News · From the live show
Hugo Condés: "75% of Atlético fans still back Simeone"
His proof is not social media but the roar of 60,000 people when Simeone's name rings out at the Metropolitano
Hugo Condés defends the fans' backing for Simeone live on air
Hugo Condés hits back at those who accused him of speaking only for 'El Club Uría': he goes to every match, and when Simeone's name is announced, the stadium roars like it does for no one else. He puts support at 75% after 15 years.
Hugo Condés has used the debate over Diego Simeone's future to respond to the criticism he received after saying on 'Radio Estadio Noche' that Simeone has the backing of the majority of Atlético's fanbase. Many replied on social media that Atlético is not 'El Club Uría' and that plenty of people are fed up.
He makes clear that he is not basing his view on what Rubén Uría, Walter Zimmerman or Iván Vargas think. He bases it on the fact that he goes to every match at the Metropolitano and, when the line-ups are read out and Simeone's name is called, 60,000 people scream wildly in a way they do for no one else. He puts a figure on it: 75% of the fanbase still supports the coach. That kind of backing, he says, is something others can only dream of. His invitation to the sceptics: go to the stadium and listen.
CLICK THE VIDEO to hear Hugo Condés's thoughts on 'Club Uría'.