Perspective - copy pasted from footie365
Diego Simeone – Atletico Madrid
The bad guy that this girl wants to see. There is an argument for labelling Simeone as the most impressive manager in world football over the last four years. Yes, even including Pep.
Taking over from Gregorio Manzano in December 2011, Simeone found Atleti in ninth place in La Liga, with 16 points from 12 games and knocked out of the Copa del Rey by third tier Albacete. Since then he has guided the club to four consecutive top-three finishes, their first league title for 18 years, first Copa del Rey for 17 years, first Spanish Super Cup for 29 years, first European Cup final appearance for 40 years and the Europa League and UEFA Super Cup in 2012.
All Simeone’s achievements have been in the face of Spanish football’s financially-bloated duopoly. The latest Deloitte Football Money Report saw Real Madrid and Barcelona rank 1st and 2nd in Europe according to revenue. Atleti were in 15th, below Schalke and Tottenham and two places above Newcastle. And Roman Abramovich is worried about his style of play?