Xabi Alonso on Vinicius Jr, Fran García, and the analysis of the match against Elche

Real Madrid C.F.

Fran García

8

Fran García
300.000€+10.000€    -

J1

DF

00

"Yes, it's a common position for him, he has played there many times. As we did after the break against Getafe, the players who stayed here had more training time and there were also people on the bench who could be important to bring freshness. We looked to have width on both wings, doing it a little differently. Then, in the second half, Vinicius also came on to give us that width. It was a shame that, right after equalizing 1-1, we conceded too soon and received the 2-1, when the momentum was ours to go for the comeback. That 2-1 hurt us. Even so, the team kept fighting, we drew 2-2 and had another good chance to turn the game around. I missed that, after 1-1, we could have pushed a little more in the opposite field and not conceded that 2-1".

Vinicius Jr, substitute

99

Vinícius Júnior
17.930.000€-130.000€    7

J1

DL

45

"Not at all, because we had already talked about it, as we often do, and he understands it. He knew the role he had and the impact he could make, we had already done it on other occasions, like in the match against Getafe. He is still completely connected. Today, obviously, we are not as happy as we would like, but everyone maintains the energy and the desire to recover a good result and a good dynamic. We take the last question".

Analysis of the draw

"Good evening. This is football: after a good dynamic we now string together results that are not what we wanted, but we still have very clear what we are looking for. We must move forward. We are not happy, obviously, because we always want to win and when we don't, it's impossible to be satisfied. Even so, there are many matches left before the year ends and we have to focus on the next one, analyzing well what we have done today. After each match, I review everything, try to draw conclusions together with the coaching staff, and transmit them to the players: what we are doing well and what we need to improve. Today, as I said before, I missed that, after getting 1-1 in a very tight match, we had that continuity to avoid conceding the 2-1, which hurt us. Nevertheless, we reacted again and we drew. In the first half, the game was open, we had some chances, and the team worked to take the lead, although we didn't achieve it. The important thing is that we never give up".