Football: Madrid Boss Accepts Blame For El Classico Destruction
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Real Madrid boss Rafael Benitez has
accepted the blame for his side’s 4-0
humbling at the hands of Barcelona,
insisting that he selected the wrong
starting XI for the match.
Two goals from Luis Suarez and one
each for Neymar and Andres Iniesta
ensured the Catalans claimed a
valuable three points to move six
points clear of their fierce rivals at
the top of the Liga table.
And while Benitez is adamant that
the entire team must be held
responsible for their collapse against
Luis Enrique’s side, he has revealed
that he selected the wrong XI for the
match.
He told reporters:
“Whenever we win or lose, we all
have a part in it. It hurts so much to
lose against Barcelona, but we need
to improve and think about the next
game to get points in the league. The
team’s attitude has not disappointed
me. It was a good team, we made
mistakes and we paid. We talked at
half-time that we could get into the
game but it became increasingly
difficult to overcome.
“It has not gone as we wanted. We
wanted to push, attack, get the ball
fast. We have made some mistakes
and we have paid for it. We wanted
players of quality and experience.
After the game, I must say I chose the
wrong XI. This group has the quality
to do it better than we did. We are all
responsible and we must find a
reaction.
“James? Today is not the day to make
individual analysis’. We need to get
together with the group and prepare
for the next matches. We have made
mistakes. We lost balls against a
good team and that hurts you. The
most important is to recover the
group, to show them that we have a
responsibility to the fans.”
What went wrong for Real Madrid in
the El Classico?
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