Former Real Madrid winger Rafael van der Vaart has said the pressure the players are under at the club is crazy.
The Dutchman has returned to La Liga this season with Real Betis after playing at the Santiago Bernabeu for two years between 2008 and 2010. He left for Tottenham Hotspur where he became a fans’ favourite at White Hart Lane.
Speaking about his time in the Spanish capital, the 32-year-old said the pressure to succeed is enormous as are the demands on players and staff.
In quotes published by AS, Van der Vaart said: “At Real Madrid, if you win nothing it’s deemed as a major fiasco. Madrid are the most impatient club in the world. You lose a game and it’s as if the world has ended. I am proud of having spent two years there, playing and scoring for the team.
“I arrived these when Calderon was president, Mijatovic was sporting director and Schuster was first team coach. In just three months all three were all gone, crazy.”
He went on to discuss the departure of Iker Casillas, saying it was unfair on the club legend.
“Casillas’ exit was sad. He won so much there that the way he left was a total lack of respect for him. Casillas is synonymous with Real Madrid, the club ran through his blood. I hope he gets a chance at Porto to prove just how good he still is.”
Rafeal Ike casillas refused to go when the club wanted him to go ok,you’re right that he won everything but not forgetting that football is a game of age and it’s the issue of age that landed u where you’re now Rafeal.Ike made a very wrong decision by refusing to announce his departure at the end of the season knowing full well that the club has sentenced him so what he got is what he wanted.