Spanish coach Rafael Benitez is expected to be the new Real Madrid manager according to BBC Sport. Benitez still has a match to play with Napoli, his current side, but after his season ends Real Madrid are expected to make the move official. Napoli are currently fourth in the Serie A table and will miss out on Champions League football qualification.
The former Liverpool manager is now 55 years old and has led Napoli to Coppa Italia glory last season. He has won two Primera Liga titles before leaving Spain, both with Valencia, and he also won the UEFA Cup. The Spaniard had also been liked with the West Ham job, available after Sam Allardyce departure, but it's quite obvious that he would prefer to manage Real Madrid.
Carlo Ancelotti was sacked as Real Madrid manager on Monday after two seasons in charge. Ancelotti, also aged 55, has won the 10th European Cup for Real Madrid last season but this term they got knocked out by Juventus in the semi-finals while rivals Barcelona won the Primera Liga.
Real Madrid are 6/4 at Bet365 to win the Primera Liga next season.
scepan7 7 years ago
I think this is not good . Rafa is not a good coach and he is not the coach of Real Madrid . Real Madrid is a big club and he needs a serious and a good coach . Rafa can not make a great success with Real Madrid . This is a big mistake.
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galata86 8 years ago
That can be a very bad move for Real Madrid. Not because Rafa is a bad manager, but Carlo is one of the best on the world, and Carlo i Rafa like different styles. Only good in this transfer rumors is that he was already in Madrid. Real with Carlo was very strong in last two year.
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h34dhunt3r 8 years ago
This has to be biggest shock about transfer rumors so far. Carlo Ancelotti is top class manager, but as it always happens in Real Madrid - if you don't deliver this season, previous ones don't count at all. But, replacting Italian with Rafael Benitez seems really awkward, considering that Rafa isn't rated as tier one manager...
This has to be biggest shock about transfer rumors so far. Carlo Ancelotti is top class manager, but as it always happens in Real Madrid - if you don't deliver this season, previous ones don't count at all. But, replacting Italian with Rafael Benitez seems really awkward, considering that Rafa isn't rated as tier one manager worldwide. Jurgen Klopp would be much better solution, considering that he has done wonders with Borusia Dortmund. Imagine what would he do with this set of players and amount of money that he can use to make team even stronger.
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sharpe 8 years ago
This potential appointing of Rafael Benitez seems like a strange move from Real Madrid. But I'm not still fully sure that Rafa will be the next manager of the club. I've heard some rumors that Jurgen Klopp too is a potential candidate for the job. Benitez is very experienced manager all ready but I'm not so sure that he...
This potential appointing of Rafael Benitez seems like a strange move from Real Madrid. But I'm not still fully sure that Rafa will be the next manager of the club. I've heard some rumors that Jurgen Klopp too is a potential candidate for the job. Benitez is very experienced manager all ready but I'm not so sure that he is the right man for the job. But who knows he could disprove everybody.
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Alexa Alexa 8 years ago
I admit that I am not big fan of Real Madrid,but I respect them,cause they are biggest club in the world.Their polytics is awkward.They have decided to change Ancelotti,who brought them La Decima,trophy they were waiting for 12 years.He never won La Liga,but both times they were close.Ancelotti is one of the 3-4 best managers...
I admit that I am not big fan of Real Madrid,but I respect them,cause they are biggest club in the world.Their polytics is awkward.They have decided to change Ancelotti,who brought them La Decima,trophy they were waiting for 12 years.He never won La Liga,but both times they were close.Ancelotti is one of the 3-4 best managers in the world and it is very hard to replace him.Problem is in the fact that Rafael Benitez at this moment is nowhere near Ancelotti's quality.He had fantastic runs with Liverpool and Valencia,and that was before 10 years.After that he did not make some big successes.I think that much better option for Los Merengues would be Yurgen Klopp ,who would change both the players and the system in the club.
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seculla 8 years ago
I totally agree with rikimartin, Rafael Benitez is not good manager according to me. Well, he is not the worst, but there are many better managers who will love to lead Real Madrid. This will be "stupid" thing to do from Perez, but if you ask me, he did stupid thing already with sacking Carlo Anceloti, which is at least...
I totally agree with rikimartin, Rafael Benitez is not good manager according to me. Well, he is not the worst, but there are many better managers who will love to lead Real Madrid. This will be "stupid" thing to do from Perez, but if you ask me, he did stupid thing already with sacking Carlo Anceloti, which is at least ten times better manager than Benitez.
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Johnajax 8 years ago
This is expected move by Florentino Perez and Real Madrid board. Season without big trophy is not acceptable for club like Real Madrid and in that case coach must pay price. My opinion is that Carlo Ancelotti is better coach that Rafa but I understand why they doing this.
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rikimartin4444_115925 8 years ago
This is such a stupid move made by Florentino Perez. Carlo Ancelotti is way better coach than Rafael Benitez. If next season Real Madrid ends without any trophy, that will be because of Perez. Ancelotti made an excellent job with Real, he pulled some great moves and won 10th Champions league title. On the other hand, Benitez...
This is such a stupid move made by Florentino Perez. Carlo Ancelotti is way better coach than Rafael Benitez. If next season Real Madrid ends without any trophy, that will be because of Perez. Ancelotti made an excellent job with Real, he pulled some great moves and won 10th Champions league title. On the other hand, Benitez failed with Napoli this season. He had great team, but they did not play good. We will see what is going on with this speculation in next couple days.
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