Last Updated: February 18, 2023, 15:42 IST
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Rafael Benitez mentioned he had a tricky time managing the Real Madrid dressing time with stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale
Spanish supervisor Rafael Benitez has opened up on his teaching stint at Real Madrid. Benitez, whereas recalling his expertise of dealing with Los Blancos, has now made a sensational revelation. Benitez confessed that he discovered it tough to handle the Real Madrid dressing room. The former Liverpool supervisor additionally claimed that the surroundings was fairly “unfavourable” when he took cost of Real Madrid. Benitez, additionally took a dig at media. “There was an unfavourable environment: the departure of [Iker] Casillas, Keylor Navas, the arrest of [Karim] Benzema… There are complicated situations. And when everything gets complicated, who pays? Me. Cristiano [Ronaldo], knowing what he was like, you had to guide him. The problem is when you have to guide seven, some of them don’t play, they’re not happy. And they go to the media to leak it,” Benitez was quoted as saying by Spanish radio station Cadena SER.
Rafael Benitez additionally needed to deal with two huge names- Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale- throughout his managerial stint at Real Madrid. It was broadly reported that Benitez had a choice for Bale and the Spaniard didn’t have a cordial relationship with the star Portuguese striker. Benitez has now quashed all these claims. He additionally accused the media of spreading lies and falsehood.
“It’s another lie. He [Bale] plays with Wales, he catches me next door when I’m in England, it’s common sense. It’s another idiocy that they said at the time. They [the media] sharpened nonsense like that,” Rafael Benitez added.
Rafael Benitez was appointed Real Madrid supervisor forward of the 2015-16 season, following the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti. Benitez had signed a three-year contract with Real Madrid. But his stint at Real Madrid got here to an abrupt finish. The Spanish giants determined to sack Benitez after simply seven months in cost on the Santiago Bernabeu-based outfit. Zinedine Zidane changed Benitez to develop into the brand new Real Madrid supervisor. Overall, Benitez may solely information Real Madrid in 25 video games.
In March 2016, Rafael Benitez was named the brand new supervisor of Premier League facet Newcastle United. In his final managerial stint, Benitez dealt with the teaching duties of one other Premier League membership Everton. Benitez has been out of labor because the Toffees severed their ties with Benitez in January final yr.
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