The Euro and World Cup winner, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815, believes that the reigning champions, Real Madrid, have the depth and strength to cope with the recent injury crisis.
The international break has done much harm to Los Blancos after some of their senior defenders sustained injuries while on international duty.
Defenders http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 have all received injuries. This basically limits the choice for Jose Mourinho, who has to select a strong back line for Saturday’s clash with Celta Vigo.
However, Real Madrid captain, Casillas, believes that his team has the capacity to deal with this situation.
“We have enough alternatives to plug the gaps left by the Fifa virus. There are players in our reserves who are very capable indeed," he explained.
He is also confident that Mourinho will choose the players who are suitable for this particular encounter.
"I am sure the boss will pick the best people for the game against Celta,” he said.
Meanwhile, the 31-year-old also talked about the recent criticism directed at him by the Spanish press.
Recently, the press was very critical of the goalkeeper’s performances against Manchester City in the Champions League as well as the 2-2 Clasico encounter at Camp Nou.
However, Casillas believes that everyone is entitled to their own opinion and eople have the right to criticise as long as it is fair.
"You take the criticism with a sense of humour. You have to respect people’s right to criticise. As long as it’s constructive criticism, it’s a positive thing.
He continued saying that he understands what is currently happening and believes it is something that he is used to, since he has been at Real Madrid for quite some time now.
"When you’ve been at the top and in a club like Real Madrid this long you know that in two or three matches things can change. I’ve been living many years with this." He concluded.
Real Madrid are currently trying to bridge the eight-point gap between them and their fierce rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, who are still unbeaten in La Liga.
Next in La Liga, Real Madrid will host Celta Vigo at Bernabeu on Saturday, October 20.
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