The Real Madrid coach presented himself at a press conference on the eve of hosting Villarreal, 3rd in La Liga, at the Bernabéu.
Villarreal : “They are doing very well, it’s an opportunity for us to get together, to play some good football again.”
If the team is in the expected preparation and if the criticism after Lille is exaggerated: “Everyone can say what they want, there is nothing wrong after Wednesday. There are times when you have to reconnect, you have to do it quickly. Sometimes a good series makes you believe that you are invincible , but a defeat brings you back to reality We are not yet at our level, we have players who are not at their best We are not far from where we want to be. defensive intensity and, offensively, a lack of ball circulation.”
What worries him most: “The intensity and circulation of the ball.”
Laughs: “He plays little because he has a lot of competition, it’s not easy, but he’s already playing more than last season.”
Cardona warned that Villarreal will be brave, which is better for Madrid: “I don’t know what ‘brave’ means. Everyone wants to take points here. We have to prepare as best we can.”
What is his state of mind? “Very good, as always. This defeat is an opportunity if we seize it and react well. There was some self-criticism.”
Mbappé and his consented absence with France: “He had a problem which seems to have been resolved. He trained normally. I don’t get involved in what the national coaches do. Deschamps decided not to call him up. I know that the Real medical staff have spoken with the French medical staff, they will have spoken and made this decision.”
In midfield, if a Kroos profile is missing: “I don’t think he’s missing, Modric has the ball, Camavinga, Valverde, Bellingham too, and Tchouameni is fundamental for us defensively.”
Lack of memory: “I’m used to it, I only care if we play well tomorrow.”
What was discussed in the locker room:
“I insist, we talked about the fact that we need to move the ball more quickly towards the attackers and that we lack defensive intensity. If there is another defeat we will talk about it, but we have a series of 40 matches without defeat in the league, if we lose we will be sad but we will look for solutions.”
The last team to win at the Bernabéu was Villarreal: “We will try to play as we always do, taking into account the good form of our opponents, but we want to put a lot more intensity.”
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