Zidane: I have not lost confidence in Isco and Marcelo
The coach spoke ahead of the derby clash with Atletico Madrid on Saturday
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane says he still counts on Isco and Marcelo, even though he doesn't use them a lot. The Frenchman praised Atletico Madrid as title contenders.
"They are showing it on the pitch, they are first and have always been a competitive team," said Zidane. "We know the opponent but what interests us is what we will do tomorrow."
Zidane is happy with the wins over Sevilla and Gladbach and now he's not thinking about the future.
"You always ask about what will happen, but first we have to play the game to show who we are as a team," he explained. "It will be a hard game but we have to play and give everything. Don't think about the result. The players are capable of doing extraordinary things.
"We'll try to win without thinking about anything else. What we want is to defend the title that we won last season and we'll try to until the end. I'm convinced we'll keep going until the end."
On Isco and Marcelo, he said: "I'll always have confidence in them. They haven't played much recently but I'm counting on them. They've shown what players they are. They are training well."
Zidane added: "I know they've had very few minutes, I understand perfectly well, but that's the situation. There are a lot of players and it's hard for the coach to pick a team."
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