Most is overwhelming. Legends, players, youth squads and, now, the Atlético de Madrid coach, Diego Pablo Simeone, have decided to upload photos to social networks wearing shirts with the old shield of the rojiblanco team.
In the image shared on Instagram by Cholo, he can be seen running in his time as a player, in what looks like a celebration, showing the shield towards the stands with a gesture between joy and anger. There is no message, only the photograph. Although, as the saying goes, “a picture is worth more than 1,000 words”.
In this case it is not just a single claim, since the technician has been one of the last to demonstrate in favor of the old shield. Before him, legends such as Fernando Torres, Paulo Futre or Kiko Narváez did; homegrown players such as Pablo Barrios or the current captain Jorge Resurrección, 'Koke' and other present and past players such as Saúl Ñíguez, David Villa or Jan Oblack.
One of the most outstanding current footballers, 'The Little Prince', Antoine Griezmann, did it too but at a very specific time. Using his Instagram account, Griezmann decided to upload his photo with the old shield at exactly 7:03 p.m., a time that, after removing the colon, coincides with the year the club was born.
Despite the fact that most of the demonstrations by the rojiblancos players have taken place in the previous days, Simeone wanted to do it when the survey period had already opened to vote for the return to the old shield.
The consultation, to which all members are called, is held electronically with instructions that were sent to each member via email on Friday. The voting period began this Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and ends on Sunday at 6:00 p.m.. The data will be certified by a notary.
Once the count is complete, the club must make a decision as to whether to return to the old emblem, with more colours, without the rounded top and with the bear and the strawberry tree oriented towards the outside of the shield.. However, it must be remembered that the consultation obtained by the Social Commission, created by the club after the struggle of various member associations to return to the old shield, is not binding.
unilateral change
Six years have passed since Club Atlético de Madrid moved from the Vicente Calderón to the stadium now known as Cívitas Metropolitano. In addition to the move, the club took the opportunity to 'update' its shield unilaterally without consulting its enormous social mass, today more than 100,000 members.
Since then, several associations upset by the arbitrary change of the shield have fought to return to the old one with demonstrations through various channels. This query is the last one. If he wins the return to the classic, it will be necessary to see if the club listens to its fans, such as the mayor Jose Luis Martínez Almeida, and consummates the return or will continue the fight for the rojiblanco emblem.