Ancelotti lashes out at players and issues message to fans after Girona defeat
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Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of Real Madrid, during a press conference accused the players of his team that Royal lost to Girona 2-4 in the 31st round of the Spanish Football League.
Yesterday, Tuesday, Real Madrid suffered their first defeat after two consecutive wins, stopping their score at 65 points, and are second in the La Liga standings, 9 points behind leaders Barcelona.
The Italian coach commented: “It was a difficult night because of such a defeat. Poor defensive play and the level of the team was very low in every aspect.”
Asked by Ancelotti about Vinicius Junior, he said: “The team was nervous. I think this question has influenced us. Vinicius tried to solve it individually.”
And he continued: “Vinicius was good, we scored a goal and gave an assist, but the whole team? No.”
Carlo Ancelotti criticized the tight slate Real Madrid will face in the three competitions, saying “something has to change” to protect the players’ health. pic.twitter.com/jKH36vEfwI
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And he added: “Defeat is never good, but sometimes it can be useful. This team has trouble winning when they don’t have defensive commitments, and that’s what happened today. If the players do not understand this question, I will repeat it every day. .”
And about the points difference between him and Barcelona in La Liga, he said: “Closing the difference is difficult. We’re sorry, but we have to look ahead.”
Ancelotti sent a message to the Real Madrid fans and said: “The fans are in pain, we apologize to them. They suffered just like us. Real Madrid fans like us know that we will be on time for the Copa del Rey final and the Champions League semi-final.”
The Girona team owe their victory to their Argentine striker Valentin Castellanos (24), who scored his four “super hat tricks” against Real Madrid in minutes (12, 24, 46, 62) before leaving Montelevi. Stadium in the 72nd minute.
A double of the “royal” team on account of the Brazilians Vinicius Junior and the Spaniard Lucas Vazquez in two minutes (34 and 85 respectively).
Source: “Wakalat”