Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti appeared in a press conference to talk about tomorrow’s confrontation against Milan in the fourth round of the Champions League.
The coach said: “It has passed “A week since the tragedy happened in Valencia and we are very sad. These are the feelings we have. We are very close to Valencia and the affected cities. I hope the problem will be resolved soon and I want you to understand that talking about Football and playing now is the least important thing.”
He added: “We are part of this country and all of this affects a lot. Out of respect for you and also for those who suffer from this, I will hold a simple press conference because I do not feel like talking about football. Tomorrow is a match.” Especially I would like to talk about it, but out of respect for others, I will talk as little as possible.”
He continued: “What happened in the Valencia area was incredible and terrible. We prepared the match because Professionals, and we will try to win it and that is what we have to do.”
He stressed: “The entire football world was clear that no one wanted to play and it seemed to me The right decision. We are not responsible and we have to respect the decision made by others. The feeling and emotion is that we do not feel like talking about football. After what happened in Valencia, football is the least important thing. It’s our profession, but we don’t have much desire. “It is an important and special match, but it is the least important.”
He noted: “There are many ways to help. Football had to stop on this day, and football can, And it should help. Football is a party and you can celebrate it when you are healthy and your family is too but when people are not well, there is no need to have a party because it is one of the most important and least important things in life. We are employees in this world, not those responsible.”
He continued: “I cannot comment on how to deal with this tragedy. My only mission is to help in any way I can. People’s reaction? They are frustrated and that is normal. What happened this week was incredible. I am not here to express an opinion on what politics has done. I don’t have the resources to do this, and it saddens me to see people affected this way. With all the information we have in 2024, we are not able to fix this type of tragedy.”
Regarding the Ballon d’Or, he concluded: “The Ballon d’Or has passed, it must To congratulate the winners and nothing more. I won the Ballon d’Or on June 1 when we won the Champions League. Vinicius understands what is happening. Fortunately, we did not play on Saturday and Vinicius trained well, like everyone else
