Xabi Alonso has urged his Actual Madrid staff to “transfer on as rapidly as doable” after slumping to a demoralising defeat to Celta Vigo in LaLiga on Sunday.
Madrid had been crushed 2-0 by Claudio Giraldez’s facet at Estadio Bernabeu, with Williot Swedberg coming off the bench to attain a superb brace within the second half.
Swedberg opened the scoring within the 53rd minute earlier than sealing the win in stoppage time, together with his double coming after Los Blancos had been decreased to 9 males.
Fran Garcia acquired two yellow playing cards within the area of two minutes earlier than Alvaro Carreras adopted go well with, choosing up two bookable offences in fast succession for dissent.
Madrid had additionally misplaced Eder Militao to damage within the twenty fourth minute, and Alonso’s males at the moment are 4 factors behind Clasico rivals and leaders Barcelona within the top-flight standings.
However the Madrid boss has urged his gamers to place this consequence swiftly behind them, with Manchester Metropolis the guests to the Spanish capital within the Champions League on Wednesday.
“We’re all offended; it wasn’t the sport we wished, nor the consequence,” Alonso admitted to AS. Militao’s damage harm us from the beginning, and it took us some time to get well.
“We’ve made some changes. It wasn’t the sport we wished, so we have to transfer on as rapidly as doable.
“It’s solely three factors; there’s an extended strategy to go within the league. We now have the Champions League on Wednesday to bounce again and eliminate this dangerous style in our mouths.
“It wasn’t what we anticipated. We deliberate the match to play at a superb tempo, urgent arduous in opposition to a superb opponent, however issues had been missing.
“Mili’s [Militao] damage disrupted our plans. It’s dangerous information; we’ve been fighting accidents. That is one other one so as to add to our woes.
“All of us take accountability for the great occasions and the not-so-good occasions. We now have to deal with it responsibly. We shouldn’t look too far forward.”
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The defeat additionally marked Madrid’s first in opposition to Celta in 22 conferences (since Could 2014) and their first at dwelling to the Galicians in 19 years.
Regardless of dropping precious factors in LaLiga and permitting leaders Barcelona to stretch their lead, Alonso insisted that Madrid should look forward in an extended season.
“We’re all united, figuring out that that is soccer, after all. We now have to look forward,” the Spaniard added.
“We all know what the calls for are, defeats harm rather a lot, however we have now to look forward. That is everybody’s accountability; all of us should decide to doing issues proper.
“We all know that the factors we’re dropping are essential, however not decisive.”
Certainly, following the newest spherical of outcomes, Madrid are handed only a 29.9% likelihood of successful LaLiga by the Opta supercomputer, in comparison with Barcelona’s 63.6%.
And when requested about Madrid’s recurring struggles in opposition to groups that defend in low blocks, Alonso acknowledged that his facet responded stronger after Garcia’s sending off.
“We now have to create these alternatives; they’re conditions we’ll face many occasions. We now have to arrange for them and generate extra possibilities,” Alonso stated.
“Once we’ve been down to 10 males, we’ve created extra possibilities. It’s a matter of on the lookout for them and dealing arduous.
“The staff desires to compete, desires to construct a basis. We’re heading in the right direction.”