Pressure mounts on Real's Benitez after Clasico fiasco
- 9 years ago
It was always going to be a tough task for Rafa Benitez to replace his popular, Champions League winning predecessor Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid and Saturday's woeful 4-0 home defeat to Barcelona has turned the pressure up a notch.
Facing widespread criticism for a game plan that seemed to fail calamitously, the Madrid press have not held back in blaming Benitez for a second straight defeat that left them six points adrift of their arch rivals at the top of La Liga.
His future is in the hands of club president Florentino Perez, who has seen numerous managers come and go and whose own role is under the spotlight.
Facing widespread criticism for a game plan that seemed to fail calamitously, the Madrid press have not held back in blaming Benitez for a second straight defeat that left them six points adrift of their arch rivals at the top of La Liga.
His future is in the hands of club president Florentino Perez, who has seen numerous managers come and go and whose own role is under the spotlight.