Ancelotti: “If I didn’t think we would win a title, I would go on vacation,”

Carlo Ancelottithat the team is still alive League, Champions and Cup -In addition to Club World Cup This summer in the United States-, reviewed on Monday of the state of Real Madrid before the first leg of the quarterfinals to take place tomorrow before the Arsenal In it Emirates Stadium. Asked if you trusted a title from here at the end of the season, Italian coach responded with laughter. “I think. If not, I’m not coming here and I’ll take care of a vacation. You have to try. If it doesn’t work, think about the next season.”

The team was cruelly criticized for the moment of this period, especially after disappearing on the weekend against the Valencia In it BernabéuBut Ancelotti It does not lose calm. “There may be a lot of people tired (to see him on the Real Madrid’s bench), but the most important person is the president, and he supports me, helps me. What he said was that the most important person in this club was not tired ”, He confirmed the allusion to Florentino Pérez.

“We can’t imagine criticizing a party every three days. After Valencia we will check it out this game will also prepare. We have ninety important minutes. Not decided, because there are ninety in Bernabéu, “he said without considering that the tie against Arsenal may end up deciding on an extension or even in penalties.

The difficult defeat in the league against Valencia (1-2) the cause of public anger of Bernabéu against the team and especially against Viniciusbeaten in many stages of the encounter. “I haven’t talked to him yet because I don’t need it. When he thinks he doesn’t play well, the next one is better and I’m convinced he’ll do it,” he replied.

Another of the doubts in Real Madrid is the penalty jug, then Vinicius It will fail against Valencia. “We thought of it and tomorrow we would try to drive it,” Ancelotti said without giving clues about whether the first jug would be today Mbappé, Bellingham or your own Vini.

If he wanted to rotate more, ‘Carletto’ commented that “It is very difficult to always ask for one hundred percent. If you have one hundred percent thought, you may not have one hundred percent physicist. This year the cycles are more necessary than normal. Someday we rest Asencio Because I’m tired. The injuries did not allow us to do the necessary rotation, but the team was physically excellent and we could raise a game with intensity. “

While the arsenal coach, Mikel Artetahe described a Ancelotti As one of the coaches with one of the “most beautiful stories”, Italian praised Basque work. “There aren’t many complete teams in EuropeThere are teams that do well do some things, but because the arsenal is not a lot. The artet makes an amazing -amazing taskThe team is stronger than the past and will be more in the future, “he said.

Reggiolo emphasized that arsenal is “dangerous to a stopped ball. We will try to defend as much as possible. But we can also harm, when we stop the ball. This is a very important aspect, “he added.

Ancelotti remembered that “This contest experience is very important. Knowledge indicates that you are not afraid of these matches, with this pressure. It is very important to have that experience and players who have played several times like these, which also helps young people. “