I'm not concerned by Bernabeu whistles - Benitez

Real Madrid's narrow win over Granada was greeted
with jeers at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, but
Rafael Benitez was unmoved.

Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez was unconcerned by whistles
from sections of the Santiago Bernabeu crowd during the 1-0
win over Granada.

Madrid needed a Karim Benzema goal 10 minutes into the
second half to claim maximum points, having been frustrated
for large spells by the visitors.

Having put 10 past Espanyol and Shakhtar Donetsk in recent
days, sections of the home crowd were less than pleased with
Saturday's display, but Benitez preferred to focus on the
result rather than the performance.

"When the game ends I make my way to the dressing room and
I'm very happy with the team's attitude," said the Spaniard.
"We've taken a good result from a difficult match and it allows
us to take stock from the standpoint of having won the game.

We know that we have to play well and win, but when a match
doesn't go exactly as you'd like, winning and seeing the way the
team put a shift in is positive.

"If we look at the results, the team has shown focus, intensity
and quality. If we hadn't, we wouldn't have these results. Our
improvement comes from doing everything right from the very
first minute against well-organised opponents.

"We had some clear chances to put ourselves in the driving
seat. We weren't able to make more, though I think we had 20
attempts. Granada put in a good match defensively.

"A lot of the time it was also down to mistakes by us, because
of moments of carelessness that saw us lose it on a simple ball.
We needed to move the ball more quickly and with greater
precision."

Gareth Bale joined James Rodriguez on the treatment table prior
to Saturday's clash, with Lucas Vazquez the preferred
replacement ahead of Jese Rodriguez in forming part of the
attacking trio behind Benzema.

Explaining the decision, Benitez added: "If we want to be
competitive and make the most of the squad's potential, we
have to work as hard as possible so as to be in the best of
shape.

"And, when the chance comes, [players must] play better than a
team-mate. And if not, another player will play and you have to
keep on working hard."