'I was the media's ugly duckling' in Madrid - Coentrao

Fabio Coentrao - on loan at Monaco from Real Madrid -
feels he was unfairly treated by the media in the
Spanish capital.

Monaco loanee Fabio Coentrao feels like he was made a
scapegoat at Real Madrid, claiming he was the "ugly duckling" in
the eyes of the Spanish press.

Coentrao is on a season-long loan at Monaco, having made just
nine La Liga appearances for Real last term, and the Portugal
international left-back is enjoying his spell in Ligue 1.

In an interview with Marca, 27-year-old Coentrao was asked
whether he was treated unfairly by the Spanish press in Madrid
and said: "Honestly? Yes, I think they were. I feel as though they
never gave me the benefit of the doubt.

"If I had a bad game, they attacked me immediately.

If I played
well, they gave it very little recognition.

"Even today, I still ask myself why I was the media's ugly
duckling?"