are happier playing under new coach Zinedine
Zidane than they were under previous boss Rafa
Benitez in the aftermath of Sunday's 5-1 La Liga
win over Sporting Gijon.
Ronaldo scored twice, with Karim Benzema also
notching a double, and Gareth Bale scoring
before limping off injured, as a young Sporting
side were easily dispatched at the Estadio
Santiago Bernabeu.
Madrid have now scored 10 times in their two
games since former Galactico Zidane replaced the
more methodical Benitez in early January, amid a
general feeling of liberation and positivity around
the Bernabeu and the club generally.
The Portuguese told reporters in the mixed zone
after the game that he could not say why things
did not go so well during Benitez's six months in
charge, but the players now had more "empathy"
with their new manager.
"Zidane has given a push to the team," Ronaldo
said. "Sincerely, with some coaches you have
more feeling than with others. As with the
players, with people. I did my work naturally with
Benitez, seriously, thinking in the best for the
club, regardless of who was in charge of the
team.
"I never had a bad opinion about Rafa, he always
did the best for Madrid, he sees football in a
different way to Zizou. Don't ask me why, but the
players have more empathy with Zizou. Don't ask
me why."
0 comments:
Post a Comment