The 20-year-old was thrilled with his decisive strike at
Mestalla, explaining that he celebrated with Blancos assistant coach Zinedine
Zidane as he's been a huge influence on him
Jese Rodriguez admitted he had fulfilled "a
dream" by netting the winner for Real Madrid in their La Liga clash with
Valencia on Sunday night.
The 20-year-old struck late at Mestalla to hand Los
Blancos a vital 3-2 victory that saw them draw back to within five points of
Liga leaders Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
Jese, who has been repeatedly linked with a move away
from the Bernabeu, was understandably delighted with his match-winning
contribution, claiming afterwards that the mass celebrations on the Madrid
bench following his goal underlined the sense of unity in Carlo Ancelotti's
squad.
“I’m fulfilling a dream and today I’m especially happy
because my goal was the winning goal,” the forward told reporters.
“The team is united - it shows by the way we all
celebrated my goal.
“I’ve said I want to stay here and earn my minutes on the
pitch. The coach is now giving me my chance and I appreciate it. I hope to contribute
more.”
Jese admitted to searching out Zinedine Zidane after
finding the net in order to share the moment with the France legend, revealing
that the Blancos assistant coach has played a big role in the progress he’s
made at the Santiago Bernabeu.
“I was looking for Zidane in the celebrations as his
support is a big influence for me," he explained. "He and the coach
give me a lot of love and Zidane is a big reason why I stayed at the club.”
Carlo Ancelotti, meanwhile, reflected on his side’s status
going into the winter break and claimed that he is content with the progress
his troops have made since his summer arrival in the Spanish capital.
“I am satisfied with this first part of the season,” the
former Chelsea boss mused. “I’m looking forward to 2014; I think it will be a
good year for Real Madrid.
"Five points is not many and winning today was very
important with the pressure we were under.”
Culled from Goal
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