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Xavi Hernández and Carlo Ancelotti in the preview of the Clásico in Montjuïc

ANCELOTTI ALSO STATED "UNDERSTANDING" XAVI

Ancelotti 'contradicts' Xavi on how to deal with the pressure of being a coach

Published:31/01/2024 - 15:58h

Updated:1/02/2024 - 02:09h

Xavi's decision to leave Barça at the end of this campaign has generated endless reactions. On this occasion, the person in charge of raising his voice regarding the Egarense's determination was Carlo Ancelotti, who also expressed his opinion on how to deal with the pressure of being a coach

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The trainer of the Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, appeared in the previous press conference to the meeting between his square and the Getafe CF, which will carry out this Thursday home of the combined 'azulón' and will be valid by the replacement of the Day 20 of LaLiga. It is necessary to remember that in the original date in which it had to contest this commitment, the cast merengue found in Saudi Arabia together with the FC Barcelona, the Athletic of Madrid and the Osasuna, contesting the Supercopa of Spain.

During this conference in front of diverse media, as it was to expect , 'Carletto' was questioned on the decision taken by Xavi Hernández, the one who will separate of the technical direction of the Barcelona picture the next 30 June, arguing that his group finds submerged in a negative dynamics, among others reasons. In front of this, the Italian answered initially of concise way: "I understand It". Nevertheless, afterwards it expanded a bit more his answer, showing again his respect to the decision of the egarense.

Ancelotti And the 'backrest' to the decision of Xavi

When it asked him again on the determination of the of Terrassa and the possible similarity with his own situation in the Real Madrid, Ancelotti answered the following: "As I have said, I respect his decisions and his thoughts. Already it is, what do not want to are comparisons". All this arose as a result of the initial question on the "cruelty" that could involve head to a big team like the Real Madrid, remembering that Hernández expressed in his moment the thankless that it was to be behind the 'rudder' of the Barça.

In this sense, the trainer of the White House reiterated his wish to avoid the comparisons and revealed something on his work like trainer of the Real Madrid. "Only I want to say a thing and do not want comparisons. Have (the trainers) a fantastic work, with pressure, which is normal. And I respect to all, his words and thoughts. It was Xavi or any another", limited.

'Carletto' And his form of lidiar with the pressure

To close, being still in the line of the subject of the pressure, on which the egarense was quite clear in how affects him at present the charge, and that Pep Guardiola also underlined tighten it that it can be direct in a sometimes hostile environment like the one of the Barça, Ancelotti spoke on as it manages all this. "At the beginning of my career, in the Second Division of Italy. Here it cost me a lot handle the stress, until the point to say him to an assistant that did not go to arrive to the 2000. And here we are, in the 2024, follow. Little by little you accustom you and you understand that the pressure is the petrol to do better your work", concluded.