The Italian complained about the state of the land of Prince Felipe de Cáceres: “This is not football for me”
“Real Madrid has never feared being eliminated,” said the coach
The Real Madrid coach, the Italian Carlo Ancelotti, was satisfied with the pass to the round of 16 by a minimum 0-1 against CP Cacereño, from 2nd RFEF, at the Príncipe Felipe stadium, where, in his opinion, the conditions of the pitch they did not allow them to play or watch football, giving rise to a game to which they are not “accustomed”, but in which they have adapted.
“You can’t play. This for me is not football; It’s another nice sport because small teams can compete with bigger teams.. It’s good for the fans, but they also want to see football play”, he assured when asked about the state of the field, softer than normal due to the recent rain in recent days in Cáceres.
In his opinion, the meringues played in a “competitive and even” game marked by the conditions of the field of play and the individual quality of Rodrigo with his goal that sealed the victory for the visitors.
According to Ancelotti Real Madrid has never feared being eliminatedhe said, while ensuring that his players “have complied, doing what they had to do & rdquor ;, without individually assessing players like the Belgian Eden Hazard in depth.
“I liked everything, from the first minute to the last, we have known how to suffer, we have not risked behind, the players have fulfilled& rdquor ;, has sentenced the Italian coach for whom his team has had to play the long ball, something they are not used to.
Regarding the rival from Cáceres, he pointed out that he has played very well, he has pressed a lot high up and has not given them the chance to play the ball.
In addition, Ancelotti finished by recalling that with the quality of the Merengue team they can fight in all competitionsincluding the cup.