Simeone was finished 3 years ago. Zero ideas, zero results. I don't know what needs to happen for Atletico management to think about sacking him. I think the problem is him. Atletico have a good squad, they can afford to buy top players, Simeone is the most expensive coach in the world... where are the results? It is clear to the naked eye that Atletico is playing worse from season to season, even their signature defense is no longer good. By the way, in the next round Atletico plays Villarreal, again minus 2 or 3 points?
In reality, Atletico are not a bad team; their players possess above-average skills for a club, and their determination is also very good. However, beyond that, there is nothing else to be proud of.
Simeone's strategy remains the same every season, which means he cannot offer anything truly to be proud of at the moment because it is very easy to read. When they face clubs that are below their level, they focus on attacking and forget about defense, but when facing clubs that are equal or in much better condition than them, Atletico parks the bus. In the first few matches, this happened when they faced clubs that could actually be easily defeated, but what happened was quite bad because their focus was only on attacking without paying attention to their defense, which has many gaps.