CR7PageOfficial: September 2013

"We have to keep fighting because we have lots of things to win this year", said the Real Madrid forward

Real Madrid could not beat Atletico in the Santiago Bernabeu and Cristiano Ronaldo spoke about the match. "When things go wrong it is easy to lift your arms and blame teammates, but that's not what I saw on the field. We have to keep working and be united. The coach is doing a great job, he is one of the best coaches I've had in my career and we are very happy with him. The players are to blame and we have to hold our heads up. We don’t need to make a big drama out of it, we have to keep working hard because we have lots of things to win this year", he said.

Atletico took the lead in the first half and Real Madrid were unable to turn the match around. After this bad result the Portuguese striker said : "You cannot always play well. Today maybe I felt less comfortable and a little tired with only two days since the last match and maybe I wasn’t that fresh. But that is no excuse. Atletico went ahead and played a good match. They ran more and it was not our best day. The coach is not to blame. The players are to blame. I played badly, but not just me. My teammates were not good either. It has only been 48 hours since our last match but we have to step up and fight harder".

When asked about the team's play, Ronaldo said: "Maybe we are not on top form but we are not doing badly. Perhaps we have things to change. We have to keep working calmly. There are new players and new tactics but we don’t need to make a big drama about it, we have to be united. In the next few matches we have to play better. We have to keep fighting because the season is long, and so that it turns out well".

The season has just started for Real Madrid and Cristiano is aware of the team’s potential and the good chance that they have of having a good year. "From today to tomorrow we can improve a lot and we will do. Maybe we're not feeling so comfortable but it is normal. We have to keep going. There are still a lot of league matches left, the Champions League, the cup ... Five points is a big advantage but we have to keep working to make this a phenomenal season. I've seen bigger gaps that have been cut. That's football. We have to keep working hard and improving ", concluded the forward.