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Real Madrid coach Santi Solari said his players deserved all the praise after the Champions League group A 5-0 victory on Wednesday against Viktoria Plzen. .
This result allows the winners of the Champions League to win each of the last 16 editions of the competition this year, while Solari is now the first Madrid coach to win each of his first three matches.
At the post-match press conference in Plzen, Argentina had been asked how he had made such a difference in front of a team that had only taken that one. a point in the last five games with former coach Julen Lopetegui.
"The players are those who have achieved this goal, those who go on the pitch and play the game so seriously," said Solari. "We played a very serious game from start to finish, you can not win 5-0 in the Champions League without that.
" Today, players have shown their quality. We have seen very good goals today. There are some great players in this team. They are able to go as far as they want. They have shown it in the past. They have no limit. Once they play with this seriousness, their commitment and their desire to score … We must continue to move forward with humility, hard work and aggressiveness in attack.
If asked for his own he was likely to get the job permanently, Solari said that he could only think of Saturday's La Liga match at Celta Vigo., he must either be confirmed as a substitute for Lopetegui at least until 'at the end of the season, either return to the training of young people from Castilla to Madrid.
"I can only think of the next game," he said. "And this is not not bad to have this philosophy. In football, the most important is always the next match. Today, we played very well, the players were fantastic. We must now move forward and prepare for the weekend. It's a cliché, but it's true. "
Casemiro suggested on Movistar Plus after the match that players would be delighted that Solari now receives the full-time position.
" We face Solari as a Madrid coach, "said Casemiro. " One may wonder if anyone else comes or not, but we show him respect as Madrid 's first coach. If things are going well, why not give it a chance? "
The man of the match, Karim Benzema, told reporters from the mixed stadium area that Solari had regained the confidence of the team and that he should stay in the role until" 39, at the end of the current match.
"Julen is a great coach, but we are with Solari and we are playing with more confidence," said Benzema. "For me, he should stay up to date. the end [of the season]. "Solari has made big appeals since the resumption of power to end the rotation policy of goalkeepers between La Liga and the Champions League, Thibaut Courtois started both competitions and the first choice from last year, Keylor Navas, was now unhappy to be sidelined. "It's a decision I've made," said Solari. "But I want to say that Keylor is a gentleman and has all my admiration as a player and all my respect as a man. He is still an important player in this team and is very much liked in the team. "
Questioned by a Czech reporter about the end of the crisis in Madrid, the former player of Blancos is allowed a joke. [19659002]" You must not know Real Madrid, "said Solari." We live in constant crisis, even when we win the Champions League. "
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