“Eibar had their good moments and it was a great performance from both sides”, said the coach.
Zinedine Zidane spoke in the press room at Ipurua after his team took the 3 points against Eibar to record their fifth consecutive victory. The coach said: “We played very well. Eibar also had their good moment. The team dug in at times and controlled the match well. We knew it’s a difficult place to come, but we controlled it from start to finish. It’s a battle that won’t stop, we’re playing every three days and we have to carry on like this. We have to enjoy the performance we put in here and prepare for the next one. We knew that Eibar play a more direct way and we had to press them higher up and we did it quite well”.
“Benzema is a match winner because what he’s doing is on a different level, not just because of the goals. I always repeat myself saying the same thing about Karim. It’s not only his goals, he’s a focal point in our game, he’s very important for us and when he scores, he scores it’s even better, obviously, but he’s very important for our team. We have to highlight everyone’s performance. It was a great game today and it a great performance from both teams. It’s a well-deserved victory”.
Changes
“At the moment this is how we’re playing. Will there be changes? Yes, there will be changes, for sure, because it’s a very long and difficult season. We rotate a little less now, but the important thing is that the players are performing and everyone will play their part. We’ve not changed much in the last few matches, but at the moment that’s the way it is, these things change and we’ve got to all keep working together”.
