Diego Simeone

Kings cup eh?

comment by Kings Road (U1762)
posted 16 minutes ago
You can't have a go at Simeone after putting up with Fergie for 26 years.

He basically called Alan Wiley fat ffs.
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He called him unfit. Something that can't really be argued with. If anyone took the time to watch games he reffed, you'd see that at every opportunity he'd slow the game down by talking to players when a foul was committed. He was just having a breather because he wasn't fit enough.

comment by Earl Brutus (U1449)
posted 2 minutes ago
Kings cup eh?


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Spanish equivalent to the FA cup...beating Madrid on their home turf in the final.

FACup is 3rd in the pecking order for most big clubs nowadays, Wigan won it last season

Going a long way here Earl to try and dismiss his trophy record so far..

Not disputing that, but the big boys in Spain have taken it very seriously in recent years because it's sometimes been the only saving grace of their season. Evidence of this is the fact that the big 2 have taken 7 of the last 12 final berths, compared to just 2 of the previous 12.

Even without that, it's pretty likely you'd consider it an achievement to beat Liverpool in an FA Cup final played at Anfield...well it's more or less similar, only that Atletico's budget was 4 times smaller than their opponents'.

Simeone doesn't need to do more to prove he's a top manager. What he's done at Atletico with a limited budget and constantly losing their top players is remarkable.

comment by Mr Chelsea ✪ (U3579)
posted 8 minutes ago
Going a long way here Earl to try and dismiss his trophy record so far..
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Maybe I'm being a tad harsh on him after his shenanigans last night

He did lose his head. We can agree on that Top manager though..

Earl, you want shenanigans ! just hold on until LVG gets going !