Simeone, Henry and 'the one with glasses': a viral TV moment

On the CBS Golazo set, Thierry Henry asks Simeone in Spanish about Álex Baena. The Atlético coach explains that winning the World Cup gave the player a confidence he lacked before and, as he signs off, names his favourite on the show: 'the one with glasses'. Micah Richards celebrates.

Rubén Uría shows Simeone's appearance on CBS Golazo, the English-language broadcaster with the rights. It is Thierry Henry who speaks up in Spanish, congratulating him on the win over Manchester United and asking about a player who, he says, does not get talked about much: Álex Baena, for what he offers both on and off the ball.

Simeone replies that he is delighted with the form Baena is in. He believes that playing in and winning the World Cup gave him a security and confidence he possibly could not find the previous season, and that the player Atlético saw when they went to sign him is now emerging: someone for whom things come naturally, effortlessly, with the ability to stand out from the rest.

Before leaving comes the trick question: which of the four on the show is his favourite. Simeone does not hesitate: 'the one with glasses'. Uría later recounts that Micah Richards got up shouting that he was 'on fire', with Carragher and Henry loving it, and offers a personal reflection: outside Spain, Atlético are valued more than in their own country.