Alfredo Collar on Atlético fans and the Friday night pizza

Alfredo Collar explains the demands of the stands with a family analogy: his children celebrated Friday pizza night until they started taking it for granted. The same thing, he says, has happened to Atlético supporters under Simeone.

During the 'El Club Uría' discussion, Alfredo Collar shares a personal reflection on Atlético de Madrid and the way he feels about the club he loves. The son of the legendary Enrique Collar draws on a domestic anecdote he often tells his children in the car.

A few years ago he decided that Fridays would be pizza and film night. At first it was a treat; over time, the pizza came to be taken for granted and the arguments began: maybe burgers would be better, maybe a different drink. Nobody was grateful for it any more...

The parallel with Atlético is clear. When Simeone arrived, the team was hovering around tenth place and nobody dreamed of winning LaLiga: qualifying for the Champions League, as happened under Javier Aguirre, was a huge deal. Now people have grown used to being at the top and, on a day when the team plays badly against Deportivo, everything is rubbish, people complain about the coach's son playing or point the finger at Le Normand.

Collar signs off with a line that sums up his unease: "That wasn't my Atleti."