Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas
says he has returned to training with
added enthusiasm as he looks to regain
his starting berth.
The Spain international endured a
nightmare second half to the 2012-13
campaign, failing to start a game from
February onwards after being relegated
to the bench by then-coach Jose
Mourinho.
The pair reportedly shared a fractious relationship during Mourinho's time at the
club, which further soured when Casillas failed to oust Diego Lopez from the first
team following his recovery from a hand injury.
But with the arrival of new manager Carlo Ancelotti offering the 32-year-old a chance
to return to first-team action, he has underlined his desire to work hard than ever to
make sure that is the case.
"I would love to be a starter again. I work and compete for it, even though my team-
mates do the same," he said. "Everybody starts from scratch, but I have much more
enthusiasm to get there than before.
"I know that my team-mates are going to make it difficult. I am going to work to get
into Carlo's team. There is a lot of competition but I am going to work, to fight and
struggle, like I have done all my life, with the idea of regaining my place.
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