Thursday, November 22, 2012

Benitez coy on long-term prospects at Chelsea

By STEVE DOUGLAS

AP Sports Writer

Associated Press Sports

updated 2:59 p.m. ET Nov. 22, 2012

LONDON (AP) -Rafael Benitez is being coy about his chances of staying at Chelsea beyond the end of the season, insisting Thursday that his main ambitions as interim coach were to "win trophies and play good football."

The 52-year-old Spaniard was hired by the European champions on a seven-month contract Wednesday following the abrupt firing of Roberto Di Matteo.

Many believe Benitez is merely a short-term fix ahead of the likely hiring next summer of Pep Guardiola, the reported No.1 target of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.

Benitez says "I don't care about the short-term (deal), what I have in my head is to win every game . we will see what happens."

Benitez says he has landed the "perfect" job but hasn't yet spoken to Abramovich.

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