Diego Simeone’s Side Tagged “An Absolute Disgrace” By Adrian Durham

Written By Jacobs Dunga

Diego Simeone’s approach to the first leg of their last eight encounter have received widespread criticism including this brutal assessment by Adrian Durham.

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Atletico Madrid deployed a staunch defensive tactics away to Manchester City on Tuesday night and were almost running away with a draw until the introduction of Phil Foden who found Kevin De Bruyne with a defence splitting pass to break the deadlock.

Simeone’s men limited City to just two shots on target in the close encounter and didn’t manage any shots on goal themselves, a tactical approach that has been vehemently condemned by Adrian Durham.

Speaking after the game, Durham said: “I’m going to call it as I see it: this Atletico Madrid side are an absolute disgrace.

“I’ll call them horrible, cheaty, anti-football, no desire to entertain. Simeone is a ref pest.

“The players are sneaky, out-housing, Sunday League wrong ‘uns.

The pundit as well urged Portuguese youngster Joao Felix to move away from the Wanda Metropolitano if he is to continue being a professional footballer.

“Atletico Madrid have no desire to play football whatsoever. If I were Joao Felix, I would ask for a transfer so I could continue being a professional footballer.

“Why anybody would want Simeone as their manager, I do not know.”

Whether or not Simeone’s approach is truly anti football will be confirmed in a fortnight when City visit the Wanda Metropolitano for the second leg tie.

Meanwhile…

The Austrian FA have denied reports linking them to a move for Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick as preparations for the upcoming qualifiers for EURO 2024 begins.

Austria parted ways with head coach Franco Foda following their defeat to Wales in the World Cup playoffs.

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Reports coming out from the European nation have it that sports director Peter Schottel travelled to Manchester earlier this week to hold talks with the German manager over the possibility of taking over the vacant position.

The nation’s FA however on Wednesday denied any sort of meeting with Rangnick. “‘Clarification: There was no meeting between OFB sports director Peter Schottel and Ralf Rangnick, coach of Manchester United,” the governing body posted on Twitter.

Rangnick is set to leave the managerial position at Old Trafford come end of the season to take up a consultancy role as agreed before accepting to take the job back in December last year.

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