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.
I don't think there are really a decline, I mean they didn't have a great season in 2-24-25 but it was way better than the previous one when they finished after Girona, quite on par with the 22-23 one, not a decline but stagnation at levels below what fans want.
Maybe if you just look at the table, you can say that since Atletico is in third place, everything is not so bad. But I remember Atletico well from the time when they played
with Real in the Champions League finals, naturally I do not compare their average indicators with the worst seasons, but compare them with the best. When was the last time they posed a threat to anyone? It seems that even this aura of an inconvenient team has completely disappeared. I even remember the last season as a complete failure for them because they were going smoothly for quite a long time, you could say they were contenders for the treble along with Real and Barcelona, but then in personal meetings they lost everything that could be lost and in a rather shameful way.
And now they start with 2 points for 3 rounds. This is definitely a decline.