The Spanish midfielder completed the 2011/12 season as a Spanish and European champion with Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque’s Spain, respectively.
After impressing under Jose Mourinho at the Santiago Bernabeu in the 2011/12 Spanish top flight season that saw him lift the trophy eventually, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032, as he helped the Spanish national team in defending their European title.
The versatile defender finds himself part of footballing folklore with his name amongst a select set of players with European and World championship to boast off.
Arbeloa earned rave reviews for his performances for Real Madrid and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011, and revealed in a recent meeting with media personnel that he is pleased with his efforts in the exhausting season.
He remarked that with club and international commitments out of the way, he will finally start his much delayed vacations but has nothing to complain about after winning his first domestic league title with Real Madrid and his second European winners’ medal.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 right-back revealed that Real Madrid and Spain players have had to soak up a lot of pressure during the course of the season.
He added that everyone is pleased at achieving what they set out to do, especially highlighting Los Blancos league triumph with 32 victories and 102 points.
"It's been a tough year with many goals and a lot of pressure, but we accomplished what we wanted: a league title with Real Madrid - perhaps the club's best ever - with record points, and Spain have achieved what no side had ever achieved before," the experienced campaigner enthused.
Continuing on the topic, Arbeloa acknowledged that the coming season presents more challenges but claimed that he is not thinking about them at the moment.
The reliable wing-back shared that he is only looking forward to the much needed time off from football before returning his attention to the beautiful game.
"It was a great year for me and now I have to rest; to disconnect mentally, which is the most important thing.”
"Next season will offer new challenges but for now I just want to take a break."
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