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September 17, 2012, Monday
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REAL Madrid coach Jose Mourinho again criticized the attitude of his squad after the Spanish champion lost 0-1 at Sevilla on Saturday.
Champion Real conceded after only two minutes at the Sanchez Pizjuan when Piotr Trochowski volleyed in unmarked at a corner, and it was outfought in a bruising encounter that left it with four points from its first four games.
"I am only worried about my team," Mourinho said when asked about the eight-point gap on its arch-rival Barcelona, which won 4-1 at Getafe earlier in the day to maintain its 100 percent record. Barcelona's Lionel Messi added to Adriano's opener with a pair of goals before David Villa netted to keep the side perfect in league play.
"I am worried that since the season started officially we have only really played well in the Spanish Super Cup. Nowhere else. More than the points I am worried that in this moment I don't have a team."
Real opened its campaign with a 1-1 draw at home to Valencia, lost 1-2 at Getafe and after beating Barca to lift the Spanish Super Cup, strolled to a 3-0 win at home to Granada.
The Granada win saw Cristiano Ronaldo hit the headlines. The world's most expensive player told reporters after the game that he was 'sad', for 'professional reasons' and that the club knew why. Local media has been full of speculation that Ronaldo was seeking a better contract, that he wanted to leave, or that he did not feel he earned the respect of his teammates and the fans he felt he deserved.
"It's got nothing to do with the rumor of the last two weeks," Mourinho insisted.
"I don't think today was any different to the games we played against Getafe or Granada. To me, it's to do with the collective spirit.
"There are very few heads who are committed and concentrated, and who have football as the priority in their lives. When you don't have people who are committed, it's tough.
"But I am the coach, and if there are people who aren't committed it is my fault.
"At the break, I changed two players but I wanted to change seven," he added. "The image of my team at this moment is a team without concentration, without the willingness to compete. When you compare Real with Sevilla it is easy to understand."
Champion Real conceded after only two minutes at the Sanchez Pizjuan when Piotr Trochowski volleyed in unmarked at a corner, and it was outfought in a bruising encounter that left it with four points from its first four games.
"I am only worried about my team," Mourinho said when asked about the eight-point gap on its arch-rival Barcelona, which won 4-1 at Getafe earlier in the day to maintain its 100 percent record. Barcelona's Lionel Messi added to Adriano's opener with a pair of goals before David Villa netted to keep the side perfect in league play.
"I am worried that since the season started officially we have only really played well in the Spanish Super Cup. Nowhere else. More than the points I am worried that in this moment I don't have a team."
Real opened its campaign with a 1-1 draw at home to Valencia, lost 1-2 at Getafe and after beating Barca to lift the Spanish Super Cup, strolled to a 3-0 win at home to Granada.
The Granada win saw Cristiano Ronaldo hit the headlines. The world's most expensive player told reporters after the game that he was 'sad', for 'professional reasons' and that the club knew why. Local media has been full of speculation that Ronaldo was seeking a better contract, that he wanted to leave, or that he did not feel he earned the respect of his teammates and the fans he felt he deserved.
"It's got nothing to do with the rumor of the last two weeks," Mourinho insisted.
"I don't think today was any different to the games we played against Getafe or Granada. To me, it's to do with the collective spirit.
"There are very few heads who are committed and concentrated, and who have football as the priority in their lives. When you don't have people who are committed, it's tough.
"But I am the coach, and if there are people who aren't committed it is my fault.
"At the break, I changed two players but I wanted to change seven," he added. "The image of my team at this moment is a team without concentration, without the willingness to compete. When you compare Real with Sevilla it is easy to understand."
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