Despite Isco is not having too many minutes, his national team coach included him in the list for the qualifying games for the World Cup against Italy and Albania. Isco has told everything about his situation in Real Madrid in an interview in Marca.
When Isco was asked about if he feels he is an important player in the squad, the Spanish midfield spoke about the number of games he played in Madrid: “I’ve played many games with Real Madrid, 154 exactly, which are many games. But it is true I’ve never had the role of being in the line up each game. In Madrid I know it’s very difficult because there are many good players, but I don’t give up. I work every day to show the football I have”, Isco explained about his role at Real Madrid.
When the journalist asked him if he would have many more minutes in another team, Isco answered: “Yes, it’s possible. We are talking about the best players in the world, there is a lot of competition and the formation is practically non-negotiable. It’s possible that in another team I could play more”.
We saw the best Isco in Carlo Ancelotti’era as Real Madrid coach and the Italian manager wanted Isco to defended more: “With Ancelotti I played almost always in the starting 11 and if I had to wait my chance from the bench I was the first substitution. I had to work a lot in defense and I was an skilled ball-stealer, as Casemiro now. It was a very complete year and I enjoyed it.”
Isco is not having too many minutes but it’s not the only year the Spanish midfielder is not playing: “If I’m not in the usual starting 11 with Ancelotti, Benitez and Zidane it’s because is my fault. I’m the responsible of this situation and now I want to find where I can improve”, Isco affirmed.
Isco also talked about the last match against Eibar and what’s happening in the team after the four consecutive draws: “It’s weird, the good news is that we are in the beginning of the season and we are tied with Atlético and Barça is two point behind. We have time to fix it and find solutions. This year La Liga has to be ours, we don’t win it since a long time ago. It’s the title I don’t have”, Isco said about the priority of La Liga.
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