Madrid links 20 games without losing; “Zidane has them very plugged in” | Copa del Rey 2019

“We're fine, but we haven't won anything,” recalls the French coach

• Chronicle
  

  A very firm Madrid also in the Cup
  

• Opinion
  

  We play the Cup, we play as always, by Orfeo Surez
  

The players of Real Madrid they retired commenting among themselves the reaction of the tier of La Romareda, standing for about 10 minutes thanking yours for the trip cupper and, above all, giving them encouragement for the great mission of this historic club: ascend to First. From the evening in the lite I thrashed the Saragossa before a firm Madrid in defense and with more success than usual in attack.

The effectiveness that the team of Zidane renders so many evenings this time in four goals, without letting the locals open their score. They are 20 games and without losing, since that league defeat in Mallorca. Half of the record figure that marked the French in its previous stage on the bench (from April 2016 to January 2017).

Just see how Benzema has celebrated the fourth goal. A player of his category. That reflects that Zidane has very plugged everyone, butt, comment Vctor Fernndez, the local technician. Madrid is growing, which has forgotten the tremors at the beginning of the year to advance firmly in the Cup and in the League.

It covers a January without failure, with a title already won (the Super Cup), the leadership taken from the Barcelona (three points of advantage) and a feeling of unexpected solidity. The derby awaits on Saturday at the opening of a February marked by the Champions League duel against the City, at the end of the month. We are fine, but let's not forget that every game for us is an exam, Zidane responds, with a lot of school already in place. It does well to remember the weak bench of the bench. A bad step, and the doubts return. And Simeone appears by the Bernabu.

The derby as an exam

We will need our best version, let the French know what Saturday is coming. In spite of the bad red and white moment and the pleasant near memory of the Super Cup, the derby is presented as always uphill. We have to highlight the work of the whole team. I saw a complete game of all, we changed, we put other players and they do it well, I resumed the leader of a wardrobe that also does not spend energy on positive forecasts. They also know that the great alpine ports are coming.

They say we lack goal, but today we got four, underline the marsells, always prudent. I see many positive things on my team, but we have not won anything. We have to continue in this line. ZZ applauded James, Lucas and Vinicius, but I recognized that he would have liked to see Jovic mark, the semi-dry ram (only one goal in the season). I want him to see the door. He is young, takes a short time, has much to contribute, dedicated to one of his requests last summer.

More happy was Vinicius: We had a lot of concentration. Carvajal s be allowed to look forward. We have three games left for the final, let's go for it, he pointed out, with illusion as all the costumes for re-contesting a forgotten title since 2014. On Friday, draw and next week, the rooms. Last round to Nico match.