The day after the meeting between Real Madrid and Inter, the reactions and analyzes of Madrid public opinion are rather negative. Which may come as a surprise, since it was a success against a European star. But the content proposed by José Mourinho’s men, long dominated by the Milanese in the game, worries more than one in the Spanish capital. “Worrying” is also the word that comes up the most in post-match analyzes on radio, television and newspapers across the Pyrenees.
“We can’t criticize everything. One thing is not controlling the match, but they weren’t controlling it either. Courtois made a lot of saves yes, but so did we. How many goals did we miss? A lot “defended José Mourinho after the match, believing that the reactions were perhaps a little exaggerated, while the Bernabéu public also, timidly admittedly, whistled the team and certain players like Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappé. Clearly, despite these 4 victories in 5 official matches this season, a small climate of doubt and tension has taken hold in Madrid.
Madrilenians are not worried
And what do the players think? The media Marca explains that internally, we are very calm. The Merengues believe that the team is on the right direction, in particular because they manage to create a lot of chances. For them, there is no reason to worry, or to want to change everything already. For the gang of Fede Valverde and Kylian Mbappé, the team’s problem is not in offensive animation, nor even in defense, but rather in terms of efficiency. An observation also shared by José Mourinho.
The Portuguese coach and his staff therefore have no intention of changing anything. Quite the contrary: they are convinced that it is by playing in the same way as in these first matches of the season that the team will win titles, by working better on finishing or choices in the last meters. We also believe that the team still needs to create its automation and certain mechanisms, and that this will come naturally over time. This shows that external perception is often very different from what is experienced internally!
