28th of January, the Director General of ATLETICO DE MADRID
Miguel Angel Gil, accompanied by his star player Argentine SERGIO
AGUERO with a close friend & executive of the Club, had a special
lunch at a well known Madrid restaurant to calm the "nerves" of
Aguero.
Alarms rang when various comments & stories came to light that the
Argentine star was frustrated & contemplating "greener pastures". First,
reason is the inconsistent & frustrating performance of Atlético de Madrid who
hasn’t won a game so far in 2009. They finished 3ºrd on the League Ladder
in 2008 & are now struggling to stay 6th & in European positions.
Secondly, there is the psychological pressure from Diego Armando Maradona,
father of his girlfriend/partner & grandfather of his soon to be son, who has
suggested he leave Atlético for a better team, in this case Inter Milan.
Thirdly, there is a “rumour” that the relationship between Aguero & his
current Coach Aguirre is tense. Fourthly, Aguero exploded after
another frustrating game a couple of weeks ago to media claiming that this
is not the way the Club should go, with some indicating that perhaps it
was a message to change Coach. Lastly, a press report from 20minutes.com
reported that Aguero had made a “secret pact” with ex Real Madrid
President Calderon, a reported that was strongly rejected by Atletico.
(photo: elmundo.es)
All this has made nervous the Club & fans with the thought that its star
player maybe thinking of leaving the Atletico. This has prompted the
mentioned “summit lunch” to "calm" Aguero & give him guarantees in the
future that Atlético will be competitive enough to fight for the important
titles.
Apparently, & according to “elmundo.es”, Miguel Angel Gil explained
next seasons plans & promised further investments in signings, such as
a defender & midfielder. This apparently sooth the player & convinced
him to continue forming part of Atletico de Madrid for next season. But
as we all know, everything in Football is relative, what is white today is
black tomorrow.
2 comments:
Unbelievable that a respected club such as Atletico Madrid acts by the moods of their star player. If all these things about Agüero are true, which I doubt, and he's not happy at the club then it's a problem of his ego. However, the fact that Ateltico didn't win a game in january is a problem for the club and, of course, Agüero is part of that problem. If his b*tching continues I think he should be sold to benefit the psychological conditions within the team.
That being said, I hope Agüera calms down and helps Atletico back to its rightful place which is above their rivals Real Madrid in La Liga.
Btw, great blog, I've been following it for quite some time now. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Siim,
Your comments add value to SFS. Thanks also for the warm encouragement, SFS continues striving to improve.
Cheers
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