Sunday 23 December 2012 20:39, UK
Iker Casillas insists he has no issue with Jose Mourinho's decision to leave him out of Real Madrid's line-up against Malaga on Saturday.
The loss to Malaga was Madrid's seventh of the season in all competitions, which is already more than they suffered in the whole of the last campaign and has seen the pressure build on Mourinho. The former Inter Milan and Chelsea boss was defiant following the game when answering questions about his future, insisting he had no intention of quitting Madrid and did not fear for his job. However, he does feel the gap to Barca is now insurmountable. Madrid defender Sergio Ramos also concedes their title is now virtually lost but has demanded the team keep on fighting. "Once again we have dropped important points, despite the team playing well in the first half, in which we had chances to score but we didn't have any luck," Ramos said on the Madrid website. "We shouldn't think about the league leaders or anybody else. We should only think about ourselves. "We must be self-critical and La Liga is now very difficult, practically impossible, but we need to keep on fighting. "When we lose many conclusions are drawn, but it is when we must use our heads the most." Regarding Mourinho's decision to omit Casillas, Ramos added: "Iker is the captain and he will continue to be the captain because he is a great goalkeeper."
