It has long been seen as a matter of time before Benitez would get a chance to return home to fulfill his ambition of managing Real Madrid, but there are also a lot of questions over the appointment.
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Real Madrid manager Rafael Benitez knows that he must win every trophy available to him if he is to meet the expectations of the club and its fans.
Kevin Gameiro and Ciro Immobile should guarantee goals, while Stefan N’ Zonzi is a midfield powerhouse and Adil Rami, who was once at Valencia, a powerful central defender.
Jese, playing in Benzema’s absence, and Isco also produced unremarkable efforts before in the 33rd minute, Cristiano Ronaldo, who may yet suffer as a outcome of Bale’s new position, produced a 25-yard shot that Cuellar comfortably saved.
“Out of 100 matches against Madrid we would win one, hopefully that will be tomorrow”, said Abelardo. The Spaniard took over his new assignment on June 3, 2015 after the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti.
As a player, Ronaldo seems to be reaching his peak, getting better year after year with nearly nothing stopping him and his ever increasing goal tally, scoring hattricks nearly at will. Rafa Benitez surely will adjust his tactics suitably so as to not hinder Ronaldo’s mercurial form and Ronaldo will look to carry on from exactly where he left off last season.
“I think that we managed all that but we lacked precision in the final ball and weren’t clinical enough in front of goal”, added the 55-year-old.
Madrid club president Florentino Perez is yet to make a big splash in the transfer market, instead limiting himself to buying players like Mateo Kovacic and Kiko Casilla to help, not transform, his team.
Having earned automatic promotion from Segunda Division last season behind champions Real Betis, Sporting Gijon are embarking on their first top flight campaign since 2012.
Rodriguez, who has since been capped by Spain at U21 level, joined Real Madrid as a youth player but only made four competitive appearances for the Spanish giants before leaving this summer. It is normal at Real Madrid.
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Benitez has installed more defensive discipline in a side which conceded too many soft goals last season.
