Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho after victory over Malaga: I would have replaced my whole team at half-time if possible

The 48-year-old coach claimed his side had produced 'rubbish' in the first 45 minutes and said that some of his players had enjoyed too many excesses over the holidays



Sergio Sanchez and Martin Demichelis gave Malaga a surprising two-goal lead at the break, before Madrid turned the score around in the second half, with three goals in 10 minutes, to take an important step towards reaching the quarter-finals of the competition.



After the match, Mourinho noted that it was crucial to change some things at the break and admitted it was not easy to decide which players he had to replace.



"I told my players at half-time that if I could make 11 substitutions, I would change the entire team," he told reporters at a post-match press conference.



"I could only make three, but I would have changed all 11 players. I changed three players so that the team could do different things, I thought about doing it before the break, but that is not something that I like.



"The three players that I replaced did not play any worse than the rest. I do not want to blame anyone."



Quizzed about the difference in attitude in the players from one half to the other, Mourinho told reporters to ask the players that same question.



"The pace of the match changed and so did the players' focus," Mourinho added. "If we could do it in the second half, why did they not do it in the first?



"The first half wasn't good and there was little concentration, but in the second half we were able to clean up the rubbish from the first as the fans got behind us.



"In the end, what matters in two-legged ties is the result. The most important thing is to win."



The Portuguese coach then remarked that some of his players are not in ideal shape following the Christmas holidays.



"We always try to return [from holidays] with enough time to go before the first match," Mourinho explained.



"But there are people who perceive these holidays as a time to rest, while others travel and do not stop eating and drinking and return a bit different."



The second leg at La Rosaleda is scheduled for January 10.



How do you stay up to date with football when on the move? With http://m.goal.com – your best source for mobile coverage of the beautiful game. Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho admitted that he was unhappy with his team's first-half display in the 3-2 victory over Malaga in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday night, saying his players were obliged to 'clean up the rubbish' they had produced in a disappointing opening 45 minutes.Sergio Sanchez and Martin Demichelis gave Malaga a surprising two-goal lead at the break, before Madrid turned the score around in the second half, with three goals in 10 minutes, to take an important step towards reaching the quarter-finals of the competition.After the match, Mourinho noted that it was crucial to change some things at the break and admitted it was not easy to decide which players he had to replace."I told my players at half-time that if I could make 11 substitutions, I would change the entire team," he told reporters at a post-match press conference."I could only make three, but I would have changed all 11 players. I changed three players so that the team could do different things, I thought about doing it before the break, but that is not something that I like."The three players that I replaced did not play any worse than the rest. I do not want to blame anyone."Quizzed about the difference in attitude in the players from one half to the other, Mourinho told reporters to ask the players that same question."The pace of the match changed and so did the players' focus," Mourinho added. "If we could do it in the second half, why did they not do it in the first?"The first half wasn't good and there was little concentration, but in the second half we were able to clean up the rubbish from the first as the fans got behind us."In the end, what matters in two-legged ties is the result. The most important thing is to win."The Portuguese coach then remarked that some of his players are not in ideal shape following the Christmas holidays."We always try to return [from holidays] with enough time to go before the first match," Mourinho explained."But there are people who perceive these holidays as a time to rest, while others travel and do not stop eating and drinking and return a bit different."The second leg at La Rosaleda is scheduled for January 10.