Jose Mourinho’s right hand man shared that Los Blancos players still have some distance to cover for being in top condition in the two legged Spanish Super Cup against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604.
Real Madrid have played four friendly fixtures in their build-up to 2012/13 Spanish top flight football season. Jose Mourinho’s charges have enjoyed mixed emotions with one victory and one defeat in Europe, while being simply majestic in the States with
two out of two victories.
After their recent victory over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santos-c32532 Laguna in the warm Las Vegas, the Capital club have shown signs of being close to peak fitness but are hovering around their established high standards at the moment.
Aitor Karanka echoed similar sentiments when quizzed about Real Madrid’s preparations for Spanish Super Cup, sharing that the players have yet to cover some distance before being ready to facing La Blaugrana in the two legged affair.
The Real Madrid assistant coach commented that there are matches to be played before the season opening competition, and opined that they will be ready in time.
He added that the most important thing for anyone is to have the desire to win, a trait that is in abundance amongst Galacticos v2.0 stars. Continuing on the topic, he commented that these attributes of the squad makes matters easier for the sporting staff
and aids in achieving the club’s objectives.
“No, there are still matches and training. Before there is a Super League match. The important thing is that this team has the ambition to win. We feel that players want to keep winning. That gives us peace of mind to continue fighting.”
In their latest pre-season friendly match against Santos Laguna, Real Madrid were given a run for their money. The Mexican outfit cancelled out Xabi Alonso’s goal in the first half and came out of the interval with the victory on their minds.
Karanka hailed their rivals for their ambitious attitude, acknowledging that they caused them a lot of problems as they took full advantage of their familiarity the pitch.
“It was a totally different game the other day. Clearly came to the result and their changes in the second half. The playing field was different from what we are used and the heat has also affected. It was a game more physically demanding and contact.”
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