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THE POWER OF SIMEONE

DAVID NASH takes a look at the impact of the Atletico Madrid manager – and wonders where he will go next…

DAVID NASH
IT’S sometimes hard to assess a manager’s credentials when they’ve only managed just one European club, but for Diego Simeone this need not apply- his impact on Atletico Madrid has been transformative.
We almost take it for granted now that Atleti will be present in the latter stages of the Champions League – two finals and a semi in the last four seasons – but not so long ago this seemed like a pipe dream for the Rojiblancos.
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