Dani Carvajal, 28 years old, has given an interview to the newspaper The reason. As he faces the final stretch of recovering from his knee injury, the right-back has spoken of the criticism of Zidane and his colleagues or the VAR.
Criticism from the media: “In a team like Madrid you have to get used to it. You win at Inter and you lose against Valencia and everything is in the air. We, from within, have to follow an ascending line.”
If what appears in the press affects: “There are players who do and others who do not. When I was young, I read the press and when I did not do things well and read the criticisms, I diminished. In recent years I do not. Now I see my games, what do I have to improve What am I doing wrong and vice versa, where am I going well, if I feel good. In the end, you have to focus on what the coach says and put aside those criticisms, but also flattery: they can make you lower the level. “
The VAR, in constant debate: “It is a tool that helps football be fairer. In decisions that are more subjective, let the referee decide and decisions that are clearer, enter. You must not lose the essence and that the referee does not paint anything. For example, Marcelo's penalty, Gil Manzano gives a penalty in a first decision and the referee sees a penalty and the VAR does not enter, although it is not so clear.
Madrid's weakness behind: “We are conceding a few more goals in this section and I think it is a task to correct. Last year we reached LaLiga with few goals and that was the basis of the title. We have to follow that line.
If the criticism of Zidane is exaggerated: “Yes. All teams go through good and worst moments. From the inside, nobody doubts Zidane and from the outside it shouldn't be. He is a great coach, he has many solutions and every year he has given Madrid titles.”
Marcelo or Isco, the most notable: “It is not fair. We all lose, but the reality is that when things do not go well, guilty is sought and it is said that there are players who are not at their best level. That has happened to me many times, you have to overcome, work hard and continue: in a snap of fingers everything changes “.
Need for transfers: “No, we have a balanced squad, although there is no luck with injuries. The coach has it tricky to have the entire squad, but it is vast and we can do important things.”
If the salary would be lowered again: “Yes, if an agreement is reached. It is a complicated situation for everyone, with a lot of suffering, also in football. The absence of an audience limits the income of Real Madrid and any large club. They have not told us anything and I do not know what will happen”.