MADRID, 2 One. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has been disappointed by the team’s performance in the defeat this Sunday against Getafe (1-0) and has ensured that his players have stayed “on vacation one more day” and that they have “given away” the so much azulón, emphasizing that he has not seen either “concentration or commitment.”
“We have had the reaction the first ten minutes, then we have started to be a little more nervous, to lose balls, to lose the balls by overlooking … We have given the first goal with a player who usually stands out a lot in the defensive aspect . There is not much to say about this game, only that we have stayed on vacation for another day. The team did not seem the same as before Christmas; we had less concentration and commitment, “he declared at a press conference.
In spite of everything, he considers that the team “did not deserve to lose.” “The draw was fair. We gave away a goal and in the end we ended up with a defeat that is a wake-up call. Today the team was on vacation,” he reiterated. “Preparing for the games after Christmas is not easy. Talking about this would mean looking for excuses, and I don’t want to look for them. We haven’t played well. We didn’t deserve to win, but we didn’t deserve to lose either,” he added.
“Yesterday, after training, I told the players that I really liked their training, I saw a team plugged and focused. It is not a criticism. We have the responsibility and we look forward. We continue to be leaders and we are very excited,” he continued. “There are players who have not played a good game. Benzema has not played a good game, but pointing out seems too much to me,” he said.
In another vein, the Italian coach indicated that the performance of the referee Melero López, who showed him a yellow for his protests, “was not” “decisive” for the result of the match. “I got a little angry in the first half because we ended up with two yellow cards, one for me, which I swear was not necessary,” he joked. “You could get more yellow,” he continued.
On the other hand, he appreciated the substitution of Eden Hazard despite the absence of Vinícius. “The decision to put Asensio and Rodrygo is due to small details after training. I preferred to start with them, although I knew they were not going to last 90 minutes because they had COVID-19. Hazard entered the second half, fresher and brilliant, he has tried, “he stressed.