Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has said no Los Blancos player came out of the game against Real Sociedad with any credit after they put in a ‘horrible performance’.
The Champions League winners lost 4-2 at Anoeta on Sunday night, having taken a 2-0 lead early on. But it was an inability to deal with crosses and set pieces that was their undoing, and Casillas said it was an embarrassment in the end.
Talking to the club’s official website, the captain stated: “The team was negative everywhere, it was horrible, we didn’t play well. We cannot let slip a 0-2 lead like that. We have to take the defeat on the chin and learn from today’s mistakes.”
He also went on to say the whole team needs to defend better at set pieces and that it is not just the blame of him and his defence, but all 11 players on the field.
“We have to up the pressure and be more alert on them. That is the reality. We are all guilty, not just those in defence, because we all defend a corner. We have to fix it because what happened is not normal,” the 33-year-old commented.
While accepting criticism of his team’s performance, Casillas was also keen to praise the hosts and said they deserved their remarkable win.
“We are playing for a very important club and that is not the sort of example we want to give to the rest of the world. I want to congratulate Real Sociedad because they had a sensational game. Coming back from 0-2 in fifteen minutes is unusual, even more so at home,” he stated.
