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Difficult to find right coach for Real, says Perez
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-12-14 08:59
MADRID, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Real Madrid president
Florentino Perez says it will not be easy to find a coach capable of creating a
team from the talented individuals in his squad.
"The club have
developed a system in which we have made talent our priority and there aren't
many coaches around who are capable of administrating that talent," Perez said
in an interview with Telemadrid on Monday.
"Real Madrid has to have a team that not only wins, but also provides
spectacle and entertainment.
"The person who coaches Real Madrid needs to be disciplined, rigorous and
professional. Coaching a collection of talented players isn't easy as they have
a lot of personality and it is an art to make them play together.
"I will continue looking for a suitable coach until I find one."
Five coaches have sat in the Real Madrid dug-out since Vicente del Bosque was
discarded two and a half years ago and the club have failed to win a major
trophy.
The latest incumbent is former reserve team coach Juan Ramon Lopez Caro who
took charge on a caretaker basis last week following the sacking of former
Brazilian Vanderlei Luxemburgo.
Perez said he would discuss Lopez Caro's future at the end of the year,
though he did not rule out the possibility of him remaining as coach in the
longer term.
"The board decided that Lopez Caro would replace Luxemburgo on a provisional
basis and they will meet again at the end of the year to analyse the situation,"
Perez said.
"You can never predict what will happen in the world of football. Lopez Caro
is a club man and he has done an extraordinary job with the reserve team and we
have decided to give him our confidence."
Spanish media have also been speculating about players that could join the
club in the January transfer window, with former Manchester United captain Roy
Keane and AS Roma forward Antonio Cassano topping the potential list.
Perez played down talk about Keane, however, and dismissed the possibility of
any players leaving the club midway through the season.
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