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Zinedine Zidane spoke to the press gathered in the press room in Real Madrid City ahead of Sunday’s meeting with Real Sociedad at the Reale Arena (9:00 p.m. CET). The boss anticipated the opening match of the reigning champions in the following terms: “The team has prepared really well. We have had time to prepare and we started the league season full of enthusiasm. The players are looking forward to the start of the LaLiga season. We have now completed our last training session and we have the game tomorrow. We are happy to play again. We are aware of the situation and we know that there are people who are having a hard time and we are lucky enough to play football again ”.
“Real Sociedad is a very good team. Every season they prove to be really tough opponents and they always show it. It is a team that does very good football, that does not stop running and that always wants to improve its performance. It is a difficult place to go, but a trip to San Sebastián is what he came up with on the calendar. We are ready and tomorrow we will be delighted to play our first LaLiga game of the season on tough ground, but it is a good first game to kick off the season ”.
Battle for the LaLiga title
“We are here and it is what we work for. We always know what is at stake each year and that will not change. That is part of this great club and all that it has won. When we get going, we know from day one that we have to prepare to do the best we can. Then you have the consequences of that. If we train well and play as a team, as we did last season, after the closure, we will have a chance of winning. We know how difficult LaLiga is and the players train to compete. Every year it is more difficult because the teams we face are getting stronger and we have to be prepared ”.
The team
“The group is very similar and it is the team with which we win things in a very special way. All the players face the challenge of playing in LaLiga and competing throughout the season and we want to achieve exactly what we did last year. There are no changes. The situation is really difficult for many people and I think of all of them. It is also difficult financially and we are lucky to be able to play football again. We will have to adapt, but there are going to be so many changes in the course of this season that we will have to be prepared and be aware that it will be a long season to try to defend our title. , which is something we will do with real desire ”.
More inputs or outputs?
“Everything can happen until October 4. I can’t tell you anything else. The important thing is that we train well. The team and the players are committed and that’s the only thing that worries me. After that, the situation may change. There will be no expenses or income, but until October 4 anything can happen ”.
Danger
“He is doing better and the most important thing is the player and how he feels. The important thing is that it is 100%. Now we are starting a new season and what you need is to be 100% or 120%, that’s it. We are going to prepare so that the players are prepared to be 100% ”.
Odegaard
“It has felt a bit uncomfortable, but I think it’s okay. He is back here and the role he will play will be the same as that of all the other players. I know I have the best players here, it has always been like that, throughout the history of the club. The important thing for the players is that they are prepared and I think Martin, like the rest of them. He is a quality player and can contribute something to the team. Only the best play at Madrid ”.
“His progress has been amazing and he has improved every season. He had a great year at Real Sociedad and now he is a more complete player and we will use him this season. Now we have another player who can be important within this squad and that’s what it’s all about. We will position the players so they can perform at their best. “
Asensio
“As for his injury, he is better now. He is training well and currently works alone, but things are on the right track. He had a scare when he was away with the national team, but now he is doing much better. As always, it’s about being cautious and taking it easy. When he’s fully ready to train as usual, he’ll join us. “
Rodrygo
“Rodrygo is a member of the first team and nothing is going to change. We have to congratulate him after being called up to the national team ”.
Bullet
“It is not as simple as that, but they are in negotiations and he is in London. I never had a problem with him. I know what he has done in this club, nobody can take it from him and they are things that can happen for different reasons. The only thing I can say is that he has not signed yet, the deal is not closed and we have not had any problems, which is what some want. That has not been the case. No one can question what he has achieved. If now there is a change in his career, the only thing I can do is wish him well and that’s it. ”
“I have not talked with him. You have done excellently in terms of what you have accomplished here and there should be no discussion of that. He has won many titles at Real Madrid. All the players who play for Madrid are aware of the club they are joining and I think it has shown its ability. Now we will have to see what happens. We know what a good player he is and what he has done during the last seven years in Real Madrid. I think it’s also about what the player wants. I’m not going into that. I am not going to go against what I have always said: that the player has done wonderfully. Everyone has the right to comment on these issues. Gareth is still our player and the deal has yet to be completed. We are not going to talk about things yet because that would not make sense ”.
Bale’s departure
“This is life. You have to accept things and there is a reason why he stayed here. Once again we are talking about this issue. The most important thing is what the player wants to do, so my opinion has not changed. We do things together, with the club and with the player and in the end it is the player who decides. I have never had problems with Bullet And it’s never been a pain But it’s not a burden on my shoulders because this is what my job is about. If it isn’t Gareth this year, it will be another player. I will always have all of them and the most important thing is that the player competes ”.
Reguilón
“Now that you’ve asked me about him, I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Reguilón on the season he had. He is a Real Madrid player and had the opportunity to go out and play. We have two players in each position and I have two full-backs. What I can’t have is three or four because then it becomes a problem. I wish Reguilón all the best because he had a good season at Sevilla and now he deserves to go to Tottenham ”.
