Why Rafa Benitez is unfazed about Barca’s Club World Cup success?
Real Madrid manager Rafa Benitez has played down the importance Club World Cup, as he said ” world’s most prestigious badge is ours”.
Real’s arch rivals Barcelona defeated River Plate to win the club world Cup, but Spaniard argued history is more important than winning a single trophy.
[On being disrespected], fortunately I’ve spent many years in many countries and have enough experience.”
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“Here I was taught respect and hard work, and I’ll continue with my line of work.
“We always want to win and when something goes wrong, we change something. That’s our idea.
“[On losing the Club World Cup], the world’s most prestigious badge is ours, that’s what we must never forget.
“[Rayo] are an attacking team, who play an open game, but our fans know how important it is for us [to win].
“You have to forget about what happened [in the past] and support your team. It’s ‘Hala Madrid’ and nothing else.
“[Toni Kroos] is a great player and always available to play where we see fit. He remains essential for us.
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“I shared a table with [Madrid legend] Amancio at our Christmas dinner and remembered a phrase from [Alfredo] di Stefano, when he said that the most important thing was to put your overalls on [referring to working hard].
“I don’t feel more pressure now. Every season is different because the circumstances are different.
“I’m still convinced that we’ll fight for the League and Champions League.
“[Zinedine Zidane] is a good Coach, who’s still in the development phase.
“Our relationship is good, there’s no problem, we communicate well and talk about players between the first team and B team.
“I don’t have anything to say [about Jose Mourinho’s sacking from Chelsea].
“I have full confidence in the team. The atmosphere is much better than what is being constantly discussed in the media.
“We’ll be fighting to the end and win trophies.”