Published 11:45 IST, November 7th 2019
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane praises Rodrygo after hat-trick
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane heaped praises on Rodrygo after the Brazilian teenager scored a hat-trick against Galatasaray in the Champion's League match
Rodrygo scored a hat-trick against Galatasaray on November 7 fetching appreciation from the Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane. The official website of Real Madrid quoted Zidane saying, “He is only eighteen years old. We are so pleased with him. When he gets a chance to play he always does well, he did that tonight in every sense. He works hard and does a lot of things."
Rodrygo scored a hat-trick
Soccer fans know that it was not a difficult task for Rodrygo to score his first goal during the match. He scored the goal after the initial four minutes. It was astonishing to see him score a goal again in leading the club with a 2-0 score. Rodrygo secured his third goal in the 90+2 which lead to Real Madrid securing a massive win against Galatasaray in the Champions League.
Zidane supported and appreciated his team saying,” We need to have patience and not pressure him. I am not surprised whatsoever, he is very talented. Perhaps we can be surprised by the three goals. He is happy, his game is a real joy to watch”.
Rodrygo is the player of the future
Reflecting on the match between Real Madrid and Galatasaray, Zidane said that, “Logically we can be happy with the 6 goals today, but we also kept a clean sheet tonight, defending and respecting our rivals until the end because sometimes when you are 4 goals up at half time you can relax, but we didn't. Whenever we lost the ball we pressed hard and that led to us having a well-rounded game.” Zidane said that “Rodrygo is a top-quality player” and it is appreciable that he is putting in so much hard work. He gave an example of Butragueño, who also started playing at a later stage, but Rodrygo got an early start. Zidane sees him as a player for the future.
Zidane says, ‘Rodrygo learns quickly’
He also supported his assertion with facts, he said that “to highlight something, his intelligence, he learns very quickly, he wants to improve and then he has it all. Technically he's very good, when you also have the physicality, which he still has to improve, he does what he does on the field. He's smart because he also takes a break in his game when the team needs him, but technically he knows how to do everything with the ball."
Real Madrid won the match against Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League with a score of 6-0. The next match will be held on November 27 between Real Madrid and PSG.
Updated 17:47 IST, November 7th 2019