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Iker Casillas sorry for Real Madrid’s ‘horrible’ collapse at Real Sociedad Iker Casillas sorry for Real Madrid’s ‘horrible’ collapse at Real Sociedad
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Real Madrid captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas has called for a big improvement after the European champions suffered a surprise early-season setback at Real Sociedad in La Liga on Sunday. Real Madrid’s captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas has called for a big improvement after the European champions suffered a surprise early-season setback at Real Sociedad in La Liga on Sunday.
Real were missing injured top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo for their second La Liga outing of the campaign but quickly went 2-0 ahead in San Sebastián before losing control of the match and crashing to a 4-2 defeat. Real were missing their injured top-scorer Cristiano Ronaldo for their second La Liga outing of the campaign but quickly went 2-0 ahead in San Sebastián before losing control and crashing to a 4-2 defeat.
“The team was negative in everything, horrible, we did not play well,” Casillas said. “We cannot let a match get away from us in that way after leading 2-0. This is not the attitude or the way to go. We are wearing a very important badge on our chests and this is not the example we should be giving. We have to accept the defeat and learn from today’s mistakes.”“The team was negative in everything, horrible, we did not play well,” Casillas said. “We cannot let a match get away from us in that way after leading 2-0. This is not the attitude or the way to go. We are wearing a very important badge on our chests and this is not the example we should be giving. We have to accept the defeat and learn from today’s mistakes.”
Real’s defeat will set alarm bells ringing among fans concerned that the sale of the experienced Xabi Alonso to Bayern Munich last week has left the team exposed in midfield.Real’s defeat will set alarm bells ringing among fans concerned that the sale of the experienced Xabi Alonso to Bayern Munich last week has left the team exposed in midfield.
Manager Carlo Ancelotti said the problem on Sunday was not the absence of one player but a generally poor attitude. The Italian also insisted that new arrivals such as Germany midfielder Toni Kroos and Colombian playmaker James Rodríguez needed more time to adapt. Carlo Ancelotti said the problem on Sunday was not the absence of one player but a generally poor attitude. The Italian also insisted that new arrivals such as the Germany midfielder Toni Kroos and Colombian playmaker James Rodríguez need more time to adapt.
“In matches like today’s it is more difficult for the newcomers,” Ancelotti said. The first 30 minutes were very good, with quality, pace and focus. The rest was very bad. “We’re very sorry, I don’t like the team to play like that for an hour.” “In matches like today’s it is more difficult for the newcomers,” Ancelotti said. The first 30 minutes were very good, with quality, pace and focus. The rest was very bad. We’re very sorry, I don’t like the team to play like that for an hour.”
Casillas singled out poor defending at set pieces as a particular problem and said the team needed to be more alert at corners and free-kicks. Casillas singled out poor defending at set pieces as a particular problem and said the team need to be more alert at corners and free-kicks.
“We were making mistakes throughout the whole game and that’s why they put four goals past us,” he added. “We had very clear scoring chances but later we did not defend. We have to up the pressure and be more alert. “We were making mistakes throughout the whole game and that’s why they put four goals past us,” he added. “We had very clear scoring chances but later we did not defend. We have to up the pressure and be more alert. We are all to blame, not just the defence, because everyone is back defending at a corner. We have to sort it out because what happened is not normal.”
“We are all to blame, not just the defence, because everyone is back defending at a corner. We have to sort it out because what happened is not normal.”