Atletico Madrid axe coach

Resino's fall from grace

October 26, 2009
By Eduardo Álvarez
(Archive)
Last Friday, Atlético de Madrid's supremo, Enrique Cerezo, decided to fire the rojiblanco coach, Abel Resino. Just like all things Atlético, Abel's tenure was an emotional rollercoaster full of expectations, disappointments and a significant amount of comedy.

During these intense eight months, any sharp observer would distinguish four very different phases. Let's take a closer look at them.

Phase 1 (2/Feb/09 - 30/Jun/09): "Abel, Atletico's Guardiola"

After the demise ...

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