Mourinho: We deserve these ten victories

Posted Tuesday, November 08, 2011 by ESPN

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho hailed the performance of his team after recording their tenth straight victory in the La Liga with a 7-1 win over Osasuna.

Real Madrid last dropped points in late September, when they were held by Racing Santander to a 0-0 draw but they have since turned on the form and are top of the La Liga table after collecting 10 consecutive wins in all competitions.

Manager Mourinho feels that the achievement is a result of the players' efforts and hailed their performance in the victories.

Mourinho said after the match: "We're playing well and giving serious performances. We've totally deserved these ten victories. I can't think of one we didn't deserve.

"Our hardest maybe was the one in San Sebastian (against Real Sociedad), for which we fought very hard.

We've done a great effort and didn't rely on luck. We've always given performances which were between good and very good. We want to win and play the best way possible."

The Portuguese also talked about the return of midfielder Nuri Sahin from injury. The player, who joined from Borussia Dortmund over the summer, has been sidelined since the start of the season due to a knee injury.

He made his debut against Osasuna after coming on to replace Sami Khedira in the 67th minute and his manager was glad to have the midfielder back.

Mourinho continued: "This was a perfect match for Sahin to make his debut because there was no psychological pressure nor intense physicality.

It was perfect for him to play between 25 and 30 minutes and to feel what it's like to play football again. The next couple of weeks will be good for him to tackle exercises with more intensity. That's it.

People shouldn't conclude anything different from that. Today was simply good for him emotionally and also positive in his evolution."