Carlo Ancelotticoach of real Madridappreciated his team’s passage to the quarterfinals of Champions after a very hard fought second leg match Leipzig within Santiago Bernabeu. The Italian coach acknowledged that his players were not at their best level and that the Madrid, less than the German team, had to overcome many difficulties. “The important thing is to reach the quarterfinals and we are there,” declared the Italian.
“It was a bad game and poorly played. We played with a little intensity and a lot of worry. The psychological aspect conditioned our game a lot,” admitted Carletto. “We played against a quality opponent and played unbeaten and we were on the brakes from start to finish,” he analyzed. Ancelotti.
“The mental aspect became important, when you have a small advantage you don’t go out. Quite the opposite of Leipzig, who tried everything in every way,” he congratulated. “We have to evaluate the game calmly. We are seven points ahead in the League and we are in the quarterfinals. We have to be self-critical, but not too much,” said Carletto, who explained his decision to go out with five. midfielders.
“The idea was to press more, with a more physical midfielder, but we played very slowly, controlling the low block, without pressing, with the ball we were very slow, with little verticality, with lateral pass… Obviously not a good night, mea culpa,” he admitted.
“At half-time I made a tactical change, we went to 4-4-2 with Tchouaméni and Kroos as pivots and Bellingham and Valverde on the wings. I may have made a mistake in the lineup. If I had to change at half-time I would have played badly, I would have replaced the one on the bench,” said Ancelotti ironically.
“We lack freshness, verticality, circulation. The team is a bit mentally tired and I think the break will be good for us. We have to endure these two games before the break, then we will improve. It is possible that for the quarterfinals we will have of Courtois and Militao and that is good news,” said Carletto.
“The important thing is in the quarterfinals, obviously we have to improve, but sometimes in a Champions League round it can happen, it happened to us against Chelsea at home (in 2021), a bad game. What happens is if sometimes that bad thing leaves you,” the Italian said.
Source: La Verdad
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