Real Madrid defender Heinze: Don't ask me about Schuster, tactics

Gabriel Heinze has ducked questions over coach Bernd Schuster's future at Real Madrid after their dismissal defeat to Valladolid last night.

Heinze was a late dismissal during the game and when asked if there was a growing gap between players the coaching staff, the Argentine replied: "I'm sorry for this defeat."

"What is said of the coach, the system, all that stuff, I prefer not to go into that. I feel sorry and I am also sad because we have not managed to find the path to victory again."

He added: "It's not an attitude problem because I feel that we have a lot of that in this team."

"I'm upset because we lost due to a single error. Hopefully this run of luck is over ..."