Jose Mourinho: Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo & Gonzalo Higuain Are Real Madrid's Future
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has asked everyone at the club to get over the departure of legends Raul and Guti and look to the future, claiming that Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain will turn on the style.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has asked everyone at the club to get over the departure of legends Raul and Guti and look to the future, claiming that Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain will turn on the style.
Guti left for an adventure with Turkish side Besiktas while Raul made the switch to German Bundesliga club Schalke.
Mourinho has once again expressed his respect for the duo but believes that los Blancos should now carry on without them.
"Raul and Guti did so much for Real Madrid and I have done nothing, which is why I respect them so much," Mourinho is quoted by RealMadrid.com as saying. "I knew that Guti had already bid farewell to the fans."
"Raul's case was different. I would have loved to have him here, but he had the right to choose his future and to continue playing at the top of his game."
"Real Madrid's future offence lies at the feet of Benzema, Higuain and Cristiano."
Madrid played Mexican outfit Club America in a pre-season friendly in San Francisco on Wednesday and won 3-2, thanks to goals from Sergio Canales, Higuain and Ronaldo. After the match, Mourinho said that he was happy with the performance.
"We won, but we would rather win real matches than pre-season ones. It was a different kind of practice against a competitive, fast and motivated team."
"We have six players including [Iker] Casillas who are in Los Angeles and not yet able to play. I want to try three different tactical systems which I explained to my players yesterday."
"What we used today was one of them. Based on the players who were on the pitch it was best to use this system for Canales, Cristiano and Pedro Leon."
"I am not making a mistake by counting on Canales this season and by not allowing him to stay at Racing for another year. I think he proved me right today."
"Pedro Leon is physically exhausted, but he continues to impress. He has some things to improve and I get on his case quite often, but it's a good thing because it means I am pleased with how he is working."