Jese Rodriguez critical of Real Madrid teammates as he looks to future
The forward's had some bad luck but hopes to get back playing in the New Year
Jesé Rodríguez has criticised Real Madrid and some of his ex-teammates in an interview with the newspaper Diario AS.
The former Madrid player, now at Paris Saint-Germain, spoke about a number of issues as he struggles to find regular football.
Out of the picture at PSG: "I miss playing football a lot. I want to get back playing as soon as possible. I spend the days waiting for the transfer window to open... I feel good and I'm ready for anything."
Not playing: "Really tough. I've had a bad time, but I'm trying to focus on the positve. It's been good preparation for me in terms of psychology, of assessing what I really need in my life and in football. I have surrounded myself with the people that I really want. I have also made some changed in my life. I have changed my friendships, got closer to my family. I think I had some friendships which weren't good so I got them out of my life. As well as training with the team, I do personal training every day. I have lost seven kgs."
Madrid regrets: "I regret not taking advantage of the chances I had at Madrid after the injury. I think: If I had worked then like I have done in these recent months... Then I came to Paris, I had apendicitis, I was out for two months, I never played regularly.... If I'd been stricter with myself after the injury at Madrid, maybe things would have happened in another way."
Mistakes: "You want to conquer the world but the problems come when you get comfortable. That's what happened to me: I got comfortable. You can't ever do that at this level. I'd arrived at Madrid, at 16 I scored for the first team, they put a contract in front of me... I did everything well until the injury. When I came back, I conformed."
Madrid teammates: "You realise a lot of things there. But that's not a criticism, honestly, because everything does what they want. I thought I had friends in the Real Madrid dressing room but they've stopped being [my friends] because they haven't worried about me or replied to my messages. In Madrid, you live surrounded by people, but I felt alone. Yes, I had two friends, who I'd played with since I was littiel, who have always been there. One plays in the Primer and the other lower down."
