Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone claims that the club will not forget the core values that they developed under him.

These values were immensely responsible for the club winning the league title a few years ago. However, there are several new faces at the club following the departure of names like Mario Mandzukic and Arda Turan. The latter, especially, was a key factor in the club’s success over the last couple of years. There has been an opinion that Atletico will struggle once they lose the values built up under Simeone. The manager, though, has pointed out to the presence of many older players in the team, who will help the new generation integrate seamlessly into the ethics.

The Spanish club has been one of the most active in the transfer window after bringing in players for more than € 120 million. Jackson Martinez has been one of the most high profile among them. Players like Koke and Torres remain from the squad that won the league title. Simeone’s plans of changing the style of play in order to reclaim the league title is likely to be viewed with scepticism for the first few weeks of the season. Despite the doubts, they have begun the campaign with two wins from the opening two games.

"Reading the squad list you can see some important names, a lot of young players like Vietto, Oliver [Torres], Carrasco or Koke, [Antoine] Griezmann although they're already regulars, but that's important. We want to do everything we can not to lose the essence of the team and be up for what each game asks of us.We've only really had half a pre-season because we were searching for players, the new signings are integrating into the side and are learning what we're looking for in the game,” said Simeone.