Del Bosque doubts of his chance to return to Real Madrid

 　　MADRID, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Spanish national team coach Vicente del Bosque said Tuesday that he doubts whether his former club, Real Madrid, misses him, and he believes current Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is "aggressive".

　　Del Bosque left the club under controversial circumstances in 2003 when club president, Florentino Perez failed to renew his contract, despite leading Real Madrid to the league title.

　　Perez said at the time that he believed the club needed a more modern coach and Real Madrid have since gone through 10 different coaches, with current coach, Mourinho arriving at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in summer 2010.

　　Del Bosque meanwhile became Spanish national coach in 2008 and led the country to its first ever World Cup trophy¹ in 2010, before seeing his country become the first ever to retain a European Championship after winning a World Cup, in 2012.

　　His success contrasts with Madrid's fortunes, despite Madrid winning least season's title and many fans would probably be delighted to see him return, although Del Bosque doesn't believe that is the case.

　　"I don't think that they miss me: they are one of the best clubs in the world and have, together with FC Barcelona, have maintained an incredible level, which allows us to enjoy their football," he said, before speaking about Mourinho. [ "Mourinho appears to be a very aggressive coach, on the other hand, I am calmer and there is a world between these two extremes, but the most important thing is that the group of players works as a team. Everything else is of secondary importance," said Del Bosque.

　　The Spain coach made a plea for some sectors² of the press to focus their attention on football rather than looking for controversy³ in other areas. "They are always looking for the bad side of football and that is not good," he said.

　　While on this theme, Del Bosque said he had never seen doping in the world of football, although in the light of the ongoing⁴ 'Operation Puerto' trial in Spain, he admitted the 'risk does exist.'

　　Finally Del Bosque highlighted the unity⁵ in the Spain squad⁶ despite the rivalries⁷ between Barcelona and Madrid players as well as footballers from the Basque region.

　　"We have a lot of Catalan and Basque players and I have never had to remind anyone we are in the Spanish national team. The best example of that is our three goalkeepers: we have one from Madrid (Iker Casillas) one from Cordoba (Pepe Reina) and a Catalan (Victor Valdes) and they are the best example of unity in the entire team," he concluded.

1 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

2 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

6 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

7 rivalries   

n.敌对，竞争，对抗( rivalry的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The new government was torn by rivalries. 新政府由于各派对立而四分五裂。 来自辞典例句
• Rivalries could bring about pain and hatred or give rise to fighting. 竞争会带来痛苦、仇恨，或者引起争斗。 来自互联网