Luxemburgo gets cautious welcome

Spain's sports media gave a guarded welcome to new Real Madrid coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo on Friday, highlighting the Brazilian's stellar re...

Spain’s sports media gave a guarded welcome to new Real Madrid coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo on Friday, highlighting the Brazilian’s stellar record but bemoaning the merry-go-round of new faces at the club.

Real named former Brazil manager Luxemburgo, who has just led Santos to the Brazilian title, as their third coach of the season on Thursday in a bid to reverse a slump in their fortunes.

‘Madrid De Luxe’ was the headline in Marca, while AS dubbed the new coach ‘Iron Vanderlei’, in reference to his insistence on the need for discipline during Thursday’s presentation news conference.

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Luxemburgo’s surprise arrival ends the three-month tenure of Mariano Garcia Remon who in turn replaced former Spanish national coach Jose Antonio Camacho after just four months in the job.

“Luxemburgo, yet another whim,” sighed Mundo Deportivo in a banner headline. “Today is a bad day for a ‘madridista’ (Real fan) like me: with every day that passes this Real Madrid becomes less recognisable to me,” moaned one of AS’s columnists. Real have accumulated a roster of star players unrivalled in club football that includes Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos as well as Zidane, Raul, Figo, Beckham and Owen.

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