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Zidane slams media coverage of Real Madrid
Madrid, Jan 13 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said media coverage of his football squad emphasises the negative because that “sells more.”
Zidane’s remarks came two days after his team drew at home against second-tier Numancia in the second leg of their Copa del Rey round of 16 tie, though the Blancos won 5-2 on aggregate, reports Efe.
“I’m tired of hearing about how badly we’re playing,” the Frenchman said ahead of a La Liga match against Villarreal on Friday.
“I’m going to look at the positives in my team because from the media perspective it’s very easy to say everything’s wrong, but you know it’s not that way, because not everything is negative.”
Real Madrid, the defending La Liga champions, are currently fourth, 16 points behind leaders Barcelona.
Shrugging off criticism, Zidane stressed that the Blancos remain alive in all of their competitions and said the team just needs a few wins to regain their confidence and consistency.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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