Real Madrid turns the page on the Cup elimination and Carlo Ancelotti tries to escape the noise caused by the defeat at the Metropolitano and the open problems, such as the debate around the goalkeeper or the fact that Vinícius has returned to his old ways: “The debate It is external to us, not inside. There are no immaculate goalkeepers. Goalkeepers make mistakes, as Kepa and Lunin have done. There is no debate. I choose and that’s it,” said the Italian coach of Real Madrid in his appearance this morning in Valdebebas prior to tomorrow’s match against Almería.
Ancelotti has not spoken with Vinícius after the Cup match in which the Brazilian was seen very upset and at the center of almost all the trouble: “The last time I spoke with Vinícius was on Tuesday. I thanked him for what he said and that scored three goals in the Super Cup final. I thank him for what he tries to do and I tell him the things he has to improve.”
Despite Thursday’s defeat, Madrid believes it has little to blame itself for: “We did poorly in the first league game there. Since then things have improved. The Cup game was a very well-played game for us. There were some situations that have cost us. We were not attentive at the back, but the team played very good football. We deserved to win and Atlético did not deserve to lose. In the Super Cup it came out heads and in the Cup it came out tails. They were two games with an extraordinary spectacle,” he said Ancelotti.
The coach also sought a positive reading in terms of the future: “I listen to everything and try to look at what is happening in the locker room environment. We continue to have a good dynamic and we are motivated. The team is competing and playing football very well. Apart from “The crusaders, all the players are fine. Now we have the possibility of working in these two weeks. This is very good for us,” he commented.
Asked why it was done wrong on Thursday, Ancelotti said: “The analysis I made of the match is that with a little more control we could also handle extra time. We have players with quality, who try and succeed. Losing the ball one A little less gives us more security. It’s just this (He said it had been a ‘sin of youth’). I have talked about it with the players. It is not a problem for them. But what I say can avoid disadvantages or unnecessary danger.”
Ancelotti also spoke about Real Madrid TV’s criticism of the refereeing without getting involved himself: “There is freedom of expression. Everyone can say what they want. I don’t have to add more in this regard.” Then, he repeated what he always says about the Negreira case: “I trust the arbitration system. What happened is under investigation. We have to wait.”
Ancelotti believes that tomorrow’s game against Almería will not be easy: “We are focused on the game against a team that the data says only has six points, but that deserved to win against Girona; Atlético called the time; they had tied the game. match against Barcelona until the 30th minute… It is a team that is still alive and that is going to fight tomorrow. We have to be ready.”
The Italian commented that there will not be many rotations tomorrow: “There are players who deserve to play and I have to take this into account. I have to see if those who played in Thursday’s game have recovered well… We are going to take the better. The objective is not to give minutes, but to win the games.”
