The Spanish international has appeared woeful in wake of Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw against Malaga on Sunday and stated that his side were wasteful in front of goal.
The midfield maestro commented that Los Blancos paid the price for the mistakes they made throughout the match and stressed that the Whites should have found the net at least once more, in order to seal the victory.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alonso-c5254 thinks that complacency and profligacy in attack cost the team heavily and stressed that Los Vikingos had plenty of chances which they could have converted easily.
Jose Mourinho’s men locked horns against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Pellegrini’s Malaga on Sunday, at the Santiago Bernabeu. To the dismay of the home crowd, they were unable to continue their winning streak in the Spanish La Liga.
It was quite a thrilling encounter as both teams managed to put up an excellent display and a great number of chances were created from both sides.
As the match began, the visitors showed their intent by keeping most of the possession and creating a few early chances.
Although it was Malaga that seemed to control the match from the start, it was the home team that grabbed the advantage in the 35th minute as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629.
After the first goal was scored, the match remained open until the very end, with both teams creating a number of goal scoring opportunities.
However, it was in the dying moments of the match that the game’s second goal was scored.
Former Villarreal star, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santi-Cazorla-c32505, took a free kick in the 92nd minute and found the back of the net, gifting his side with a point to take from the match.
"It's a shame we didn't score a second strike and you pay for your mistakes. It doesn't matter though because the league is far from over,” http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Xabi-Alonso-c37045 quoted while speaking to Real’s official website.
"Malaga played very well in the first half and created danger for us, but we had many chances to finish off the match in the second half. It's a shame we didn't. We have to take things slowly and continue to try winning each game we play," he added.
Sunday’s draw against Malaga has reduced Madrid’s advantage at the top of the Liga BBVA table as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 emerged 2-0 victorious over Sevilla.
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