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Rafael Benitez Says Coaching Real Madrid Was “An Honour And Privilege”

“Now, at the end of my time as first-team coach of Real Madrid, I would like to use this article to say goodbye to everyone at every level of the club”, Benitez added.

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Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has told Sky Sports News HQ Jose Mourinho was contacted by the club before they made Zinedine Zidane their head coach. It has to be offensive football, balanced and nothing else. We’re going to work hard to be the best we can – that is the message.

“It s probably more pressure (to coach a big club)”, said Houllier, who managed Liverpool from 1998 to 2004.

“I want to play, as we can, from the back and to play in opposition half and have possession of the ball. I will try to maintain my managerial playing style and I want to get the players to have a good time out on the pitch”. “I would prefer someone who knows the club and the culture inside”.

Zinedine Zidane has revealed his first message to the Real Madrid players after taking training on Tuesday.

However, Balague has revealed that he believes the La Liga giants are not going to let Bale leave the club despite heavy speculation of a return to the Premier League.

And captain Sergio Ramos failed to offer a strong sign of support for Benitez when given the chance after the 2-2 draw at Valencia on Sunday that proved to be his last game. We have two trophies to play for.

After the shocking loss in last years El Classico and poor performance throughout the season which has caused them a 4 point gap from Atletico, is the main reason for this happening.

“It doesn’t matter what happened as a player here”.

“It’s a new era for me”. It resulted in the new coach.

“I’m sorry for Rafa Benitez, he’s a manager I respect, but I’m not surprised”.

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As a player, he knew what to do and when to do it. However, sitting on the manager’s throne and looking after that aspect of the game is a completely different thing altogether.

Rafael Nadal and Zinedine Zidane