Fabio Capello, winner of a Champions with Milan and former Real Madrid coach, he spoke about the white team's options to overcome the tie against Manchester City, which will be resolved tomorrow with the second round after 1-2 in the first leg, and was not very optimistic .
“He Manchester City he is a favorite because without Sergio Ramos it will be very difficult for Madrid ”, the Italian coach valued in an interview in Laureus regarding the absence of the central defender, he goes down after being sent off in the Bernabéu clash. “Ramos is the leader in the dressing room and on the field, his personality is very important for the rest of the players,” he said. Capello, which does not rule out that Madrid can give the machado in the Etihad. “It can happen because for Madrid it is normal to play this type of game, it knows how to take pressure. Finished The league brilliantly and they won the title, but the loss of Ramos is a major problem ”, he highlighted,
Capello also wanted to praise the figures of Zidane and Guardiola. “When he speaks, all the players are silent, the personality of the coach is one of the most important factors when you coach this type of team,” said the transalpine coach about the Frenchman. “Guardiola can be like Ferguson in the United if he stays, he is changing his style with respect to his time at Barcelona. When he recovers the ball he moves very fast to create chances with fantastic players like De Bruyne, Mahrez or Gabriel Jesús“, Indicated.
“It will be a spectacular match. Manchester City represents the new and Madrid the history. Both teams play very well. He Manchester
City he was in his best form before the break. They are very dangerous when overtaking. Before I thought that Guardiola had made some tactical mistakes in midfield, but now, when they lose the ball, they try to get it back. The question to solve when you play against him City is: How can you defend yourself? ”, he added.