Casillas Diejek Pendukung Madrid
Iker Casillas Jeered by Section of Real Madrid Crowd
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Madrid (B2B) - Kiper Real Madrid, Iker Casillas mengatakan bahwa fans berhak komplein dengan menyorakinya di Bernabeu ketika kalah 1-2 melawan Atletico Madrid, Minggu, (14/9), dini hari tadi WIB.
Casillas dan Karim Benzema merupakan titik fokus dari sebagian besar suporter yang frustasi ketika kalah di derbi Madrid itu dengan meninggalkan juara Eropa itu -yang juga kalah oleh Atletico di Piala Super- mengoleksi tiga poin dari tiga pertandingan pembuka mereka, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
"Fans kecewa dengan tim dan kekalahan buat Madrid menyakiti mereka sebanyak menyakiti kami," kata Casillas. "Kami mengecewakan klub dan suporter. Kami tidak bermain sebagus yang diperlukan dan itu situasi yang sama di San Sebastian melawan Real Sociedad."
Ia menimpali, "Pandangan fans tetap harus dihargai. Jika mereka merasa perlu menyoraki, kemudian kami perlu menerima itu dan terus bekerja keras."
"Kami perlu mengubah dinamika. Mereka berhak untuk komplein dan cara satu-satunya yang saya tahu untuk meresponnya yakni dengan bermain sepak bola," tambahnya.
Madrid - Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas accepted some of the blame for the European champions´ latest La Liga failure after they were beaten 2-1 by city rivals and champions Atletico Madrid on Saturday.
Supporters elsewhere in the stadium attempted to drown out the protests with applause, while others called for president Florentino Perez to step down as big-spending Real slipped into something of a mini-crisis in the early part of the season.
Casillas was beaten by a close-range header from Atletico midfielder Tiago and some fans clearly felt he could have done more to prevent the goal.
Despite the departure of Diego Lopez, who was first choice in La Liga last term while Casillas played in the Champions League, the Real captain´s place in the team is far from assured after the club bought Costa Rica stopper Keylor Navas from Levante in the close season.
The fans have the final say and if they think they should whistle you have to accept it and respect their opinions," Casillas told reporters.
"We have to try to change the dynamic," added the Spain captain.
"They are within their rights and all I can do is respond in the way I know how, by playing football."
Casillas noted that Real had been conceding a worrying number of goals from corners and free kicks.
