Schuster post-match comments with Espanyol
Convinced Real Madrid deserved more in the second half, Bernd Schuster was visibly disappointed about Arjen Robben getting hurt only 15 minutes after he took to the pitch.
“We deserved to win in the second half. We were far superior and had enough chances to win the match. Kameni made some great saves and we weren’t accurate enough to score a third goal, but I think we deserved better in the second half.”
“We have played the last few matches at a good pace. Fatigue was not a factor.”
“I am pleased Sneijder is back. He recovered very quickly. It’s a pity because it wasn’t a great match for him to make his return. He came in when it was 2-2 and tried to help win it. I think he is in condition to help us out. This was his first day back, but he’ll be back to his old self after returning from his national team.”
“There is nothing bad about a player trying to score from longe range, especially when it is a great shot like Van der Vaart, Higuaín or De la Red. The majority did go over the crossbar, but that’s a different story altogether.”
“It wasn’t easy for Van Nistelrooy, Higuaín and Raúl in the first half. I knew it was going to be tough, which is why I didn’t start Robben. We lacked in depth and in finding the box. We tried with plays between the three lines and combinations between the forwards and Van der Vaart and De la Red, and with Ramos along the right, but I wanted to have the option of bringing in Sneijder and Robben, in the second half. It’s a shame he got hurt because I am sure the result would have been a lot better.”
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