Schuster said: "We are trying to teach the players what it means to play for Real Madrid. In my days as a player the majority here were Spanish. Now many players are foreigners, very qualified players but who do not necessarily know what it means to play for this team. The attitude, desire to win for this shirt...

"For that reason, with the new players I tell them to watch people like Raul, Guti, Salgado and Ramos. They teach them what it is to play for Real Madrid.

"Luckily, the team won the Liga last season. They did not play well, but they won. If they hadn't, it would've been difficult because people look for immediate success.

"When I arrived, we lost Robert Carlos, the best wing-back in the world, and David Beckham, one of the best players on the right of midfield. They were holes difficult to fill in the summer, but during the season we have solved most of our problems."