The priority is to be [100 per cent] ready in 10 days.
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Madrid were soundly beaten by Unai Emery’s Ligue 1 champions in the friendly in OH, though 11 changes at half-time, including the introduction of Enzo Zidane, the coach’s son, saw them perform better after the break. “But we have to respect the player, he belongs to Juventus”.
“I think that we’ve got the best squad in the world, but we’ve got to prove it and that’s what we’re working on”, Zidane said.
Every club is interested in Paul Pogba because he is a great player. “It’s important for him to play in the third match as we’d like to be able to count on him for the Super Cup”. Los Blancos will need quality minutes to perform well in that match for the title against Sevilla, and that’s precisely why Zidane might play all James, Ramos and Modric a bit tonight.
Jurgen Klopp can say what he likes about not spending big on players and being happy with his squad – the transfer rumour mill will just ignore the Liverpool boss and carry on regardless.
In addition to the admission that things picked up with his son on the pitch he singled out the youngsters after the game saying: ‘We have to use the youth system because when they get the chance they show how good they are. They’re following on from what we’re practising in training and that’s a good thing. “And to be ready on August 9, they definitely have to play on August 3 in the last game of the ICC”.
But Zidane refused to give too much away as Madrid prepare to face Chelsea in the International Champions Cup on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Chelsea nipped fellow English club Liverpool, 1-0, to begin their ICC campaign at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena also on Wednesday, via Goal.
If Navas doesn’t recover in time, Zidane is confident that backup Kiko Casilla will step up. Tactically we have to work more and find the automatic moves.
‘If he wants to leave to play more, I don’t know, ‘ he said after Real’s 3-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. “We’ll do it little by little”. “That’s why were looking forward to seeing the match”.
It was a record attendance for a soccer match in the States, beating the previous best by more than 27,000.
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“We understand [Zidane] well”.
