Six months exactly to go home, cradling a dream and, above all, to alienate everyone: players, media and fans. And ‘how long did the parable of Rafa Benitez, relieved today by the Real Madrid where he had arrived – and certainly not with great fanfare, given the clearly established disaffection typhoid merengue who never stopped loving Carletto Ancelotti, the coach of the’ Tenth ‘- on 3 June, when it was officially announced his arrival at the Bernabeu.
The Presidentissimo Florentino Perez has endured as long as he could, even at the risk of antagonizing some big locker room (” Either me or him ” The words of C.Ronaldo reported by Spanish media), but eventually had to give Rafa Benitez goes away and in its place comes Zinedine Zidane, coach of Castilla , the B team of Madrid, one in Madrid in five years has won a lot, knows all and has left its mark. “Zidane knows what it means to be here. He knows the passion and the work that requires the coach of Real. He knows the club, all the players and has always been able to successfully face the biggest challenges. Zidane is a legend for our fans and this is a great day for the madridismo “, the president’s words.
The former Napoli coach was the same fatal last night at the Mestalla against ‘his’ Valencia, who had coached the team since 2001 to 2004 and that he had made known to all Europe, but the exemption from further away, perhaps from ‘humiliating 4-0 loss in the’ Clasico ‘at the Bernabeu on November 21 and the mismanagement of the locker room that he never forgot’ Carletto ‘.
In short, despite the heavy sponsorship presidential, the feeling between Benitez and ‘blancos’ has never been much, in fact to be honest never took off and then if we add the results little exciting (after equal the Mestalla Real is to -4 from ‘Atletico but could get to -5 if Barca win the recovery with Gijon), a little game’ Real ‘and’ tummy ache ‘of the most representative players, the disappearance probably sounds traumatic, but certainly not surprising. In its place comes a former great, Zinedine Zidane, who as a player has brought prestige and titles to the club but now must show that they have the same DNA even on the bench, meanwhile, has the necessary authority, the daughter of a formidable career, to earn the respect of the locker room and the Bernabeu, even though he has no real experience on the bench, as the Castilla is nothing but a kind of youth team.
” I will put all our heart to to be all right, “the first words of the French arrived to surprise along with Florentino Perez at the press conference. “I want to thank the club, the president for the opportunity he gave me to coach this team,” added the first excited to evoke pride madridista: “We have the best clubs in the world, the best fans in the world and what I want try to do is the best you can to win right away. I think everything will be fine to start tomorrow when we will start working with the team. For me it is an important day – close – and there’s a bit ‘of emotion, but it was was also when I came here as a player, but tomorrow will be different. “
For Rafa Benitez only a few words of farewell (” E ‘wonderful person and a great professional, we are pleased with his efforts ” the laconic greeting Perez) and zero regrets. And surely – the paradox of history – the former Napoli remember with more effect the banner displayed at the Mestalla last night (“you have given the best years of our lives, thanks Rafa!”), Which has never been forgotten, though this time Valencia will remember as the end of a dream.
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