Real Madrid Coach Manuel Pellegrini Not Worried About Barcelona's Five Point Lead

The Chilean says his team need a little more precision...

Manuel Pellegrini, Real Madrid (Goal.com)
Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini has insisted that his team will continue as normal and will not worry about the fact that they currently trail Barcelona by five points in the Primera Liga race.

Madrid have a game in hand over Barca and can claw three points back when they face Real Zaragoza at the Bernabeu on December 20, but in the meantime the Chilean insists it is business as usual for his team.

"We continue exactly the same. The important thing now is to continue winning games until the end of the year and finish as leaders or as close as possible to the lead," he told a press conference.

"We need more continuity in our game, we need to be more consistent. We don't lack the quality but we have lost a little precision, we are still creating chances," he added before stating that the criticism levelled at his team by the media after the defeat to Barcelona is unwarranted.

"One defeat [to Barcelona] is highlighted more than our 12 wins. Everything good is forgotten and everything bad is highlighted. None of the victories we have had this season has been unfair."

Paul Madden, Goal.com

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