“Defensively Sergio Ramos set the tone yet again and up the other end, I’m very pleased with his goal”, said the coach.
Following Real Madrid’s clash with Mallorca, Zinedine Zidane appeared in the press room at the Alfredo Di Stéfano to assess his team’s performance: “We need to have the ball. The set-up isn’t the most important thing for me, it’s more about what we do on the pitch with the ball. We can do better, but I’m satisfied with what I saw and what these players are doing is not at all easy. That’s 4 wins in a row, but the standout feature for us today was our defensive solidity all round. We can get better going forward and that’s what we’ll try to do”.
“We were a bit tired by the end today but that’s not just Real Madrid, the same goes for all the teams. It’s a strange situation, we’re back training after 60 days and with the heat and everything. But we have to keep going and all we can do it be more alert with the players, we want to keep moving forward strong”.
Ramos’ goal
“I’m thrilled with his goal, it was important. We know he’s our captain, our leader. Defensively he set the tone yet again and up the other end, I’m very pleased with his goal. He’s working on his free-kicks and it’s satisfying for him and for us too. Sergio belongs here as a player. He’s been here for years and he should retire here. It’s what I think and I’ll stand by it”.
Vinicius Jr.
“We stay behind to practice, not always, but almost. When we’ve got time and we can work in front of goal. That’s normal with Vinicius Jr. and everyone else. I’m the coach and we prepare the games, it’s nothing in particular. These things stay in the dressing room. The key thing is that we’re doing things well, that’s our fourth win already and we know we’ve played a few games on the bounce now so we’re all a bit more tired. We have to recover well and turn attentions to the next game”.
Defence
“Varane has been immense since the start of the season, like the whole team. In defense we’ve realised how difficult it is to win LaLiga and we have to make a real effort out on the pitch. The defence has made a constant effort and we have to carry on like this. There are 7 finals to go and we’re going to keep fine-tuning the details and trying to do a good job until the end of the season”.
