim technicians. The data, courtesy of journalist José Luis Guerrero (“Relevo”), is devastating. Simeone and the 228. He has been the only one who has not been fired and he is the only one who has remained on the bench for 11 years. Everything changes on the benches of Spanish football…except Simeone.
Reuben Uria
Source: Goal