Chus Mateo: 'We picked up a deserved win'
“We beat this team that is bursting with confidence, it’s great both for the team and the fans,” said the coach after the win against Zunder Palencia.
Chus Mateo analysed Real Madrid‘s victory against Zunder Palencia, on matchday seven of the Liga Endesa: "We started very well, we prepared well for it and respected the opposition. We knew how to break up their game well. We managed to keep them to 25 points in the first half, which is very creditable."
"In the second half, it's not easy to maintain the pressure when you have so many games over the course of the year and with such a big lead at half-time. We picked up a deserved win, one more in the league that puts us in a good position. I'm very pleased to be able to beat this team that is bursting with confidence, both for the team and the fans."
Praise for Musa
"He's absolutely essential for me, he's young, he's hungry to do well and he's got an extraordinary desire to impress. He's taking huge steps forward in defence. We mustn't forget that he has a lot of things to improve because he's decisive, but he's young. I'm delighted with the way he has been working. I hope he stays with us for a long time, he often helps us to resolve certain games. He's understood perfectly what we want from him."
Ndiaye
"He's working really well, I'm very pleased that he's giving us that energy. Defensively, he gives us a boost because he comes out with a lot of desire. He's 19 years old and he has to learn that in certain situations he has to conserve his energy."
Next week
"We're going to try to regain our strength, rest, carefully choose the tasks we want and work on things that we haven't worked on so far and that we need to keep in reserve for when the moment arrives."
"In the second half, it's not easy to maintain the pressure when you have so many games over the course of the year and with such a big lead at half-time. We picked up a deserved win, one more in the league that puts us in a good position. I'm very pleased to be able to beat this team that is bursting with confidence, both for the team and the fans."
Praise for Musa
"He's absolutely essential for me, he's young, he's hungry to do well and he's got an extraordinary desire to impress. He's taking huge steps forward in defence. We mustn't forget that he has a lot of things to improve because he's decisive, but he's young. I'm delighted with the way he has been working. I hope he stays with us for a long time, he often helps us to resolve certain games. He's understood perfectly what we want from him."
Ndiaye
"He's working really well, I'm very pleased that he's giving us that energy. Defensively, he gives us a boost because he comes out with a lot of desire. He's 19 years old and he has to learn that in certain situations he has to conserve his energy."
Next week
"We're going to try to regain our strength, rest, carefully choose the tasks we want and work on things that we haven't worked on so far and that we need to keep in reserve for when the moment arrives."