"Whoever the coach is -Mourinho or Ancelotti- Real is perfect on the break"

Posted Sunday, September 22, 2013 by Marca.com

Getafe coach, Luis García Plaza, today described Real Madrid, his side's opponent on Sunday, as "perfect" on the break and said that playing that way "they can kill you, because they are great at those attacks".

"Real Madrid will always counterattack whether it is with José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti or any other coach in the world. They are not going to lose that or even improve on it because they have it down to perfection, with these players it is the best counterattacking side in the world and it will continue to be so unless the squad changes", the Getafe coach told a press conference on Saturday.

"Up to now it seems they have played more players who can link up in the middle, like Isco and Luka Modric in Granada, but we have to be careful they do not catch us out on the counterattack. All the coaches say the same thing but they always catch you out. It is true that they try to play a bit more now, but it is on the counterattack when they catch you, they are brilliant at that", he admitted.

The Madrid-born coach did not think his opponent would suffer too much from missing some key players for the game.

"If there are any teams who can deal with having players out it is Real Madrid and Barcelona. If Ramos does not play Nacho comes in and he is a Spanish international. Even if Cristiano and Bale did not play they would have Di María, Isco... Madrid can never complain about that ever, unless it is against a side of the same size in the Champions League semi-finals. In the league they can't ever complain, they have a big enough squad", he concluded.