Why Rafael Benitez is thankful to Cristiano Ronaldo?
Real Madrid manager Rafael Benitez is thankful to Cristiano Ronaldo, who inspired Los Blancos to 3-1 victory over Real Sociedad as he scored brace after missing penalty in the first half.
It was crucial win for under-pressure Real Madrid head coach, and he was full of praise for Cristiano Ronaldo and hailed the spirit of the team in his post match interview.
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I have congratulated him and the whole team because they were united in a situation that demanded they show character and personality,” said Benitez.
“That is why I am praising Cristiano again because, despite missing the penalty, he assumed the responsibility again and put the team on his back to get the go-ahead goal.”
The team has done many things well, worked very well. Let every man have his own opinion, I have mine,”
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We’re always glad to have won. I want a team that keeps winning matches, so fans can enjoy victories, good play and trophies. The balance will be seen at the end. We stay on a good line.
We controlled the game but for 10 minutes. We had control and we had chances that we didn’t take that would have made us more comfortable. The players responded very well, I have to compliment them on that.
We’re a team that has a lot of possession but with the virtue of having very dangerous fast players in attack. We had more possession in the first half and less in the second because they saw the chance to get something.
“Lucas Vazquez scored a great goal. He has speed and gives the best of himself. My job is to try to make the most of the players on the bench and when they do good work, bring that freshness to help the team.”
I concentrate on the next game. Until now that was Real [Sociedad] and the next will be Valencia,” he added.
“I try to be prepared and do as well as I can.”
The game threw up circumstances which did not go in our favour,” the coach told a press conference.
“I don’t know if that’s down to coincidence or bad luck, but it has happened before with this referee and it’s a real shame.”
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