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Carlo Ancelotti en un entrenamiento

DESPITE THE LACK OF 'MERENGUE' GOAL

Ancelotti is calm and defends his players after the 'KO' of the Clásico

Published:4/03/2023 - 17:39h

Updated:4/03/2023 - 17:43h

Carlo Ancelotti spoke to the press ahead of Sunday's game against Betis in Seville. Despite having only scored one goal in his last two home games, the Italian remains calm and confident in the reaction of his players

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The Real Madrid will visit to the Betis the Sunday after a very hard week in which the 'merengues' as soon as they added a tie in the derbi Madrilenian and a defeat in the Classical of Glass of the King in front of the FC Barcelona. The ones of Carlo Ancelotti only converted a goal in the two parties contested in Chamartín, but the Italian technician trusts that his players will be able to revertir the disadvantage in League and Glass in front of the Barça.

"I see to the team well, are in shape and recovering players. The of this Sunday will be difficult; the Betis is an equipazo, with an attractive football. It plays very well. There is not margin of error: we will give it everything", said the one of Reggiolo in the previous press conference to the crash in Benito Villamarín. The 'White House' has to add the three points for, at least, follow to seven points of the culés in the fight by the leadership.

On the offensive irregularity of his team, 'Carletto' took out breast by the goleada in Anfield (2-5), previous result to the two pricks home in front of Atleti and Barça. "I do not want a high forward, but to Benzema, that helps us to improve the game of attack... And the data are here: with him, we are the one who more goals carries of LaLiga. It is obvious that favour us the transitions and prejudice us the low blocks", explained the míster.

In this sense, Ancelotti defended to his forwards, especially to his captain. "It is not possible to be 'to tope' in all the parties! Karim does not concern me, because I see it well, in a good physical condition; of course, better that in the first part of the season. To offensive level are very well, are the one who more goals carries of First. It has failed sometime punctual, at all more. But there is not a 'offensive problem'. We mark five in Anfield", reiterated the Italian.

The faults to Vinicius, the wear of the pair Modric-Kroos...

On the other hand, 'Carletto' also showed tranquility on the performance of a Vinicius Jr. To the one who in the last parties has seen him more concerned for causing to the rival and do gestures to the grandstand that by encarar and resolve in the area. "It is not a subject that concern me, at all. The important here is that Vinicius do not lose the illusion to play. In the last parties have defended him very well... It has cost him".

Likewise, the Italian desestimó the criticisms to Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, of toneless performance in front of the Barça, descartando the theory that both on the field 'ralentizan the game'. "I do not think like this. Of course that no. They are footballers that think what go to do before receiving; that have this quality. They do not run, but they do to run to the balloon. Because the balloon... It does not sweat", puntualizó 'Carletto'. Besides, it cleared that the Real Madrid does not believe in favouritisms of face to the turn of Glass. "The reality says that have disadvantage, at all more".

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