Zidane praises Real for reaction to new formation


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 10 Feb 2021

Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Real Madrid v Getafe - Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, Madrid, Spain - February 9, 2021 Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane REUTERS/Sergio Perez

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane credited his side for adapting to a brand new formation with hardly any practice after they beat Getafe 2-0 to move up to second in La Liga on Tuesday.

With nine first team players missing due to injury or suspension, Zidane deployed a 3-4-3 shape which the team had never used before and had barely worked on in training.

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