Source:REUTERS/Mark Konezny
[Saba Sports News] According to Spanish media reports, thousands of fans gathered to watch Atletico Madrid’s training session, forcing coach Diego Simeone to ask the crowd to be quieter. On that day, Atletico trained in the evening, and fans flocked to witness the training session of the players under Simeone’s guidance. Nearly a thousand fans came on a holiday to watch the training, and the team felt the warmth of the fans at the hotel. As the team bus left the training hotel, a long line of cars formed on the road to the training ground. The training field was completely surrounded, and staff had to close the parking lot, which was already full. Many vehicles had to park along the road near the entrance of the training complex. Faced with the loud cheers from the fans during the training, Simeone and the coaching staff repeatedly asked them to keep quiet. The “Mafia” coach and his assistants explained that maintaining silence was necessary to ensure the quality of the training. Initially, the noise made it almost impossible for the coach to give instructions to the players. Once the noise subsided, the training proceeded smoothly. After the training, fans gathered around the team bus, taking photos, getting autographs — any way to connect with the training day of the “Squad” was popular. When the team returned to the hotel, the same scene repeated at the entrance of the training hotel.