Friends and rivals praise his character

Diego Pablo Simeone has the admiration of players, coaches, managers and fans. His figure is highlighted by many who know him, have worked under his orders or have shared a dressing room with him. The Argentine transmits his view, is understanding and lives for football, a sport that has been in his life from an early age. His winning and competitive character spreads. The red and white fans idolize him and here we show some quotes collected during the current season from people around the Argentine who will remain on the bench at the Calderón until 2017.

Futre: "It has come in and relaxed the whole club, he has been a success, he has been the perfect choice. El Cholo represents Atletico itself, honesty, courage, take the field to give everything and speaks his mind in the press conference's. It’s not easy to win championships in Argentina and he has that experience. He knows the dressing room better than anyone, the names change, but the mystic passes from one generation to another."

Caminero: "Simeone has given illusion, desire and character to the team. He has raised awareness of the team and the need to go game by game and it shows in every session, he has done a very good job. He has won the players, fans, directors...he has united everyone and that's a very good coach who can achieve that."

Football is a state of mind and Simeone has conquered me

 Filipe on the Super Cup final, "Simeone has made the sea move. Together we have really begun to fight. He came with a mentality and a knowledge of the club which was very important, because with this shirt he has been fighting to stay up and has also won the double, so he knows both sides of the coin. He knows what this house is about and what to do to succeed here. The coach not only tells us how we have to play, but also how we should feel in the club and in the day to day and not to lose focus on the goal. Football is a state of mind and Simeone has conquered me."

Bielsa: "I have gratitude, affection, respect, consideration and admiration. I appreciate a lot what he's done with Atletico since the moment he took over."

Gabi: "Simeone is the basis of this project."

Falcao: "Simeone taught me to live life as a footballer."

Buonanotte: "I am very grateful to Simeone because he showed me how to reach my peak as a player."

Emery: "Simeone is someone who conveys his character to the team, winning, aggressive and competitive."

Sebastián Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield): "The manager who definitely moulded me as a professional and particularly as a person was Diego Simeone".