The coach of Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, has added an ingredient to give more emotion to the upcoming confrontation between Real Madrid and Valencia CF, and it is nothing more and nothing less than his story with the rival coach, his compatriot Gennaro Gattuso, with whom he assured not Have a good relationship on a personal level.
In the press conference prior to the game this Wednesday between the Merengues and the Mestalla team, corresponding to the Spanish Super Cup to be played in Riyadh, Qatar, Ancelotti took the time to recall the time when he coincided with the now Coach of the rival team, Gattuso, here he came to train during his time at AC Milan.
“We had very beautiful moments that I will remember forever, but relationships are not always good. We had personal problems and I don’t want to talk about it”, indicated ‘Carletto’, taking into account that both will now meet again as colleagues and rivals.
Regarding the fact that he considers that the match against Valencia is proof of the state of his squad, the white coach was blunt. “It may happen that some are affected by the World Cup, but for that you have to wait a bit. You have to look at the next game to see if the team reacts. This is a very important exam. When I went to school my grandmother told me to put the book under my pillow and I always did well on the exam”.
On the other hand, the Real Madrid coach referred to the possibility of winning the first title of the season and made it clear that no matter what it is, trophies are always important for the club.
“Titles are important for the club. Last year gave us a lot of confidence for the season. Hopefully it will be the same in this Super Cup. We hope to return home with another title”.
Regarding the defeat he suffered against Villarreal last weekend and which made him lose the lead in LaLiga, the manager assured that they have to do things well to avoid bad results.
“It was foreseeable not to be in a great moment this season. I was surprised that the match against Villarreal was not good. We gave another face. I’m not saying we have to work, because we don’t have time, but I do do things well. This team knows how to defend better than what they did against Villarreal. We have to have a more solid base”.
“The defensive aspect is not a quality problem, it is one of concentration and sacrifice. There has been talk of the physical aspect, but years ago we stopped doing long programming. There is no break time. Things have to be arranged differently. This drop is because we have not played well, ”she declared.