Zidane: "What Neymar does isn't provocation"

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Zinedine Zidane attended the media on Tuesday to preview tomorrow's Week 5 visit from Villarreal. The coach said that Cristiano and Bale are now both at 100% and responded to criticism of the team's erratic displays: "We can improve".

Villarreal: “What we do know is that we are in for a complicated game. It's another game at home against a very good side - one of the few who have yet to lose a game. We will need to do what we always do - we've had only a little time to prepare, but at this point, training isn't important, what matters is preparing for our games. We're ready and we'll see what happens”.

Is this the most balanced squad you have ever known? “They have always had brilliant teams here at Real Madrid. I'm lucky enough to be the coach of this side - for me, it's the one I'll stick with, my team but Madrid have had some amazing sides".

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Keylor: “The situation's good. He's doing well and progressing. With every day that goes by he's getting closer. Right now I can't give a date. He was sensational in this morning's session, we'll see what happens over the next few days”.

Bale and Cristiano at full throttle

Bale and Cristiano: “Both of them are fine, they've trained as normal and they're at 100 per cent, both of them”.

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Casilla: “He's a goalkeeper… one who loves to learn and he's learning a lot from Keylor. There's a great understanding between the three keepers and that's nice to see. What I like about him is that he has no fear. If he has to use his feet, he does, he'll command the box and he is not afraid to come out of his area… his team mates and the coach have total faith in him”.

Pepe or Varane: “Pepe's still got a few niggles which he picked up in the Espanyol game. He'll be rested because we have a game on Saturday. The good things about Nacho is that he can play at full-back and he might get a run-out tomorrow”.

Neymar: “I am not inside Neymar's head but for me, I don't think it's a provocation. Everyone interprets football as they see fit and he interprets it his way. And he does things that not many players can do. I don't see it as him provoking but you'd have to ask him”.

Records mean little

Record of consecutive wins: “You have answered your own question there. Records are nice but we haven't won anything. We want to continue winning and picking up points. We haven't won anything and this season will be long and very difficult”.