MADRID, 17 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, acknowledged that the whistles and whistles from the Santiago Bernabéu stands at some players and himself are “a wake-up call” and “acceptable” after the defeat in the Spanish Super Cup, at the same time who recalled that “the data says” that his team “is close to first in the League” and alive in the Champions League and the Copa del Rey.
“It’s a wake-up call, and it’s acceptable given what happened against Barcelona. The team has reacted well. When the game got complicated, they started to push and when they do, it’s special,” he said about the team’s attitude. fans when the ‘speaker’ shouted out the merengue lineup before the 5-2 victory over Celta in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.
The whistles were mainly directed at Aurélien Tchouameni, whom Ancelotti defended in the post-match press conference. “He played a good game. He returned to his position and helped a lot in the defensive aspect, good in pressing, and supporting Modric and Ceballos,” he analyzed.
“We gave away two goals with the game almost over and we opened the game. Afterwards, the team reacted well in extra time and played a good game until the 70th minute. The reaction was good and in the end everything turned out well,” said about the match and the 2-2 score that sent the match to extra time after being 2-0 ahead, something that according to the Italian “does not have to happen.”
Before the 1-0, Celta protested a penalty on Williot Swedberg by Andriy Lunin that neither the referee nor the VAR considered. An action that Ancelotti did not value, because he did not see the play. “I haven’t seen it, I don’t know what to say. The VAR has made that decision, but I don’t know what to say, it may have been a penalty, I don’t know, I don’t know if the decision was correct,” he said.
“Endrick has shown his quality, when he has an opportunity on the front or in the area, he has an extraordinary strike. And Güler has worked, he has entered the game with difficulty and has shown character,” he praised the two young footballers, keys in the victory, before also praising Kylian Mbappé, who “is playing well, helping the team. “He is at his best level and helps us a lot, he will help us a lot,” he added.
Finally, Ancelotti reported that the change of Vinícius Júnior at the extra time break “was due to fatigue” and to bring in “a fresh player with a lot of quality”, in reference to Rodrygo Goes, before concluding the appearance by warning that “the data says” that Real Madrid is “close to first in the League” and “in the fight for the Champions League and the Cup.”