{"id":1127837,"date":"2020-01-29T11:10:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T11:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1127837"},"modified":"2020-01-29T11:10:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T11:10:03","slug":"atletico-madrid-diego-simeone-world-best-manager-kieran-tripper","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/atletico-madrid-diego-simeone-world-best-manager-kieran-tripper\/","title":{"rendered":"Under-fire Diego Simeone is the world&#8217;s best manager, says Kieran Trippier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Atletico Madrid right-back Kieran Trippier has hailed Diego Simeone as the best manager in the world, despite the doubts surrounding his future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trippier joined Atletico in the summer after four years with Tottenham Hotspur having experienced a tough final campaign in the Premier League following the highs of the 2018 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old has enjoyed a good personal season, re-finding his form and earning a spot back in the England squad, but Atletico have underwhelmed.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is Diego Simeone facing the sack at Atletico Madrid? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Simeone has been manager of Atletico Madrid since 2011.<\/li>\n<li>In that time, he has won one La Liga title, one Copa del Rey and two Europa Leagues as well as reaching two Champions League finals.<\/li>\n<li>But Simeone has come under fire this season with Atletico currently fifth in La Liga.<\/li>\n<li>They were also knocked out of the Copa del Rey by third-tier side Cultural Leonesa.<\/li>\n<li>Atletico Madrid are 33\/1* to win the 2019\/20 La Liga title.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>*Odds provided by\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"\/en\/go\/william-hill?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Hill<\/a>.\u00a0<em>You have to be 18+ to gamble. For more information, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gambleaware.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GambleAware.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7480587\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Simeone&#8217;s side are currently fifth in La Liga after 21 games, 10 points behind leaders and rivals Real Madrid, having failed to win their past two league games.<\/p>\n<p>The defeat to Eibar and draw with Leganes &#8212; games Trippier missed through injury &#8212; have been joined by a penalty-shootout loss to Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final and Copa del Rey third-round exit to third-tier Cultural Leonesa.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Atletico and Simeone, in particular, have come under criticism leading to some minor discussions surrounding his future &#8212; albeit not within the club.<\/p>\n<p>However, Trippier has come out in support of Simeone, calling the Argentinian the best manager in the world.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1111272\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/gaming\/premier-league-players-highest-growth-fifa-20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1111272\" class=\"wp-image-1111272 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential-620x350.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential-940x530.jpg 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1111272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/gaming\/premier-league-players-highest-growth-fifa-20\">The Premier League players with the highest growth potential on FIFA 20<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I think everybody knows how good he is, how passionate he is when he is on the touchline and when he&#8217;s in training,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/51274798\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC Radio 5 Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s unbelievable and I&#8217;ve got this opportunity to learn from him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You always see him with an arm around the young lads. When you see him fired up it gives you a lift and it just shows how passionate he is.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I call him &#8216;Mister&#8217; which is the Spanish for &#8216;boss&#8217;. I have to tell people [what I mean] when I call him &#8216;gaffer&#8217;. It&#8217;s so different.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Is Simeone the best manager in the world now? For me, personally, yes. When people actually play for him they realise how good he is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Free Agent XI: Modric, Ili\u010di\u0107 and More! 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From the first day he walked in [Trippier played for Burnley from 2011-2015, initially on loan] he sorted my career out basically.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From when I was young, stupid and going out, he just sat me down and said &#8216;no more&#8217;. Unbelievable manager and I loved playing for him and, who knows, one day I might get the opportunity to play for him again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Atletico president gives Simeone his backing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Despite Atletico&#8217;s poor run, Simeone appears to have his future with the club secure, after president Enrique Cerezo publicly backed the manager.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The [criticism] seems unfair to me and cannot be carried out,&#8221; Cerezo said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s the coach that has given us the most titles and you have to bear in mind that there is no team in Spain that has kept a coach for at least eight years and those that remain.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t doubt him at all. We&#8217;re delighted with him. 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