http://atletico.theoffside.com News from Atlético Madrid Spanish football team Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:34:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I know that it has been about 10 years since Atletico win against Real Madrid, but who cares. It’s the damn Derbi Madrileño. Be excited. It’s one of those bottom vs. top fixtures (we’re in 17th, they’re in 2nd) but we’re still expecting the upset, despite a ten year hex in ... http://atletico.theoffside.com/preview/atletico-vs-real-mandril-el-derbi-returns.html I'm not a big fan of reprinting news, but this interview was one that I had to share with everyone. It was done with Marca, just in time for the derby clash on Saturday. El Cacha talks about everything from Champions League elimination, Real Madrid, Quique Flores' methods, World Cup ... http://atletico.theoffside.com/team-news/diego-forlan-interview.html ...and who the hell knew that he could score free kicks? We're dumped out of the Champions League, but at the same time, have plenty to look forward to, and a performance to applaud. The team that played today was one that was absent all season and played with all their ... http://atletico.theoffside.com/review/atletico-2-chelsea-2-aguero-is-baaack.html We aint afraid man, I swear. The mighty Chelsea is in town and despite the 4-0 thrashing that they gave us two weeks ago, our confidence is through the roof, according to Quique. What is there to be afraid of, to be honest? The fact is, they are group leaders ... http://atletico.theoffside.com/review/atletico-vs-chelsea-scary-teams-scaring-teams.html It hurts. Once again, there is no purpose in a review. Pretty much, it was an unfortunate first result for Quique Sanchez and the team suffered once again from bad set piece defense, despite playing a good second half and hitting the crossbar on three separate occasions. It's such a letdown ... http://atletico.theoffside.com/review/athletic-bilbao-1-atletico-0-danggg.html This stage of the Copa del Rey is usually boring and the favorable result is usually given to the Primera Division clubs that aren't Real Madrid. However, this was Quique Flores' debut match and another shot at an easy victory for a team that struggles to maintain leads against 9-men ... http://atletico.theoffside.com/review/marbella-0-atletico-2-its-still-something.html Quique Sanchez Flores has officially been presented as Atlético Madrid's new manager this morning. Speaking on behalf of the team's slump, Quique stated the obvious: the morale has to improve: "We intend to bring back up a team that has plenty of tools to do so, and to make a connection ... http://atletico.theoffside.com/team-news/quique-sanchez-presented.html I'm not going to write a review. What's the point? It's the same story over and over again.... We suck we suck we suck http://atletico.theoffside.com/review/1-1.html Adios Abel Resino, hello Quique Sanchez Flores. Quique Sanchez Flores, best known for his stint at Valencia a few years ago, will be presented today as the new Atletico Madrid manager. The fact that he is Madridista is something that the director's board didn't originally like, but his desperation for work ... http://atletico.theoffside.com/team-news/good-riddance.html It was expected, but it still hurt. This was the absolute best example of why we don’t have the squad to compete with the best. Not only did they win, but they embarrassed us hardcore. Even if they had won 1-0 and still had played the way that they did, ... http://atletico.theoffside.com/review/chelsea-4-%e2%80%93-atletico-0-a-dagger-to-the-heart-times-four.html