Benitez promises pretty football
Reuters - Tuesday 15 June 2010, 12:12
MILAN - New Inter Milan coach Rafael
Benitez has promised his team will try to play a more attractive
brand of football than they did under Jose Mourinho.
The Spaniard, who left Liverpool by mutual consent after six
years in charge, has the unenviable task of trying to match
Mourinho's stunning success in winning an unprecedented Italian
treble last season before quitting to join Real Madrid.
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"Mourinho has done a great job here, but I'm different. I
like to win, to play well if it's possible," Benitez told a
packed news conference at his unveiling on Tuesday.
"My objective is to keep a winning mentality and play good
soccer."
Mourinho, whose style of play was sometimes defensive, upset
Inter fans by jumping ship in their finest hour and taking some
of the gloss of their Champions League final win over Bayern
Munich by announcing his departure almost straight away.
Benitez, who speaks decent Italian, has only signed a
two-year deal at Inter but he played down speculation he would
definitely not stay beyond 2012.
"I'm sure I will stay longer, if I do well," he said.
His first objective will be to cling on to his top players
with right back Maicon indicating he would like to join Mourinho
at Real.
Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma, who endured a tough two
seasons at Inter, has moved to Turkey's Besiktas.
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