ESPNsoccernet · May 25, 2016
Atletico's other spiritual leader
Gabi always dreamed of playing for Atletico Madrid. Now, he is their spiritual leader on the pitch.On Dec. 27, 2011, Diego Simeone found it impossible to edge his imposing, jet-black BMW SUV out of the Vicente Calderon stadium. Some of the 4,000 fans who attended his introduction as manager, predictably treating the Argentinian's appointment with all the restraint and sangfroid that Shea Stadium showed for the Beatles in 1965, were blocking him and refusing to budge until they got a wave, a photo or maybe even a high-five through his driver's side window.