Bailiff: "I love Real Madrid's competitive gene"

"It's a shame that at such an important moment so many players have dropped out"

MADRID, 28 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Real Sociedad coach, Imanol Alguacil, regretted this Saturday arriving with so many casualties for next Sunday's game against Real Madrid in LaLiga Santander, at the same time that he highlighted the virtues of the white team and praised the work of the homegrown players to contribute to the team.

"You have to be realistic, both last day against Barcelona and now against Real Madrid, we are not going to discover those squads, it is a pity that four weeks ago I told you that we were training very well and that I had all the very plugged-in players, and just at such an important moment so many players have fallen," the coach said at a press conference.

Even so, the coach was confident that his team will compete at the Bernabéu. "We don't face it the way I would like, because of those casualties, and because there are more players with tweezers, but they also have casualties and we are going to compete, as we demonstrated last day, knowing that the rival is one of the best in Europe. ", he expressed.

"We need that energy, because it is what gives us personality and maintain the idea of ​​the game that we like so much and that it transmits to the public. It will not be easy, but we are going to try. If there is any way to win in these Campos is feeling yourself, being brave and aggressive, because to be able to defend in the medium-low block for 96 minutes you have to have a very high level of concentration", he added.

In this sense, the Basque coach praised the work of the Zubieta boys, who are "contributing" every time they go out. "These guys have adapted and every time they go out they are contributing, but we have to be careful because, if we have three on the field, if there is a red card, we have to be careful with improper alignment. It makes me angry that we arrive a tad fair at a crucial moment of the seasons", he pointed out.

Lastly, the Real Sociedad coach highlighted the virtues of Real Madrid and the "competitive gene" they have. "It's that what I love about Real Madrid is that competitive gene that they have, which is what makes them win almost always, if not always, and that's why they have won so many Leagues, Cups and Champions Leagues. The competitive gene of those players is what makes them different," he said.

"It is a team that is capable of pressing up, because those behind are capable of defending with 50 meters behind them and they are winners in duels, because those at the top press well and in two passes they can stay in front of the rival goalkeeper, and On top of that, when they get together and withdraw, they have so much quality and speed that they are planted in front of the goal again. And they have set pieces, shot on the edge of the area, they dominate many registers", he concluded.