"We had a reaction for the first ten minutes, then became increasingly apprehensive, losing balls and duels. With a man who typically stands out a lot in the defensive aspect, we handed up the goal (Militao). About him, there isn't much to say. if it weren't for the fact that we had extended our holiday by one day, "At a news conference, he stated.
Except for his criterion on yellow cards, Ancelotti did not claim an action in which Real Madrid demanded a penalty on Marcelo for a grab and did not criticize the referee "The referee was unable to make a decision. I became enraged because we ended the first half with two yellow cards: one for myself, which I believe was unnecessary, and the other for Rodrygo, who I believe might have received more ".
The Madrid coach made no excuses and demanded a speedy response from his players: "I'm not concerned about the streak being broken. Preparing for these games after the Christmas break with players who travel is difficult, but blaming it on the holidays is a cop-out. No, we performed admirably; we didn't deserve to win, but neither did we deserve to lose."
And he was taken aback by the image his players left behind following the one they had shown him in the previous session. "I told the guys after training yesterday, not six months ago, that I enjoyed it a lot because I saw a team that was plugged in. It's not a criticism; I told them the same thing; it's possible that the coach was also on vacation. We continue to be leaders with a lot of passion and excitement, therefore we look ahead without drama "he stated
Finally, Eden Hazard, a Belgian replacement, explained: "The placement of Asensio and Rodrygo in the training sessions is a minor issue. Because they had the covid and Hazard would be fresher in the second half, I knew they wouldn't survive 90 minutes. He's tried playing on the left-wing but hasn't had much luck ".. EFE
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