Carlos Ancelotti and Tchouaméni went through the press conference of the previous derby with a discreet speech. Italian was seen without the spark of his best days, more cautious than uneasy, knowing that the victory by the first leg predicts a lot of suffering in the Metropolitan. Nor does he believe that this is the most important game of the season for his: “It is only a game that allows us to continue dreaming of this competition as has happened in other years. This is more complicated than others, but we continue with the same confidence to reach the last game, ”he said.
The fact that Madrid has always won Atlético in the Champions League tells the Real Madrid coach very little: “That I remember all the matches that we have played against them have been matched and competed. Tomorrow is going to be exactly the same. Equalized and determined by small details. It is what has always happened and will spend tomorrow. ”
Ancelotti was asked about his phrase that there are players who run and others that make a difference. He opted for the latter: “If you run a lot you can tie the game, but if you make the difference as much as possible, you can win it.”
The eleven
A well done change can be decisive
The coach did not give clues about the eleven. “I think I have more than eleven players who can play this game and those who do not play will contribute from the bench. A well done change can make a difference. ”
Ancelotti said he does not plan to rehearse penalty throws: “The goal is clear: we want to play the rooms. And rehearsing penalties is difficult because the environment or mental situation cannot be reproduced … we don’t think about that. At the moment we think about raising the game well. ”
The penalty
Something more mental than technical
Then he abounded in the idea: “In a penalty training you can see which player throws better. When we make the list of penalties we take into account what we see in training. If one is more precise, if you look at the goalkeeper or not … but when preparing this list we do not take into account the mental aspect. And I have had players who threw very well that they didn’t have the feeling to throw in a batch. If I have to choose for a batch, the mental aspect is more important than the technician. I have won Champions with defenses that marked penalties: Serginho, Nesta, Galadze … It is not bad to say that you cannot throw. You have to take the responsibility of raising your hand and saying that you are not well to throw it. ”
The technician denied that Mbappé and Vinícius get along: “I have not seen any of what is said. What I see is that they get along very well, ”he said.
The rival
Can play in many ways
Ancelotti did not speak much of Atlético: “I can try to guess what he wants to do tomorrow, but I prefer to focus on my team to prepare the pressure, the low block output. Atlético can play in many ways, exactly the same as Madrid can do. ”
About Simeone, the Madrid coach was very concise: “I have a lot of respect. He is a fantastic coach. We have the same idea of football, with very similar ideas. ” And he ended: “Those responsible for the victories are always the players and defeats, you know. It is not Real Madrid’s problem, it is a problem in the figure of the coach. Everyone is very clear. The sole responsible is always the coach. It is nothing new. It is known. We are aware. It seems good to me. I am in a very dear position. It is fair that being in a job that I like has the responsibility I have to have. ”
Tchouaméni
It is incredible to talk about difficult days of Mbappé “
Before Ancelotti, Tchouaméni spoke a player who in just one month has gone from whistles to applause in the Bernabéu. “Sometimes you live situations like that, but the important thing is to work, do the same things. If you do things well, you will play well. ”
The midfielder was surprised at Mbappé’s criticism: “It is incredible to talk about difficult days for him because he has not marked in two games. If tomorrow marks, everyone will say he is an incredible player. Kylian doesn’t need anyone’s advice. He is very happy, has scored many goals and will score many more. He is calm. He wants to win and mark in each game. He has no more motivation to play against Atleti or Ray. I see him very happy all the time. There is no problem with him. ”
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