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"More complicated than usual", Ancelotti before the return match with Atletico: You know now who is responsible if we are eliminated
2025-03-11 21:04:27 / SPORT
Carlo Ancelotti has admitted that the challenge with Atletico Madrid for a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League is more complicated than the other times his Real Madrid have found themselves at this stage of the tournament. Los Blancos have a minimal advantage with a 2-1 home win, which they must manage well, but the coach admitted that the team is prepared for everything, even penalties.
Will this qualifier mark a cycle?
This allows us to continue dreaming in this competition, as in the past. It is a more complicated round of 16 than in other years, but we are confident.
Draw with Atletico, despite the Champions League being Real Madrid's "territory"...
The duels against Atletico have always been competitive, sometimes they won, other times we did... It will be competitive.
Brahim and Modric played in the first match. Is it unfair if they don't play?
I have more than eleven players for this match, those who don't play will contribute. A well-made substitution can make the difference.
You said a while ago that you ask players to run or make the difference. What will be better at “Metropolitano”?
If you run a lot, you can tie the game. If you make the difference, you have a better chance of winning the game.
Penalty drills for possible shots. If you do them and how do you apply them…
We want to play in the quarter-finals no matter what. Repeating penalties is difficult in training. We know who will take them if there are any. In training… you see how a player takes them, if they take them better than another… When we make the penalty list we take into account what we have seen in training, if they are more accurate, safe, if they look at the goalkeeper or not… When the shot comes, the psychological aspect is very important. The psychological aspect is more important than the technical one. I have had players who were very good at taking the shot and then didn't have the feeling to do it in a round of shots. I have won the Champions League with defenders like Nesta and Serginho taking penalties, for which they were well prepared. If the player is honest, he can raise his hand and say he is not ready. Everything is fine, you have to take responsibility if you are ready.
Modric has never started two consecutive matches on a Sunday or Wednesday. Trend or coincidence?
Incidentally, I don't look at the statistics, Modric shouldn't worry about that, I don't look at them.
Simeone, your great rival on the bench after 27 games...
He is a great coach and we have a very similar idea of football. I have great respect for this coach.
What does Çolo expect to do?
I can predict it, but I prefer to focus on what we will do, because Atletico can play in many ways, attacking, defending, counter-attacking...
Do you expect more from the understanding between Vinicius and Mbappe?
I haven't seen this, it seems to me that they go very well.
Is the qualifier from the players or the coaches?
The players are always responsible for winning, and you are already responsible for losing… This is not a problem for Madrid, it happens everywhere, the coach is always clear about this, the coach is responsible, we have known it for a long time… For me it is okay, I am in a very demanding job and I think it is right that I have the responsibility that I should have.
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