Raul and Casillas face the press after the Real Madrid King's Cup defeat

Raul and Casillas face the press after the Real Madrid King's Cup defeat
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By h.b. - Nov 11, 2009 - 2:16 PM

Iker Casillas in Madrid on Wednesday - EFE

Both players admitted the failure of the side against Alcorcón

Raul González and Iker Casillas faced the press on Wednesday after Real Madrid were knocked out of the King’s Cup the previous evening by Segunda B side, Alcorcón.
The two men, who often take the role of captain of the side, both admitted the failure, although were optimistic ahead of future games.

‘We did not give the image we had wanted to’, said Raul, admitting that it had been a grand disappointment for the fans.
‘It was a hard blow to accept and has to be the starting point to do things much better as the team has the chance to fight for the two other important titles’, he said.

For his part goalkeeper Iker Casillas said that the players were to blame, as Real Madrid should have passed into the second round of the competition. He said he thought that all the team should accept their part of the blame, but these were things that happened sometimes, even if they could be from a Steven Spielberg film. He said everyone should take one game at a time. Casillas congratulated Alcorcón noting that Juanma was very good in both games. He said they must be very happy.

Casillas was presented Wednesday with the pair of Reebok gloves he won to mark his 100 games for the Spanish national side.

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