The defender was disappointed with his side's inability to find the net against Sporting, while Rafael Benitez feels they did enough ...
The defender was disappointed with his side's inability to find the net against Sporting, while Rafael Benitez feels they did enough to win the game
Sergio Ramos was disappointed with Real Madrid's 0-0 draw with Sporting Gijon on Sunday, insisting that anything other than a win is not good enough by his side's standards.
Madrid hit a total of 27 shots in Rafael Benitez's first league game in charge but failed to break the deadlock against the newly promoted hosts.
And Ramos was not happy with taking just a single point from the clash, insisting Los Blancos should have made the difference in the second half.
"It's not a matter of taking many conclusions yet. It is clear that the first half was not good enough, but in the second half we showed more initiative," he told Canal+.
"We wish we won three points. Everything that is not a win is not good."
Coach Benitez echoed his captain's belief that Madrid should have won the game, but admits his side are low on confidence.
"In the second half we could have won the game," he told reporters. "We were lacking confidence.
"We had many shots on goal, but we were not accurate enough.
"Sporting played very well, they were very tidy. They are players who have played together for a long time. It was not easy.
"Last year the team didn't win at the start of the season. We have just started, I'm optimistic. Now we will continue to adjust things and get physically better."
