Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has warned there is plenty more to come from the Spanish league champions.His team moved to within a point of the Primera Liga's leading pack on Sunday night.Following an indifferent first-half performance, Ruben De La Red put Madrid into the lead eight minutes after the restart at Racing Santander and Van Nistelrooy netted a second with 17 minutes remaining.
But former Holland frontman Van Nistelrooy has promised the capital outfit will only get better.
"The fact that we played well is what I'll take from this match," he said. "This is Real Madrid. We saw it with nine men against Valencia (in the Spanish Supercopa), and then two poor matches. We saw the Madrid we want.
"We know that the score isn't all that counts. We aren't leaving completely satisfied. We know we must improve and where. It is still September."
Bernd Schuster's team headed into Sunday's game under pressure following an indifferent start to the campaign, having lost at Deportivo La Coruna and then been far from convincing in a 4-3 win at home to promoted Numancia.
A 2-0 home success against Belorussian minnows BATE Barisov in the Champions League on Wednesday also failed to silence the critics, but Madrid raised their game against Racing.
"Racing played well, but we did too," Van Nistelrooy added on www.realmadrid.com. "We saw the Madrid we all want to see. It was a difficult match and the victory should boost our confidence. We must stay on track.
"The team was very solid in defence and took advantage of the opportunities it was given. Our strength in the first third and the team's mentality proved crucial. Our chances improve when we play like we did.
"It is true that we played two poor matches, but we are improving. We did our job, but it's time to think about Wednesday (against Sporting Gijon)."
One sour note for Madrid on Sunday was an injury suffered by Guti, which caused the midfielder to be replaced by Rafael van der Vaart just before half-time.
The 31-year-old hurt his left triceps and will undergo further tests on Monday to determine the severity of the problem.
by espnstar.com
Tags:
No comments:
Post a Comment