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Sunday, August 26, 2012
Mourinho: We deserved to lose

ESPN staff and Dermot Corrigan

Jose Mourinho offered little defence of his Real Madrid players after they succumbed to a 2-1 defeat at Getafe.

• Getafe 2-1 Real Madrid

Madrid, who were held to a draw against Valencia last week, have now taken only one point from a potential six as they seek to defend their title and Mourinho made no excuses afterwards.

"It was a deserved win for Getafe," he said. "My players told me the second goal was a handball by Colunga but I don't care. Getafe's win was deserved but it was nothing from another world. Real Madrid were bad. It was an unacceptable game and, from what I had been analysing, I was not surprised. We totally deserved the defeat."

He added: "It was a horrible game. I have not discussed anything with the players - they have no feedback about what I think."

Mourinho was left infuriated with his players' inability to cope with set-piece situations.

"I do not want to speak with them. The only conclusion that I want is that they realise that it was more a deserved defeat for Real Madrid than a deserved win for Getafe.

"Getafe were very good, good from dead balls, the same as last year [when Madrid won 1-0]. Recently we have worked more than ever on defensive organisation from dead balls. We cannot do more in just two days. If then there is a player who does not do their job, that is something you cannot work on."




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