Zidane "I can not blame my players for anything"

The French coach of Real Madrid was resigned to the result but not with his pupils

Zidane appeared in the press room of Mestalla after what was his first defeat as a white coach in this his second stage. The Frenchman assured that "it was an even game but that the result, although by little, was fair for Valencia".

"We lacked forcefulness above - Zidane continued - but the players tried. In front there was also a great team and in the end we did not manage to win. In the final minutes we tried but they have defended quite well. "

However, true to his style and far from reproaching his players, he said bluntly that "he is on the side of his players and they will try to finish the season in the best possible way. We are going to spend a few months in which we will talk about many different topics but that is what it touches. " A speech that was repeated permanently when asked about the lack of motivation of the team.

"If it's true that, maybe in these games we lack some motivation to not play anything, but these players are professionals and when they put on the shirt of this team they know they have to go for it and they do it"

Zidane wanted to make clear once again that "this is not an exam at all because these people are Real Madrid players. We are going through a complicated moment. We must also live the bad moments, it will not change anything. "

Finally, asked by Marcelo and his individual performance, the white coach defended his player saying that "he looks good, tucked and trained well. Marcelo is Marcelo. He is a player that I like very much for his style of play and with which I intend to count. "Assured the Gaul.