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Simeone's critics at Atlético never say the name Gil
Rubén Uría calls Simeone the plug in the bathtub of 'gilismo', the Gil family's way of running the club
Rubén Uría points the finger at the board in the Simeone debate
The debate turns the spotlight on the board: those calling for Simeone's head never point at the person who would have to sack him. Rubén Uría sees Simeone as the board's umbrella for the past 15 years.
Midway through the discussion, an awkward question is raised: it is curious that those who constantly complain about Diego Pablo Simeone and demand his departure never complain about the man who, in theory, hired him and could sack him. That man is Miguel Ángel Gil, the club's CEO, who has always placed his trust in Simeone. At the Metropolitano and in the club's gossip circles, curiously enough, the name Gil is never heard, and the same goes for social media.
Rubén Uría replies that this 'is congenital'. For him, Simeone is the plug in the bathtub of 'gilismo' and has been the board's umbrella for 15 years. He understands that someone might not like Simeone or might think his cycle is over, which is legitimate, but he finds it "curious that it's always the coach's fault."
For Uría, it is striking that the blame always falls on the coach and that his critics never turn their heads to look at what goes on in the directors' box or how the club is run.
And he gives an example: "Nobody asks why, this summer, the club didn't make the leap and sign the number nine the team needed." Why?