Real Madrid coach praises Rodrygo and Valverde, defends Vinicius and accepts without controversy Simeone’s poisoned compliment
Carlo Ancelotti left very satisfied with Real Madrid’s victory at the Metropolitano. While acknowledging that the whites lacked a bit of ambition in the second half to widen the gap and avoid the final scare against Atlético, the Italian boasted a well-crafted win that allowed the leader to reach the break without a single blemish on your service. record. “Very happy after winning the derby, very happy of course. At 0-2 we had a double lead and we defended well. The idea was to be good back and play vertically with balls between the lines. That’s how the two goals came and we accepted that with the 0-2 it was time to defend, that that was enough,” the coach analyzed, stressing that they could have pushed “a little higher” so that the rival did not endanger the spoils. bring.
He praised the performance of Rodrygo, the goalscorer of the goal that set Real Madrid on course for victory and the most outstanding man of the match as a false nine. «He is intelligent, knows how to distinguish himself well and has a lot of quality. His goal was fantastic. Because of the quality he has, he can play in any position. He is not used to playing from the inside, but he is so smart that he learns quickly,” he said of the São Paulo player. He also applauded Valverde, the goalscorer of the other whites. “He lets us, sometimes from the band and others from the middle, increase the intensity,” he explained of the Uruguayan, who is becoming more and more decisive in the rival’s field.
As for Vinicius, in the eye of the hurricane during the game at the Metropolitano as he was all week, he defended his manner of expression on the pitch, after the carioca attempted a lambreta 0-2 for his tackle. “I think it wasn’t the team’s moment of difficulty and the ball could have been handled better, but that’s Vinicius. I can’t take away from him what he is and his talent because that allows us to score the second goal and win this derby,” he stopped.
As for Atletico, he warned that despite being eight points behind the league table, they are still a contender for the league title. “For me it is a very good team. They started with difficulties, but they will stay in the fight until the end. Nothing has been decided yet, everything can change quickly. The season will be very special with the World Cup and it was important for us to start like that,” he said.
Finally, he took it as a compliment and not a veiled criticism that Simeone claimed Real Madrid could effectively take cover with a low block and then bite Atletico by going on the counter-attack. “We defended with a low block. We are used to it. Obviously we have removed the danger of breaking their midfielders, the low block has allowed us to control the possession and quality of Joao Felix and Griezmann well. When Simeone says we defended well in a low block, I say thank you, because I think it’s a compliment,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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