MADRID, 21 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, assured this Tuesday that “never in his life” will he himself decide his “exit date” from the Madrid club, although he confessed that he has the “objective” of continuing “the next four years” with Florentino Pérez -re-elected president until 2029-, to say goodbye “together” to the entity.
“I want to be very clear. I will never decide the date of departure from this club. Never in my life. I know perfectly well that this day will come, but I don’t decide it. It could be tomorrow after the game, it could be the next day “It could be in a year, in five years. I don’t know,” he said about his future in the press conference prior to the Champions League match this Wednesday (9:00 p.m.) against RB Salzburg.
This is how the Italian responded to the information from Onda Cero in which they claim that the man from Reggiolo had decided to leave Real Madrid at the end of this season. However, Ancelotti even predicted a longer stage than his current contract until 2026. “I have an advantage, due to the fact that Florentino will continue here for another four years, he knows me very well. The objective is to reach four years Florentino, so we can say goodbye together, with all the love in the world,” he said.
“If we talk about affection, I feel very loved in all aspects. For the fans, for the club, also at the media level, I feel loved. Sometimes it exaggerates a little, following the wave (of criticism) a little. , but as I said the other day, I don’t want to follow the trend. I want to be quite objective and continue in my line,” he added about his situation at the club.
And the next challenge for the Italian and the team is Salzburg in the Champions League, “an important match”, because “the first part” of the competition is almost over. “We have to add points, as many as possible, and see where we are in the standings. It is a vital game, we will try to play it well, as we have done in the last one,” he commented, with the team in 20th place in the first phase.
For this reason, he believes that they do not have “many chances” of entering the ‘top 8’ and avoiding the ‘playoff’. “But the only chance we can have is to win the two remaining games. If we have to play the tie, we are going to play it to the maximum, taking into account that it is a very demanding schedule, but we are used to this demanding schedule,” he added. .
“At the moment, the fact that we played two more games makes me a little more negative, but it has been something new and when there is something new, something new happens. You have to look at it, evaluate it and I think everyone can evaluate it later of these next two games,” he analyzed.
But the whites arrive on a roll, after beating Celta, in the Cup, and Las Palmas, in the League, “having a very good performance in terms of goals, in terms of attacking play.” “Defensively we have to improve a lot. That is the key to success this season. If we are able to improve defensively, we will fight until the end in all competitions,” he hoped.
And this has also had to do with Kylian Mbappé’s great moment, who went through “difficult moments” at the beginning of the course, and has now managed to “go back to basics.” “In all situations, on a collective level, but also on an individual level. When a player is not able to bring out his best version, he tries to complicate the plays. And sometimes it is not correct. You have to simplify the play before complicating it,” he explained.
“At first, (Mbappé) exchanged positions a little more with ‘Vini’, because he also likes to play inside. Now it’s going well and I think we have to continue like this. I think you don’t score the goal from the outside. You “You can score a goal from the outside, but you need more touches to score. If you play a little more inside, one unmarking and one touch is enough. He has done it many times, because his best quality is unmarking and speed.” praised the Frenchman.
Finally, Ancelotti insisted that he is not envious of Manchester City, which is going into the winter market with solvency. “We think that we have a very complete squad and, taking into account what happened last year, that the losses I believe increased our level of competitiveness and commitment, we are also in time to do it this year,” he concluded.