Sacked Pellegrini reveals Real woes
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May 28, 2010, Friday
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REAL Madrid undermines the authority of its coaches and cuts it out of the decision-making process, Manuel Pellegrini said after his sacking from the post.
Club president Florentino Perez confirmed what local media had been saying for days on Wednesday, when he ushered Pellegrini out of the door to make way for the imminent arrival of Jose Mourinho from Inter Milan.
"I came here with high hopes and great pride to manage this team. Unfortunately I wasn't able to do what I wanted to do and I had differences from the beginning of the season," Pellegrini said in a Cadena Ser radio interview yesterday.
"There were a lot of disagreements in the club. I asked for them to keep (Wesley) Sneijder and (Arjen) Robben, who were two very important players for me. I missed having a debate on sporting issues, with the coach included.
"As (former Real coach and current Spain boss) Vicente Del Bosque said, even the club shows no respect for the position of the coach, and they don't give them the authority internally or externally.
"Florentino's project is extraordinary but I think he's got it wrong."
Pellegrini was signed from Villareal last June to take charge of a team that had 250 million euros spent on new players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Karim Benzema. Robben and Sneijder were sold to help offset the costs.
Under Pellegrini, however, the team fell at the first hurdle in the Copa del Rey, was knocked out of the Champions League at the last 16 stage, and finished second behind Barcelona in the La Liga.
Not going farther in Europe was Pellegrini's biggest frustration, he said, along with: "Not having felt more involved with the project."
The Chilean added: "I haven't spoken to him (Perez) since August. I respect his stance of the president. He has a sporting project in which I don't fit."
Even before the end of the season, local media was talking up the possibility of Mourinho coming in as his replacement for next season, even though Pellegrini had another year left to run on his contract.
"It hurt... above all because they had already tied up a new coach which isn't ethical," Pellegrini said, before criticizing Mourinho for talking to the media about wanting the Real job.
"I wouldn't have spoken about a team that already had a coach in place. It isn't very ethical, but he is a coach that has proven he is a winner in every team he has been with."
Perez said that changing coaches was always a difficult decision, but Madrid's board had been unanimous in choosing Mourinho over Pellegrini, whom he thanked for his efforts, describing his work at the club as "impeccable."
"Everyone at the club is very enthusiastic to be able to count on one of the best coaches in the world, we think he is going to contribute a lot to our very important squad," Perez said.
Mourinho's move to Madrid was announced days after he led Inter to the Champions League title in the Spanish capital on May 22, beating Bayern Munich in the final. His team also won the Italian league and cup double in the same season.
"Mourinho is what Real Madrid needs, he's going to win titles and Madrid lives off titles," said fan Cristobal Lamela outside the Bernabeu after hearing of the appointment.
But another fan Jesus Gomez said: "I don't like Mourinho, I prefer Pellegrini because he is more thoughtful and more sincere, he's not so arrogant and then there's the style of play - Mourinho plays with 10 defenders."
A Timeline Of Real Coaches
Jose Mourinho is poised to take over as coach of Real Madrid after Manuel Pellegrini was sacked on Wednesday. Here is a timeline of the coaches in charge at the Bernabeu over the past 12 years:
Guus Hiddink 1998-1999
John Toshack 1999
Vicente Del Bosque 1999-2003
Carlos Queiroz 2003-2004
Jose Antonio Camacho 2004
Mariano Garcia Remon 2004
Vanderlei Luxemburgo 2004-2005
Juan Ramon Lopez Caro 2005-2006
Fabio Capello 2006-2007
Bernd Schuster 2007-2008
Juande Ramos 2008-2009
Manuel Pellegrini 2009-2010
Club president Florentino Perez confirmed what local media had been saying for days on Wednesday, when he ushered Pellegrini out of the door to make way for the imminent arrival of Jose Mourinho from Inter Milan.
"I came here with high hopes and great pride to manage this team. Unfortunately I wasn't able to do what I wanted to do and I had differences from the beginning of the season," Pellegrini said in a Cadena Ser radio interview yesterday.
"There were a lot of disagreements in the club. I asked for them to keep (Wesley) Sneijder and (Arjen) Robben, who were two very important players for me. I missed having a debate on sporting issues, with the coach included.
"As (former Real coach and current Spain boss) Vicente Del Bosque said, even the club shows no respect for the position of the coach, and they don't give them the authority internally or externally.
"Florentino's project is extraordinary but I think he's got it wrong."
Pellegrini was signed from Villareal last June to take charge of a team that had 250 million euros spent on new players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Karim Benzema. Robben and Sneijder were sold to help offset the costs.
Under Pellegrini, however, the team fell at the first hurdle in the Copa del Rey, was knocked out of the Champions League at the last 16 stage, and finished second behind Barcelona in the La Liga.
Not going farther in Europe was Pellegrini's biggest frustration, he said, along with: "Not having felt more involved with the project."
The Chilean added: "I haven't spoken to him (Perez) since August. I respect his stance of the president. He has a sporting project in which I don't fit."
Even before the end of the season, local media was talking up the possibility of Mourinho coming in as his replacement for next season, even though Pellegrini had another year left to run on his contract.
"It hurt... above all because they had already tied up a new coach which isn't ethical," Pellegrini said, before criticizing Mourinho for talking to the media about wanting the Real job.
"I wouldn't have spoken about a team that already had a coach in place. It isn't very ethical, but he is a coach that has proven he is a winner in every team he has been with."
Perez said that changing coaches was always a difficult decision, but Madrid's board had been unanimous in choosing Mourinho over Pellegrini, whom he thanked for his efforts, describing his work at the club as "impeccable."
"Everyone at the club is very enthusiastic to be able to count on one of the best coaches in the world, we think he is going to contribute a lot to our very important squad," Perez said.
Mourinho's move to Madrid was announced days after he led Inter to the Champions League title in the Spanish capital on May 22, beating Bayern Munich in the final. His team also won the Italian league and cup double in the same season.
"Mourinho is what Real Madrid needs, he's going to win titles and Madrid lives off titles," said fan Cristobal Lamela outside the Bernabeu after hearing of the appointment.
But another fan Jesus Gomez said: "I don't like Mourinho, I prefer Pellegrini because he is more thoughtful and more sincere, he's not so arrogant and then there's the style of play - Mourinho plays with 10 defenders."
A Timeline Of Real Coaches
Jose Mourinho is poised to take over as coach of Real Madrid after Manuel Pellegrini was sacked on Wednesday. Here is a timeline of the coaches in charge at the Bernabeu over the past 12 years:
Guus Hiddink 1998-1999
John Toshack 1999
Vicente Del Bosque 1999-2003
Carlos Queiroz 2003-2004
Jose Antonio Camacho 2004
Mariano Garcia Remon 2004
Vanderlei Luxemburgo 2004-2005
Juan Ramon Lopez Caro 2005-2006
Fabio Capello 2006-2007
Bernd Schuster 2007-2008
Juande Ramos 2008-2009
Manuel Pellegrini 2009-2010
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