Former Spanish national team member Gaizka Mendieta claims that Madrid's "Real" team should continue to trust Iker Casillas, despite the mistakes he makes. The captain of the "Royal Club" once again found himself under scrutiny when he played poorly against Slovakia in the ranks of the Spanish national team. However, Mendieta believes that the team's coach Carlo Ancelotti should rely on the 33-year-old goalkeeper in the upcoming UEFA Champions League match against "Liverpool", rather than the younger colleague Keylor Navas. "Casillas can still play well. He is a goalkeeper, so he makes mistakes anyway," said former Valencia defender to Goal.com. "Defending is not only the goalkeeper's job. Defenders and midfielders also do that... The whole team works in defense." "I think this season could be the last one where he is able to play at this level. However, this year he can still be very helpful to Real. The team coaches have to incorporate Keylor Navas into the team wisely if they expect him to be the main goalkeeper in the future." "Does Casillas deserve to start against Liverpool? I think so." "If Ancelotti benches Casillas, it means that the Italian does not trust him anymore. He will lose confidence in his own abilities and will not be able to play well even this season." Mendieta also expressed some concerns about the losses of Xabi Alonso and Angel Di Maria to the team. Additionally, the former player praised James Rodriguez's performance in defense.
