“The monster was” – Ex-Real Madrid player reacts to derby defeat

Actual Madrid are nonetheless coping with the fallout from Saturday’s humbling Madrid derby defeat by the hands of Atletico Madrid. There was many reactions to the efficiency from Xabi Alonso’s aspect on the RiyadhAir Metropolitano, with the newest coming from certainly one of their former gamers.

Jorge Valdano, who earned cult hero standing on the Santiago Bernabeu throughout his four-year spell at Actual Madrid within the Eighties, reacted to the Madrid derby defeat on Movistar+ (through MD). He went together with others that it was an eerily acquainted feeling for Los Blancos.

“The monster was revived, that one once you visited Barcelona or have been visited by Barcelona and 4 objectives fell. It’s true that it’s a course of and {that a} new coach arrived. He’s working and it appeared that issues have been beginning to straighten out, and the blow in opposition to Atlético Madrid forces us to evaluation the second of the undertaking. Atlético ended up subduing Actual Madrid in a manner that we haven’t seen for a very long time.”

Valdano essential of Actual Madrid “lack of depth”

Valdano additionally believed that his former aspect have been nowhere close to as intense of their efficiency on Saturday as they need to have been.

“Actual Madrid didn’t play with the identical depth as Atletico Madrid. Within the first minutes Actual Madrid performed on their ft and likewise with out an excessive amount of rhythm. And Atletico performed in area with a number of aggressiveness. The highest match was clearly gained by Atletico. Every cross was a drama, an actual drama for Actual Madrid.”

It has been a very good begin to the Alonso period for Actual Madrid, however it is a large setback. Classes have to be realized for the approaching months, throughout which there will probably be quite a lot of large matches – none extra so than El Clasico in October.