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The
Real Madrid
coach
, Zinédine Zidane
, has assured that
LaLiga Santander
remains "open for everyone", after the setbacks of the leader
Atlético de Madrid
, and has affirmed that he is optimistic about the "commitment" that he notices in his players and that he hopes that they keep in this Monday's game against
Real Sociedad
at the
Alfredo Di Stéfano
(9:00 p.m.).
"Now it is three LaLiga, tomorrow two, after four ... LaLiga is open to everyone. The team that is ahead always has an advantage, but
there are 42 points
ahead," he declared this Sunday at a press conference.
"We prepare things day by day. We can neither look back nor look at what is going to happen in three weeks. I notice every day the commitment of the players, and that is very good," he added.
Thus, he did not want to talk about what could happen this Sunday in the meeting of the Athletic leader at the Estadio de la Cerámica (9:00 p.m.).
"We, to ours. What happens tonight, I do not know. There are 42 points at stake and our objective is to add the maximum possible points between now and the end of the season," he reiterated.
In addition, he recalled that the team grows in the face of adversity.
"
Given the difficulty, we know how to prevail in critical moments
, it has always been like that. We know that there are difficulties in the season, but also very good things. There are still many games left and we have not won anything. We have to continue with what we are all doing. days, "he stressed.
Since their
anger at the press conference prior to the game against Huesca
, the white team has won their five games.
"It was a press conference as always,
I just put in a little more voice
. The players are the same. We are better and we have to continue because we have not won anything.
We were not so bad before and now we are the best
. We want to continue improving" , he stated.
About Real Sociedad, the French coach praised his style and his career so far.
"It is a good team in our League that is doing very well, it plays and knows how to play. It depends on what we propose on the field, we want to continue improving, but thinking that we are at home and that what we want is to continue adding", he insisted.
In another vein, he confirmed that
Marcelo, Odriozola, Fede Valverde and Rodrygo are
again "available for the team", and that he hopes that
Karim Benzema
can return "as soon as possible".
"They trained normally. I am glad they are recovered," he explained, before speaking of midfielder
Isco Alarcón
.
"It's not Isco's fault, I have to choose"
"We know his qualities. He played the Atalanta game well, and tomorrow Isco will count like the others. I have to manage the minutes, it is not easy for the coach when you have such good players. We will always count on Isco," he said.
"Isco is not to blame. I have to choose, there are very good players. He occupies a midfielder position and
can play in 2 or 3 positions, not in 40. He
has to work well, as he is doing, and when it is his turn, do it well, like the other day, "he said about the Malaga's lack of minutes.
Finally, Zidane also pointed out that
the mishap they continue to suffer with injuries
is "inevitable
".
"These are things that can happen. As I am positive, we are recovering players at an important moment, in which we reach the end of the season. The most important thing is the commitment of all the players, they
want to fight and fight
, they always want more," he concluded .
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