Rafa Benítez was given the vote of confidence by Real’s president,Florentino Pérez, who pointed the finger at the media for trying to destabilise the club 7.12pm GMTAnd that’s your lot. A huge thank you to Sid Lowe at a packed Bernabéu press room, and who was typing faster than Pérez could speak. I suppose only time,and results, will reveal how much faith Pérez has in Benítez. But that was pretty robust stuff in the face of a great deal of criticism. He pointed the finger at the media and ultras and just a smidgin at himself. Here’s our news narrative on the backing of Benítez. Related: Real Madrid president Florentino Prez gives Rafa Benítez his ‘full support’ 7.08pm GMTPérez claims he has not met anyone approximately Ronaldo. He’s very much on one here … “Criticisms that are unfounded annoy me. It annoys me that they say that I have met people to sell Ronaldo, and that I have said things against Ronaldo. It’s all unfounded. It annoys me that people are against me,but it’s not against me: it is against Madrid. I want to communicate them everything that is designed to destabilise us and more to the point is fault.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com