“This is not a shame”

Another ridiculous history of Real Madrid. The whites were eliminated in the round of 32 of the Cup against Alcoyano (2-1) and this defeat once again leaves Zidane 'touched', who thus analyzed the embarrassment of his team.

It is a failure: “Well, the truth is that we have tried. The players have given everything, we have had chances to score the second goal and when you don't score it later in a foul, what happened to us happens: 1-1. Then it cost us. It is a difficult moment, we are out of the Cup, we had to do something else, but the players have tried ”.

What part of responsibility is yours: “I am the coach, the responsibility is mine, I will assume it as always. Players have tried. If we score the second goal, it's another game. Soccer is this. The goalkeeper has made two or three saves. The second goal did not want to enter. I have the responsibility, the players have tried. And we are out ”.

They talk about ridiculous. Is it so much? “It's your word. They are not my words. This is football, these are difficult things. We play against a Second B and we have to win the game but it has not been like that. But it is not a shame, it is nothing of all that. These are things that happen in a career, you have to take responsibility, I fully assume it. We will continue working. Take this out. Another painful day because we don't like to lose, especially the players, who just want to win. Now we are not going to go crazy and we are going to think and keep working ”.

He believes that the players continue to believe in Zidane: “I think so, then you have to ask them. We have done good things, lately less. Now we have to think that we are in the League and in the Champions League and that's it. Concentrate, things can be done. If the message arrives you have to ask the players. I think so and we are in the same boat here ”.

He fears for his position more now for the elimination: “Well, when you lose there are always things that are talked about … I take responsibility and what will happen will happen, I am calm. When we are in the field what they want is to win the game. They try and sometimes different things happen. You have to assume it, I assume it and we are going to see what happens these days ”.

It is his most painful defeat: “All defeats are painful, this is not in particular. I don't like losing, neither do the players. As usual”.