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\u201cFor me, it\u2019s very clear that a player who couldn\u2019t even make the bench four days ago shouldn\u2019t start today. Especially because this isn\u2019t a final, it\u2019s not a life-or-death match. I think Gonzalo<\/b> did a great job the other day. Additionally, we have a match on Sunday, where he will surely be the starting forward, as I\u2019ve told him. Seven days later, he will surely earn being the first forward again. I truly have no problem with anyone. I\u2019m the coach of Real Madrid<\/b>; I decide who plays and who doesn\u2019t. I understand that players who don\u2019t play aren\u2019t happy, which is why they\u2019re players for Real Madrid<\/b>. I can perfectly understand that Mbapp\u00e9 isn\u2019t happy today for not playing, but it\u2019s a decision based, as I\u2019ve always said, on circumstances. I didn\u2019t want to take any risks on my part, also considering Sunday\u2019s match, which is in three days. I think it was the most logical, natural, and common-sense decision.\u201d<\/p>\n
Is there a rift with Mbapp\u00e9?<\/b>
\u201cIf you want, you can put Kylian\u2019s mixed zone comments on, and we can discuss them together. But until I hear what he said, I\u2019m not going to comment on every phrase here. And I\u2019d find it very reasonable if he thought that in the first part of the season, the team had structure and in the second part, it didn\u2019t. Surely he\u2019s scored many more goals in the first part of the season than in the second part.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve said that a player who couldn\u2019t even be on the bench four days ago, with a match in three days, I considered it best for him to come on in the second half and start next Sunday. For me, this is a plan that, as a coach, I think is more logical. I also believe Gonzalo<\/b> deserved the reward of playing today, and that\u2019s it. And I repeat, I understand that all the players who didn\u2019t start today aren\u2019t happy, as happens to me every day. But while I\u2019m in this chair, I\u2019m going to decide who plays and who doesn\u2019t. I don\u2019t care what their name is or isn\u2019t. And if they\u2019re okay with it, great; if not, then they can wait for the next match. It\u2019s happened with many players, more than you can imagine. Also due to the circumstances, because mine have been different from those of other coaches at the club. I have a very clear conscience, and I think it\u2019s great that players show their dissatisfaction.\u201d<\/p>\n
The whistles for Mbapp\u00e9<\/b> and Vini Jr.<\/b>
\u201cI always ask for the fans\u2019 support for each and every one of my players. They are two pillars, the two most decisive players we have, and the club has placed a lot of hope in both of them. The fans are always demanding, and I\u2019m sure that as soon as they start scoring goals and playing as they know how, the applause will return.\u201d<\/p>\n
Are the players being ungrateful to you?
<\/b>\u201cI don\u2019t expect from my players what I\u2019ve done for them. I know how we players are because, even though I\u2019m sitting in this chair as a coach right now, one never stops being a football player. I know how they think, I know how players at this level feel, with this ambition and great ego. I\u2019m capable of understanding everything and wouldn\u2019t change any of the things I\u2019ve done, said, or the defense I\u2019ve made for each and every one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Praise for Cazorla
<\/b>\u201cWhat can I say? He\u2019s been an amazing teammate, and I\u2019ve enjoyed playing alongside him so much. Plus, we\u2019ve won many things together. He has a wonderful family, whom I love and appreciate very much. He\u2019s been one of the most talented players in Spanish football. We\u2019ve all enjoyed him across Spain with a wonderful career. It\u2019s hard, but as a person, he\u2019s on par with what he is as a football player. What can I say about Santi? For me, it\u2019s a pride and an honor to have played alongside him, and I always wish him all the best, both to him and his family.\u201d<\/p>\n
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