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Royston Drenthe: "I learned a lot
from Schuster"
Wednesday 10 December 2008
Royston Drenthe, member of the
Dutch contingency at Real Madrid, reacted calmly to
the sacking of their coach Bernd Schuster and the appointment
of Juande Ramos.
"These things happen when
it's not going well. Nothing you can do about it,"
Drenthe told Dutch daily De
Telegraaf.
Schuster led the Royals to the
league title in his first season, but this season the
engine is sticking.
Real are fifth in the Primera Division,
nine points behind leaders FC Barcelona, next weekend's
opponents.
A remark about that game spurred
the club's management to act now.
Schuster stunned fans and the club
by saying that Madrid don't stand a chance in Barcelona
on Saturday.
Only a few hours after Schuster
was fired Ramos faced the squad of Madrid during the
last training session before tonight's Champions League
game against Zenit St. Petersburg.
"After that we had a good
chat with him," Drenthe says about the former coach
of Seville and Tottenham Hotspur.
"He was clear about everything
and thinks we should aim for silverware all together.
H said hard work is the basis of it all. I agree with
him on that. I will give everything to let him see what
I am worth. Starting tonight. I am on the squad."
Even though Schuster getting the
sack had been in the post for a while, it still came
as a bit of a surprise to Drenthe.
"I heard it around two o'clock,
after I had just taken a nap. My mother had been called
by my agent Sigi Lens."
Drenthe thinks Schuster does not
have to worry about his future.
"He is a good man and an excellent
coach who has taught me a lot. He taught me how to deal
with pressure. I am certain there will be another great
club for him."
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