Carlo Ancelotti analyzed the draw against Villarreal, first in the flash interview, and then in the press conference. The Italian was satisfied with the work of Bale, who returned to play his first game since August. These are his impressions.
Sensation: “I am satisfied with the second half, but less so with the first. When you play good football and the team is good, you leave more satisfied than sad. We had several chances in the second half, but we have to continue…”.
lazy first part: “We were not very aggressive. We can get behind, but from there we have to be aggressive.”
bad definition: “A bit of bad luck, because we failed, we hit the crossbar twice, two good saves… We kept the good game”.
Bale: “He did well. We asked him to attack from behind, and in the second half he had chances. He lacked luck”.
The League is complicated: “It’s always complicated until you win it. It’s still complicated for everyone.”
He then spoke at a press conference.
Bale headline in Paris? “I don’t know, we have to wait to see what happens with Benzema. He has had the opportunity and he has delivered, he has been dangerous and has been able to score. He has done well.”
168 days without playing Welsh. “He had a major injury in September when he had started playing. After that it took time for him to recover and get in a good condition. It is what has happened. He has shown that he is committed.”
One goal in the last three games. “It is missing, today with a little more luck it would have been scored. I worry about the team when they don’t look for opportunities. The team was not very committed in the first half, with little desire… In the second we recovered more of the ball and we were more vertical”.
What happened in the break? “It was pretty clear what we were missing. We were in too low a block, we weren’t aggressive one-on-one…”
Vinicius and if the rivals can start to take him out of the game with actions such as Albiol’s elbow or Parejo’s slap. “You have to understand that this can happen, you don’t have to waste energy on these things.”