Real Madrid have been knocked out of the Copa del Rey, having been defeated by Albacete in their Round of 16 tie. Goals from Franco Mastantuono and Gonzalo Garcia were not enough, as Javi Villar and Jefte (x2) struck to seal a memorable win for the Segunda side.
As per Diario AS, head coach Alvaro Arbeloa spoke on the match to the media, as he took full responsibility for the defeat on his first game in charge.
“Always, at this club, a draw is bad, a tragedy. It’s painful and I’m sure all our fans are hurt. We know the difficulty, we saw it against Talavera. I’m responsible and guilty. As for the line-up, the changes. I can only thank the players. And to recover for Saturday.
“At yesterday’s press conference I said it. I’m not afraid of failure. And I understand anyone who wants to describe this defeat as a failure. Failure is on the road to success. It will make me better. It will make us all better. I’m not afraid of failure. I’ve failed many times in my life, with tougher eliminations than this one. To prepare for the next match with the utmost dedication.”
Arbeloa defends squad list
Arbeloa decided against calling up the likes of Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe for the match, but despite the defeat, he believes this call was correct.
“I was convinced that the list was the right one. The players that were there were a great team. I have a great squad, of talented players, differentials. With a new coach’s day it’s hard to do everything I’ve asked of them. We have many players to recover to their maximum physical level.”
Arbeloa: I don’t need to explain defeat to Florentino Perez
Arbeloa was also asked how he would “explain this defeat” to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.
“He doesn’t need an explanation, he knows more about all this than I do. He knows what the history of this club is. We are a winning club. We have had painful defeats and here we only look forward.”
You are an idiot of third kind. WTF are you talking about???? Mr Perez, congratulations on great selection. Zidane was available even for 6 months. You are also an idiot
You never start work you don dey spoil tools ….came wey den use for old wife still dey on top kabod o
This useless coach doesn’t know what he is doing.i don’t see him winning any matches.hope Madrid learns not to gamble with coaches
I didn’t even eat yesterday how the whole team like Real Madrid after losing 3-2 to bac and sit down lost to the team that have experienced to score us goals the same barc did to us how horrible then we are done from champions league and ours own league if these are going on there
Both the coach and Perez are idiots. Why put a line up with better players on the bench? WTF was he thinking. Another potential trophy is gone. Perez must be delighted to pick Such an idiot coach. He looks to be lost in space during the game. Someone should have informed him that this is RM and not an Amateur game. Plus if he loses, RM is out of another trophy. Barca staff must be laughing at Perez. When you have idiots in charge = Results can be seen miles away.
Were both Perez and the coach on any sort of drugs before the appointment and the game? I think they were using PED. When you do the same thing over and over with no results, it simply means they both are insane and idiots of biblical proportions
Even Perez must be sacked. He is destroying Madrid. This is not a joke at all. How poorly and badly he is managing Madrid. He doesn’t want to buy good upcoming talented players. Always going in for players who are out of contract for free. That’s stupidity. He can’t be playing with our hearts.
Blame is purely on Pereaz. Instead of best XI, this idiot coach mixes first team with Casilia players for first time ever. How stupid can you be? If you want to fire Xabi, do it after an important game as a loss means one less trophy. Perez is total stupid, idiot and low IQ. RM fans deserve better. They both should GFThemselves