been revealed that the Portuguese coach was choosing to favor the
inexperienced backup shot-stopper.
But the ex-Chelsea and Inter boss insisted that Adan is performing
better than Casillas at the moment, in his opinion, and insisted that
there was no other motive than form in his selection. "It was a
technical decision, the coach's decision," Mourinho told reporters
after the match. "It is the coach who analyses the situation and the
players that are available, and then the coach chooses his team to
play.
It is a purely technical decision. You can invent the stories you
want, but it is a technical decision, nothing more. My opinion counts
and no others. "In my opinion, Adan is better than Iker at the moment.
As it's the coach who chooses, and as I have only as valid opinions of
my assistants, we have decided so. Mourinho believes that the
fortnight off will be invaluable for his players, who he has accepted
are unhappy with results and tired from a busy first half to the
2012-13 season.
"This [winter break] comes at an ideal moment. The players are sad and
empty of energy," the Santiago Bernabeu boss added. "If we think of
the point it is no motivation, but if we think of what Real Madrid
means, then we have motivation. "Losing always hurts, but especially
when you don't give 100 percent, but today we gave everything we had.
As I said to the players afterwards: they can go with the sadness of
losing, but they have the right to relax because they gave all they
had tonight."