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Real Madrid coach Zidane: No crisis. But we don't look good...

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane denies they're in "crisis" after their 1-1 draw with Eibar.

But Zidane admitted there was not a lot he liked from the performance.

Zidane said, “Not a crisis. We're in October and we mustn't lose our heads. There's something wrong because we've drawn three in a row in the league. When you've got the lead after the start we had to the season then it's tough to take. I'm not going to lose my head but it's tough. We need to work harder and show more intensity at the beginning of games like we've done very often, but we're struggling to replicate that lately.

“Anything can happen in a match. We're not doing enough at the start in order to win the game. If you concede it's difficult because they are aggressive opponents who sit back and defend. We have to show more intensity from the start, we need to analyse things and the players are keen to do that. Perhaps we have to bring more intensity to the training sessions."

He added: "We don't look at all good at the start of matches, then we react. What we need to do isn't react, but rather start like that in the first place. In the first 45 minutes of the match, just like against Villarreal, we struggled to react. We need to look for ways to improve and we'll do that after the international break by working hard. I believe in the work and the quality of this team. I don't think attitude is the problem but something is wrong."

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