Real Madrid (‎Los Blancos) | Special Thread

Great first pre-game press conference from Zidane. Educated, serious, and with very clear ideas of what he wants from the team.
 
As former Castilla coach, hopefully Zidane will give first-team action to Mariano, Mayoral, Ødegaard, Llorente, Enzo, and other youngsters.
 
Zidane: "Cristiano Ronaldo is UNTRANSFERABLE. He's the soul of this team. While I'm here, he won't leave."
 

Zidane:
"Cristiano Ronaldo will continue to shoot free-kicks."

Zidane: "Cristiano will play on the wings, how he's most comfortable. I won't tell him much. I want him to be happy."

‪#‎HalaMadrid‬
 

Cristiano Ronaldo is the first player to ever be featured 10 times in the UEFA team of the year.
[via @RM4Arab]

 
Zidane's press conference for the match against Deportivo tomorrow.

Zidane: "I want the fans to enjoy themselves every time we play in the Bernabéu"

"I've seen that the team is very focused and set on doing the right things"

I just want the game to arrive now. I'm convinced that everything is going to go well.

When I see the quality in the team I've got no reason to say anything else".

I feel strong, happy and we're going to give our all in everything that comes our way.

"I'm not going to say who is playing in midfield. James and Isco are important and very good.

Deportivo are going to come and want to put in a good performance. They've got a good team with fast players on the counter-attack.

"Players leaving here? I don't think so. And I don't want that either. Players arriving? I don't think so.

"We're going to work a lot. We've only got one game a week until February and we're going to take advantage of that to work

Defensive work of BBC?
"When we don't have the ball everyone has to work. That’s the message I'll give.

“Makelele is no longer playing, but there are other payers in my squad who can do that. Balance doesn't only come from the midfielders.

Ronaldo is going to play on the wing, I'm not going to have to tell him much. His statistics speak for themselves.

Ronaldo is the soul of the team. He's going nowhere.

You can always improve, if you're 20 or 34 you can always improve. That's what I’m going to do with these players.

 

Zidane:
"Cristiano is more than non-transferable. He won't leave at any cost."
 
Castilla's Mariano has this morning signed a contract that will keep him at the club for 5 seasons.

Mariano will stay with Castilla until July & then he will be promoted to the first team.
[@marca]

He's currently the top scorer of the league.

 
Zidane: "I want the fans to enjoy themselves every time we play at the Bernabéu."

 
Somebody predicted the Real Madrid v Deportivo match

 
I really have confidence in Zidane i don't know why but something inside me just keep on telling me that he will turn things around for Real Madrid. Best of luck Zizou! We are Madrid.
 
Zidane starting Isco ahead of James tomorrow vs Deportivo might be a sign of gratitude of him rejecting offers to move. [@Cope]
 

Real Madrid interested in John Stones. They'll try to replace Pepe with young defender.
[English Reports]
 
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