Thibaut Courtois emphasized the need for Real Madrid to enhance their pressing game following a 4-0 defeat to PSG in the Club World Cup semi-final. This loss marked their first ever in the competition. Madrid struggled with only 32.2% possession, their lowest since April 2021. PSG's aggressive pressing forced errors leading to goals, which Courtois highlighted as a key aspect of the defeat. He noted the importance of coordination in pressing and discussed the need for the team to learn from this performance to improve in the future.
"In a goal kick I have half a second to think about where to give the ball, because they eat you," said Courtois.
"It's something we need to improve on as a team; they are not just individuals. From the collective we must press better, more coordinated."
"Today we lacked a little. The other games we did much better. It's something we need to watch on video and improve."
"We tried to come out strong, but they suffocated us with the pressure and there it was difficult for us to find tranquility with the ball to hurt them by finding spaces."
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