Xabi Alonso attended the media after the victory of the Real Madrid against the Juventus In the round of 16 of the Club World Cup. A goal of Gonzalo In the second half he gave the triumph to the Madrid players against the Italian team. The whites suffered in the first half, but gave a real team lesson in the second act to achieve the classification.
«He knows today's victory. In this format each party counts. The tie has been fine. Intense party. We have been able to mark the second and we could have avoided suffering 1-0 in the last minutes, ”began the Basque.
On the phases of the meeting, he explained the following: «We have known how to choose the moments, when to stop and accelerate. We have understood and made good decisions. People have done what they had to do and I have seen very good atmosphere on the bench encouraging the classmates.
«I am very happy for Gonzalo And I want to push him to continue like this. It gives very good performance not only for the goals and is taking advantage of the minutes it has. I still don't think about the preparation of the quarterfinals, ”he said about the canterano.
«The defensive work we are doing is fundamental and each goal can penalize you a lot. When we are more reliable in defense we compete better. With the ball we are improving, but this is the line and I am still growing, ”he explained about defensive work.
On VINICIUS, He said the following: «The first part has been good and the second as well. We have changed a little and for that we needed Vinicius on the outside. You can play inside and out. That amplitude has given us a lot and he is able to do it. Then, depending on the rival, you are looking for one thing or another. The space was more on the outside than inside ».
About how he uses the stops to cool off, it was clear: «In a short time I have to do a lot. You have to adjust things and the boys have understood it well. The game had to mature a little and they didn't come out so much. The penalty was not scoring the second goal, but it is the Juventus And you have to compete.
«It makes my life much easier. He is a Top player. It has everything. With ball and without the ball it does very well. I am very happy and with Fede especially, ”he said about Uruguayan.
«They have taken us a little for the right wing. Everything takes time, but I trust that with Trent We will have a guarantee side. From the collective we will improve the individual, ”he explained by the team's shortcomings on the right wing. In addition, I trust that Mbappé will be better “day by day” and will be “much better for rooms.”
«Not only Arda, We need all who play in the center of the field. He is doing it well, but this does not organize only one player in these times. We are on the way to enhance this, ”he concluded when asked about Laughs.
