MADRID 3 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, was “concerned” about the bad feeling his team left in the defeat (1-0) against Lille this Wednesday on the second day of the Champions League, although they have the resources to “learn” and “improve.”
“What luckily has not happened to us many times has happened, that the rival team has played better and deserved to win. It has been difficult for us to get into the game, in terms of intensity, duels, clarity of play. It could have been tied “We had a chance in the end, but it wasn’t deserved. We have to learn what we have to improve, which is quite clear,” he said.
In a press conference, the Whites coach assessed a bad night for his team and accepted the criticism. “Today’s game was quite bad. In the first half the team was compact but it was difficult for us to recover the ball, to be more aggressive. We have to look at things with a cold mind, not throw everything away, but we have to improve obviously,” he said.
“The feeling today is that it has been difficult for us to generate and create, possession has been slow, with few ideas. We have forwards who need to play more vertically than normal. If you find it difficult to handle the ball, it is a problem. Sadness is the team feeling. You can lose, it’s sport, but we haven’t given a good feeling, that’s what worries me the most. We have all the resources to learn and do better. It hasn’t been a good night. “We don’t have to look for excuses,” he added.
Furthermore, Ancelotti explained that Jude Bellingham “things are not going as clearly as last year but his position has not changed,” and he pointed out that the team has to continue improving. “You don’t have to talk to fix it. There is a dynamic that needs to be improved, there are many things, it’s not enough to talk. This game is a step back, but we have to remain encouraged to continue improving,” he commented.
“The criticism for today’s game is fair, we have to accept it. We have not shown a good version. Hopefully it will be a fantastic blow of attention,” he added, praising the game of a Lille that did not surprise him and that played “with more intensity , clarity and success with the ball”.