BEIJING, Jan. 10 -- Real Madrid bosses held urgent talks on Monday on the
team's situation following its second straight defeat in the Spanish league, and
sports director Pedja Mijatovic said problems had been identified and would be
resolved.
"All the problems have been detected and we are capable of resolving them,"
Mijatovic said on the club's website following the 90-minute meeting with
president Ramon Calderon and coach Fabio Capello.
Without giving details, Mijatovic said "measures would be applied."
He also expressed confidence in the Italian coach despite the disappointing
results.
"We have a lot of faith in our coach," Mijatovic said. "He has been in
several similar situations and has always come out with good results and
achieving his targets."
On Sunday, Madrid lost at Deportivo de La Coruna, which hadn't won in nine
previous matches. Madrid also lost to visiting Recreativo Huelva in its last
game of 2006.
"Capello, This is a Disaster" was Monday's front-page headline of leading
sports daily Marca. Daily As said the Italian coach's "leadership was in a
serious crisis," and noted that the team had spent about 100 million euros
(US$130 million) on new players this season.
Madrid is third in the Spanish league, behind leader Sevilla and defending
champion FC Barcelona.
"After the game against Deportivo, we find ourselves in a situation which
no one expected to be in," Mijatovic said. "We have discussed all the problems
we have, given this disagreeable situation, but it is a situation that can be
resolved."
(Source: Shanghai Daily/Agencies)