Carlo Ancelotti, at a press conference. /
Matchday 28
The Real Madrid coach turns the page after the rush of the Champions League to refocus on the League and is pleased to have “a team full of leaders”
After the high that represented the comeback against PSG in the round of 16 of the Champions League, Carlo Ancelotti turns the page to return the focus to the League, where Real Madrid can give an almost definitive blow in the event of defeating on Monday to Majorca in Son Moix. “There is no euphoria in the club. We continue to compete in the Champions League and tomorrow is another competition, in which we are all focused. It is a club that always looks forward”, said the Italian in the preview of the duel against the vermilion team, corresponding to the twenty-eighth day of the domestic championship.
The Italian highlighted what was achieved against PSG. «It has meant a lot, but more than in sports, emotionally. On an emotional level he was beautiful and important. The team gave the fans and the fans pushed the team”, said the Real Madrid coach, who congratulated himself on having “a team full of leaders”, among whom he cited Benzema, Modric, Kroos, Casemiro, Courtois or Marcelo .
Ancelotti ruled out that the performance against PSG serves as a claim to attract the best soccer players in the world. «He left a very good image, but Madrid does not need this kind of games. The history of this club speaks, its tradition. The game turned out very nice for everyone. Madrid does not need these games, because it already has that image in the world », he cut short.
Despite the wear and tear on Wednesday, he hinted that there will be no kind of revolution in the eleven that he will present in Son Moix. «I don’t see tired players for tomorrow, but I can make changes for the match that we need to consider. Not because of fatigue because I don’t see tired players, ”said the transalpine coach in the face of a clash in which his squad can distance Sevilla by ten points, after the draw of the Seville team this Sunday against Rayo.
Ancelotti will be able to count on all his troops in Mallorca, which increases the good feelings with which the Whites face the event. “I have all the players available and all the ingredients to play a good game. Mallorca is going to give its best. League games say that there is a lot of balance. There is little left and everyone will give their best, “said the Real Madrid coach.
Pending renewals
He broke a lance for Thibaut Courtois following a report by ‘FourFourTwo’ magazine that leaves the Belgian out of the ‘top ten’ of the best goalkeepers on the planet. «Courtois, for me, is the best in the world. For me, Carvajal is the best right back in the world, Mendy the best left back in the world. I should break my journalist’s or coach’s card if you say that Courtois is not among the ten best goalkeepers in the world », he limited.
He referred to the pending renewals of key wickers in his gear such as Modric, highlighting the harmony that exists with the directive in this section. “There will be no problems although we will talk to the club. We are 100% in agreement with the decisions that the club is going to make soon », he stressed.
He also praised Camavinga, whose entry into the second half against PSG provided a plus for Real Madrid for that last tremendous half hour that sealed another feat for the Whites in Europe. “He is the present and future of this club. He has it clear and so do we. The day that Modric, Casemiro or Kroos are not there will be Camavinga, Valverde or the youngsters from Castilla as Blanco. They are all the ideal replacement for these club legends », he completed.
