Jose Mourinho confident http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 will be ready for Real Madrid’s UEFA clash against Lyon
In a local press conference at Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that he plans to use Cristiano Ronaldo in the UEFA Champions League match against Lyon.
The 48-year-old Portuguese coach, Mourinho, told a press conference at Santiago Bernabeu that he believed Ronaldo would be fit enough to play in the team’s next UEFA Champions League clash against the French club http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130.
Mourinho also confirmed that Ronaldo would not be appearing in the club’s weekend La Liga match against Hercules.
Ronaldo suffered from a hamstring Injury in the last clash of the Whites against Malaga. The match ended with the score five to nil in favour of Real Madrid. Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in this fixture, but had to be benched in the last 15 minutes due to
the hamstring pain.
Mourinho said, “The match against Hercules is not the right time for him to return to match action. But I think that he'll be able to start against Olympique Lyonnais on Wednesday.”
Mourinho went on to praise http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mesut-Özil-c25237, saying, “Mesut has made a lot of progress and is getting stronger by the day. He joined us in the final days of pre-season, but has adapted to his new surroundings very well.” He added, “Our style of play suits his
characteristics just perfectly and he's been playing very well. We got him on the cheap as the price we paid for him doesn't match his qualities. His capture was a great deal.”
The Portuguese tactician also discussed possible strategies that he was planning to enforce in the next European clash. He even laid emphasis on the fact that formation was not always the most important factor, but the directions in which players played
those positions was. “The formation we use is not the most important thing. It's about the way you interpret tactical directions. Sometimes it's better to play with two attackers and sometimes it's best to play without a real striker,” Mourinho said.
The team is scheduled to go against Hercules on the weekend after which they will have the European clash on Wednesday. The first leg of the match ended with a tie as both teams had managed to score a goal each. Now the next clash will decide the fate of
the last 16 in the European Championship.
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