In light of the issues that have arisen in a Real Madrid side that has suffered its second major setback of the season this week in the Champions League against AC Milan, Carlo Ancelotti has claimed to already have “the solution.” Ahead of their clash with Osasuna in La Liga, the Madrid coach has attempted to call for calm. However, his words have not been widely embraced, which is why the ‘Sanedrín de El Larguero’ is probing what the “solution” Ancelotti promised actually is, as he does not perceive the primary weakness of his team lies in their forward line.
“Ancelotti has already identified the problem, he knows what’s going on, he has explained it to the players, and the players are not delivering,” reported journalist Antón Meana on Cadena SER, who covered the coach’s latest press conference. He emphasizes that the Italian feels an extra sense of responsibility after breaking his preliminary agreement to take the reins of the Brazilian national team: “Ancelotti has taken a big risk. Just imagine if Ancelotti leaves like Kroos did and heads to Brazil when he had that agreement to manage the five-time world champions at the next World Cup in the USA.”
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During these moments, Meana also referred to Ancelotti’s interview with ‘France Football’ in which he admitted that “one of his great mistakes was in 2015 asking for too much money from Real Madrid, thus missing the chance for renewal.” “This is a very Madrid-centric Ancelotti, and I have seen him eager to fix things. He is not comfortable watching Real Madrid play such poor football,” he further elaborated.
This perspective contrasts sharply with how his comments have landed in Barcelona, from where journalist Santi Giménez, writing for ‘As’, argues that “Ancelotti is Florentino’s Don Rogelia”: “He says what Florentino thinks and acts like Florentino would act. He’s his ventriloquist.” “I was surprised by this unwavering defense that Vinicius is the one deciding games and Mbappé, who is the big investment, can play however he wants but won’t play where he wants,” he noted, aware that “the place where Mbappé wants to play is Vinicius’ position.” “I find it striking because Vinicius is not the most popular guy in the dressing room nor the most popular in the boardroom,” he added.
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