Antrenorul lui Real Madrid, Xabi Alonso, a declarat că echipa sa merita înfrângerea zdrobitoare cu 5-2 în fața rivalilor de la Atletico Madrid, în derby-ul de sâmbătă de la stadionul Metropolitano.
Liderii ligii, Los Blancos, câștigaseră toate meciurile din sezon până acum, dar au fost departe de a fi la nivelul necesar în confruntarea cu echipa lui Diego Simeone.
„We didn’t play well as a team, or in pressing, we were not at the level that we should be,” a spus Alonso reporterilor. „We’re in a construction phase, today was our first loss and we have to take conclusions from what happened, but there are no excuses, we’re hurting, it’s a derby and a deserved defeat.”
Alonso a adăugat că echipa sa nu a fost suficient de combativă împotriva Rojiblancos, care au jucat cu intensitate și au atacat neîncetat.
„We lacked that intensity… we didn’t compete well enough today, not at the level that these games need,” a continuat Alonso. „We’re not happy, but we can’t forget what we were doing before, what we were doing well. We’re in a state of progress… how we react to this will be the important thing, in the next game, or when we face a strong opponent, like Atletico were today. We wouldn’t be smart if we’re not capable of taking the positive out of the pain that we have today.”
Sursa: Sports.yahoo.com
