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We take the buzz surrounding Madrid well, we take away the positives. Sometimes the criticism hurts us, but the majority of it we laugh at. Iker says what he feels, I believe he has done well because there are things that are out of context. (…) There is no rush to renew for Madrid, I am calm. I feel very valued by the club, the coach, my teammates, and the supporters. Madrid have not made an offer of renewal yet, I still have two years left on my contract. (…) With Mourinho I feel very comfortable, when he leaves Madrid he will leave a significant gap. The Spaniards get along well with Mourinho, he has a personality that I like. To me Mourinho is making history, there are not a lot of coaches that win what he has.
Xabi Alonso, El Partido de las 12 (via concretar)
