“You don’t achieve big things without a bit of suffering in football”, said the coach.
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Real Madrid took a crucial win in an extremely evenly matched clash with Getafe. Following the game, Zidane assessed his team’s performance in an online press conference: “We should be pleased today, it was a remarkable team effort. It was a tough game against opposition who made life hard for us, but in the end, patience and team spirit have led us to a hugely important win”.
“We’re working well, but the most important thing is the players’ convictions. When it comes to defending it’s a team approach, everyone is committed. When we lose the ball, we defend and we’re doing a great job. Perhaps we’re lacking a bit of sharpness up top but to be honest the team is looking very solid and we want to carry on like this because it’s our strength”.
Digging deep
“You can’t tell because I keep it in check, but the coach and the players are all suffering because we have to dig deep to win games. There are no easy moments. Ultimately, it’s what we like because you don’t achieve big things without a bit of suffering”.
A champion defence
“We’re doing a good job and it’s not easy because we’re playing every three days and an awful lot can happen. It’s tough to win games, today again, the other day in Barcelona… That’s the way it goes for us. There’s still a way to go and we have to keep up with what we’re doing. We have five cup finals left and if we can continue with this solidity, that’ll be a good thing. Now we have to rest up because we’ve got a game at 2:00 pm on Sunday and we have to focus on recovering well”.
