“We are convinced that we have a great squad that will give much happiness to a fan base that deserves everything”.
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“If you’re going to sack a manager at least get an upgrade, and I don’t think Benitez was”. Perez also denied that some players have approached him to request for coaching changes.
Several names have been touted in the media as possible replacements for Benitez, but one of them, former France and Madrid star Zinedine Zidane, has said he is still not ready to become the club’s 14th manager in 12 years.
“Right now I’m with Castilla”.
He will be without the injured left back Marcelo and central defender Sergio Ramos, who needs to rest his injured shoulder and the question is how many first team regulars will he rest ahead of this weekend’s potentially hard trip to Eibar’s small Ipurua Stadium?
He said: ‘We do not like to lose at home in that way.
“We also have a duty to the fans to get three points in our next match”. “Things are fine at the moment”, he said. Madrid had been leading the league and were winning games easily despite a series of injuries to their regular starters.
Real Madrid secured the first spot in group A of the Champions League as they beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-4 in Ukraine.
Madrid’s only bad result prior to the consecutive losses was a home draw against Malaga, when goalkeeper Carlos Kameni was the man of the match after stopping everything Madrid’s strikers threw at him. It did not take them long to double their lead either, this time Modric the finisher after being picked-out by Ronaldo following a flowing counter-attack on 50 minutes. “Cristiano is a fantastic player and is crucial for us”. The game against Barcelona marked only the second time that Benitez had all of his players available.
Club president Florentino Perez hosted a hastily arranged news conference on Monday to state his backing for Benitez. “I am optimistic and we have the capacity in this team to turn it around”. We have to play our game and then act based on the score.
According to the report, Benitez had this to say regarding his players, “I am absolutely confident that players still trust me”.
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However, the 56-year-old pointed out that he is not planning to coach again until next summer and indicated that he will also consider coaching English Premier League club Chelsea and Ligue 1 team Paris Saint-Germain.
