Why so negative? - Craig on Simeone’s comments on competing against Barca & Real Madrid | ESPN FC

The ESPN FC crew weigh in on Diego Simeone saying it’s hard to compete with Barcelona and Real Madrid.
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[@antcall6779]

How can Burnley talk about something being negative? All he does is negative 🤣

[@hafriz8746]

Nah

[@Rodney231]

Simeone needs to improve and get more from his squad but this ESPN FC crew is way too critical ......he won la Liga 21/22 which is fairly recent.... Are we expecting Atlethico Madrid to dominate Spanish football???

[@avikellerman4539]

They need to create controversy and chaos to gain views. And to unnecessarily pile pressure on some manager or some players to potentially have them fired or ruin their careers. This is what most of the ESPN pundits do. Their hopes at the start of the season were that Barca would struggle and they could keep bashing on players like Lewandowski, Raphina or new manager Hansi Flick. But their predictions backfired so they have to settle for trying to destroy Simeone's reputation in hopes that enough naive and gullible Atletico fans start moaning and create a toxic situation for the coach and the club which possibly ends in a sacking. Reality is Simeone MADE Atletico Madrid what it is today. He made them relevant. Certainly the most successful Atletico Madrid manager of recent times. Maybe of all-time. This is a club which was relegated around 2000 if I remember correctly. He brought them back to relevance. 2 La Liga titles, 2 UCL finals, 2 Europa Leagues and every year they're at least top 4. That's about as good as you can realistically hope for if you're Atletico Madrid.

[@PhilliesNostalgia]

It was 20/21

[@basheerumar9615]

If Barcelona with all their financial problems can still field teenagers on the pitch and compete then he has no excuse

[@KLHK1981]

He doesn’t have yamal. You cant simply play a youth whose level is not there yet, this Doesn’t work in football

[@basheerumar9615]

@@KLHK1981 you’re just making excuses… his tactics are outdated.. you cant win with that ugly football

[@obieenemchukwu5838]

@@KLHK1981yamal is one player and just turned 17. He’s tactics is trash and too pragmatic after spending the way he did. Give Marcelino or any other decent coach that team and they’ll do great.

[@bluebirdtechnologygrouplim3304]

@@basheerumar9615 well he’s proved you can

[@eL--RaL]

Well he's not wrong tho..Madrid and Barça are the 2 biggest clubs in the world, nobody comes close..The expectations for them are too high, over the top..Prime Barça and Madrid would farm in any league..Prem has no technical teams , those 2 clubs would have won 5 prem each in 10 years

[@stefan5730]

Real yes, Barca not for some time now. Barca has as many CL semi finals as Ajax in the last decade.

[@richiestockton]

ok kylie keep spinning around with the prem rent free 😂

[@flametoes]

@@stefan5730do you think being one of the biggest clubs is based solely on titles? Barca and Madrid are above everybody else. That’s why Barca, in the midst of a “financial crisis” have gone from shambles last season to arguably the most in-form team in the world, whilst renovating what was already one of the largest stadiums in Europe and maintaining the best academy in the world. Let’s not even start on Madrid. That’s the reality.

[@MADRIDPOOL44207]

Try to sneak barca😂

[@curtischarles5299]

​​@@stefan5730do you realize champions league is a cup? In a cup anything can happen. It depends on your draw and luck. Secondly, barca still eat madrid to la liga in the times they won the CL . A season tells you how good you have been .not the champions league. Chelsea won the champions league being 7th in england. Liverpool won the CL and still didnt win the EPL .

[@unknown12124]

I rate Simeone so highly, but he should’ve known that restructuring an old team in a single transfer window takes ages just look at PSG’s failed galiticos

[@LtDangle911]

30 million for Sorloth..what a waste

[@sublime9525]

And, also, Nottingham Forest!

[@maricapitaljorswats6694]

craig just bursting in with his own retric, when you got visitors

[@FootballYankee]

What gets me about La Liga is the fact that everyone is berating Mbappe but no one is calling out Jude Bellingham for his god awful form this season. The guy is constantly losing the ball and people just keep making excuses for him. Are there double standards for English players?

[@stefan5730]

Jude cant shine anymore like last season because of Mbappe. He was a false 9, now he is a classic number 8.

[@arcaine101]

Hes injured

[@eddieherrera5314]

Jude hasn’t been bad

[@zorashki]

Always been... freaking Sancho is considered world class and great.. you can imagine.. Overrated shait players like Grealish priced $100 million. Man United fans thinks Dalot is at the level of Cafu and Madrid wants him...m delulu English Media.

[@FootballYankee]

@@eddieherrera5314 He has been atrocious bro

[@jonathancarrillo7739]

Stebie STILL so salty Atleti bossed a prime Liverpool team in the champions league. 😂

[@nicholasbaldeo5788]

People want to see more flare more tricks dribbling more physicality but with style

[@IcySanZ]

The are great at defending but always seem to struggle to score goals which in the end wins games

[@chinitopogi7511]

They still compete against Barca, Real Madrid and even in the Champions League.

[@smokeyplays7183]

American Atleti Fan here , cholo is A stubborn man but he's a Leader and a Icon . I like supporting him , when we got Luis Suarez and won the league that was a great time

[@devanshutrivedi9221]

These guys are absolutely clueless, Simeone for the last 15 years has been one of the best managers in the world, Atletico were behind Sevilla and Valencia when he took over got them two league titles and two ucl finals if not for madrid they would have won them both. If you think he's done a bad job get your head checked asap

[@martincaballero4295]

Loving Alex's take on this topic! Considering the magnitude of RM's and Barça's success in the 21st century, the only team that comes close to those 2 in terms of trophies is Atlético de Madrid 🔴⚪️ You can make an argument for Athletic Club Bilbao, Sevilla and Valencia having more trophies (Copa del Rey, Supercopa, Europa League). But Atleti has been consistent in their La Liga and Champions League presence for the past decade.

[@Dr_Diaz]

No English club is capable of winning laliga. Real madrid and barca are too much for anyone.

[@Blaze-x3t]

Real madrid maybe but Varca🚮🚮

[@cadesky6029]

Only City will have a chance no one else. The other English teams will get smoked

[@jonpool9030]

That's nonsense. Man city Liverpool arsenal are all capable of winning laliga

[@akeembuchanan8180]

Okay spokesman 😅

[@eL--RaL]

Absolutely.. LaLiga has technical and tactical clubs from top to bottom.. We're the godfathers of modern football..The only good team in Prem that can play against LaLiga's Technicalities are only City ..The rest are head less running chi. ckens

[@alesandrocontini3938]

Simply Because he's "NEGATIVE", he Representing Himself and it's So Obvious ! Just Wach Them While They are Playing in LALIGA, Look What he is Doing During The Match, and YOU Will Keep Laughing Because he Act's Like a CLOWN, and not a Respectable Coach ! Any Coach With Good Quality Will Move Atletico to Another Level, Better Level.

[@JJ-zp9vr]

If CR 7 in not a football player this guy had 3 UCL 😂😂😂

[@KareemCarter-jj1sd]

Cr7 watching Diego Simone interview on a couch and his foot on a stoll saying 'Whoop Whoop whoop' 4hattricks 😢

[@24keys93]

2 la Liga in 9 years but I get wat u saying

[@BC-mj7gj]

Stevie just can’t get over that Atletico Madrid show in Anfield. Atletico winning 2 la Liga tittle competing with Barca and Madrid in the past decade is a success. Liverpool won one premier league title in 33 years he should be bothered by that😂

[@OmarAmer-kg5gt]

3 laligas ??? he won only 2 please fact check your facts

[@logirex]

Simeone got Atleti two league wins in 14 seasons 🤷‍♂ They also play some awful effing football despite the talents they have. It is clear though Simeone and the club only care about Champions League money each season and I guess the fans are ok with that 😂

[@dreddmann6532]

Fact: Atletico Madrid have never won the UEFA Champions League.

[@BC-mj7gj]

@@dreddmann6532 So is Arsenal and PSG

[@BC-mj7gj]

@@OmarAmer-kg5gt my bad they won 2 La Liga titles and 2 Europa league more success than Arsenal, Man United, Tottenham, AC Milan, PSG, Dortmund etc…. That’s not bad

[@ghostc1pher]

The spending doesn't tell the whole story. How does Atleti's academy compare to Barca's?

[@yyzsupra8338]

after craig's stupidity yesterday with the pulisic PK, can you start with someone else first? seriously. he is funny, but pulisic scored that incredible goal and basically rubbed his egotistical teammates noses in their self-righteous attitude. start with stevie. he was a better player and is very reasonable in speaking. craig starts off every conversation...change it up a bit and humble him up to. i like craig, but back burner buddy.

[@bluebirdtechnologygrouplim3304]

He’s won more titles with Atletico competing with two of the biggest clubs in the world than Klopp did with Liverpool

[@Gabet8282]

His rite. The fans want entertainment and results.

[@LtDangle911]

Recruitment seems to have gone downhill a bit in recent years. They need to be bringing in better players than what they’ve been doing recently. Squad just isn’t good enough.

[@kingzmusik1850]

As a Barcelona fan, I would like to see a new manager at atletico madrid.

[@soccersensation]

Would have been nice to actually hear his quote referencing the title of this video...

[@ShaqsBlurryVisionNetwork]

To be clear, Simeone IS the highest paid manager at the world.

[@palatialslumlord4938]

3:56 When did Nathan Fielder start covering football

[@dennisaddo2609]

When I look at this squad, I don't think Simeone is the right man to get the best out of them.

[@zekusas]

Its true that simeone tries to sign the same type of players. I dont see exciting wingers or a midfielder that creates chances

[@bluebirdtechnologygrouplim3304]

If only Craig Burley set such high standards in his own career as he does with everyone else maybe be he wouldn’t of been so bang average

[@mensocesar]

these people don’t watch La Liga, they don’t have a right to have an opinion on Simeone. If Simeone was English he would be praised for punching above his weight. Don’t forget Nicole managed in the MLS, if anything he’s envious.

[@MrAZulfadzli]

As a real madrid fan..... I miss Pathetico era, when we can say we need a real rival. Lol

[@mamadousy9632]

He won Laliga TWICE when Barca had Prime Messi and Madrid Prime Ronaldo but ATM just needs to a change of management at this point

[@sterlingwalker4374]

Didn't they just win once then? I feel like the other one Ronaldo was already gone and messi for sure wasn't peak but I could be wrong

[@compballrsa]

They beat Real Madrid twice last season. That was the only time Real Madrid lost despite playing Bayern, City, Barca, etc

[@sulemusah4670]

Did he bought all those players just to beat real Madrid or to win trophy's 🏆?

[@Fashjr]

They've always been in top 4, you don't spend 200 million just to be in top 4.

[@robertkeizer2016]

Stevie doesn't know what it's like to coach in Spain he coached in MLS and didn't cut it

[@raspower2200]

The special one use to park the bus, and he was brilliant

[@knandez7__821]

The ones who don't support Simeone are absolutely ignorant and don't have a clue about our DNA or values. The most successful coaches in world football today hasn't been as loyal as Diego Simeones's years at one club. To drop Simeone will probably be the death of our club for probably 5-10 years. The DNA of the club and Simeone is ingrained in us. Kicking Simeone out will be extremely counterproductive. Don't want any opportunity to where we could end up like current Manchester United for the past couple years! As Alex said "be careful what you wish for".

[@hafriz8746]

Lol

[@Stoikpilled]

Id put klopp in atlético how about that

[@troyfrost6993]

You guys talk like football is better now, but it's not. And the players are average . Too many games the players are tied.

[@KLHK1981]

That’s why you have 25 squad player

[@smokeyplays7183]

Soo happy when we went to anfield and beat Liverpool 🙏

[@papasmamas1]

Ive seen all Atletico Madrid games since this new season, they are horrible. Im follow them for Alvarez, theyll be lucky if finish 3rd in La Liga, and lucky if they pass to quarters of Champions League. Thats how bad they are this season.

[@serialkilla23]

Compare it to man utd n chelsea….spend more than man city n arsenal …but can’t even finish 4th….simeone is overachieving in years with Atletico Madrid….they have no biz in finishing 4th every season.

[@Flipcrash]

Woah he has amazing spanish pourtagese

[@purplestain946]

burley cant ever see positive. yall wanted Simeone to try a new play style.. it takes time

[@Arwin-vy5ky3qp6s]

Atletico need to be look for a new coach and fire Simeoni total for this to work

[@chadflpo635]

Excuses many top Spanish coaches would do much better with the exact sqaud A.M has now, it's time to move on to a new manager.

[@JJ-zp9vr]

CR 7 best in the world

[@kingsleynwofe1244]

Stevie dont wear matching tie with your shirt. I shouldn't be teaching you this at 80yrs old

[@muhammedjagne4747]

ESPN want to sack someone now😂😂😂😂

[@sisa_official1]

Is that guy with EarPods using some kind of filter on his face?I’ve never seen someone open their mouth that wide while speaking English

[@yogi2983]

The old men in the studio need to wake up

[@eirenuaireland]

Very bad sign when the manager is criticising his own countryman.

[@yungharry]

Teams has studied atletico who always score one and defend the whole 90 minutes which a lot of teams figure out

[@raspower2200]

And they have problem with barca passing

[@davidpayne3719]

Alex made too much sense. He’s going to be fired in 2 months

[@Sylvesterstyles789]

Burley is a tool. Get him off.

[@MrJadude]

Yes other than barca and real another team can win .... ONCE IN 20 YEARS Stop pertending that it easy when reqlmand barca have players who flock to be there ... and spand 2x money... the league is a joke Idk whats worse ... the spanish or german leagues for this

[@sr.patata4788]

Genuine whining from Craig and Stevie.

[@laminjawo5586]

Stevie is right so boring watching them. They play like stoke .

[@nativesezsnas6035]

Simeone is Jose's clone..

[@JJ-zp9vr]

Siuuuiiiiiiuuuuuuiiiiuuuu 😂😂

[@mem5860]

No excuse, spend a lot of millions, you have to be harder than them

[@juliojimenez9794]

Real Madrid would not win the PL. They're a great tournament team, but an average league team.

[@eL--RaL]

Average league?? Where do you get those narratives?? From your deluded media 😂 LaLiga Always spanks Prem in Europe..Your teams are just overhyped brands kid ..You won't even be able to face a mid-table team in LaLiga

[@raspower2200]

Creg need to go and coach

[@beztoptv7175]

Hard to compete against Barca and Real yet you got a draw against real. This man is just lazy. Needs to be sacked

[@KLHK1981]

To win la liga, Just need beat the rest of 18 teams. Farmers league

[@georgechima3285]

Even if u give simeone all the stars in the world he stil can never win anything

[@tomaszstarzZz]

Atletico can hire Xavi 🤣

[@osundefosa]

Atletico Madrid should get Thomas Tuchel to put them in the next level.

[@soohfxxh]

Thomas is washed up.

[@raspower2200]

Real Madrid entertaining????

[@AllenNgowe-ti7uy]

Facts

[@eL--RaL]

Atléti board needs to thank Simeone and then mutually part ways.. He's done enough now it's time for them to move on.. Football has evolved, his style is way too negative, dull football and no adaptation.. Atléti is a big club and could be bigger with a modern Manager.. Atléti should be winning champions leagues..Even City is a household name now how much more Atléti

[@soohfxxh]

As someone who visits madrid regularly and read the Spanish papers, only the English media seem to have a problem with Diego.

[@Blaze-x3t]

Trash atletico should get relegated along with Varca

[@Ziri0615]

Penalty for Real Madrid

[@Blaze-x3t]

@@Ziri0615 penalty for Varca

[@AllenNgowe-ti7uy]

😂😂😂RMadrid fans are such trolls

[@MaestroPlaymaker]

You’re so obsessed with Barcelona, commenting everywhere 😂😂😂

[@Ziri0615]

@@AllenNgowe-ti7uy They mostly have a negative IQ