The bad game of Real Madrid and the good game of Barcelona focused yesterday a good part of the press conference of Ancelotti in the previous one of the semifinal of the Copa del Rey that the whites play tomorrow Tuesday against the Royal Society in the Bernabéu. The Madrid coach praised the two styles in a very long and measure LOVE (Since he directs it).
Asked if you dislike criticism of your team, Ancelotti, denied it: “No, everyone has their opinion. There are those who like possession, the long ball, fight the second ball … There are many facets and each one can say that he likes more or less.”
Arbitration aids
“They were gray situations”
Regarding the controversy for arbitration aids at Real Madrid-Leganés on Saturday, the white coach kept what the game finished. “I understand the Leganés complaint because it was a gray situation (Oscar’s penalty to Güler) just like we had another (Madrid sees a lack of Brahim in the second cucumber goal). I have nothing more to add,” he said.
Asked Ancelotti if he believed that since his club he took the statement against the arbitrations they had been more favorable, the coach put a surprise face: “From that we had three games that have cost us many points.” The statement was after the defeat against Espanyol in Cornellá and Ancelotti refers to the fact that he felt very harmed by the arbitrations in that game and the next two, against Atlético in the Bernabéu (1-1) and in front of the Osasuna in the Sadar (1-1).
Madrid has a hard time closing the games and ends up winning almost always by the minimum. This is explained by Ancelotti: “The matches are competed. I have seen that we have been very effective above. We are less solid than last year, but more effective above. We have had very important lesions behind and we have lost solidity.”
The Cup final
Madrid would have a day less rest than the rival
If the Cup final (on Saturday, April 26), Madrid would have a day of rest than the rival because the whites play Liga on Wednesday 23 and Barcelona and Atlétic days”.
The coach said that tomorrow there will be rotations. He said it when he was asked about Alaba: “Alaba is very good. He has played with Austria. Putting two games every three days can be a risk. Tomorrow he has more options. Those who did not play at the beginning against the Leganés have more options for tomorrow’s eleven.”
If Madrid wins the Ancelotti Cup would be the first Madrid coach who wins it three times. He already won that of 2014 and 2023: “Being close to winning it motivates the players, me and the club. I am more motivated in this regard. It is an achievement to play a final of any competition. Because we have a small advantage and our fans motivate us more.”
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