This Cacereño v Real Madrid The match continued in the crowded press room of the Príncipe Felipe stadium. because the topic that Carlo Ancelotti put on the table, the state of the field, even surpassed subsequent meetings of the major television and radio media.
“Individual quality slowed down with a pitch you couldn’t play low, but we adapted well”, He pointed out the Italian who clearly said “you can’t play”. “For me this is not Football, “It’s another sport, which is nice because small teams can compete and compete with bigger teams, and it’s good for the fans, but the fans want to see football played,” he said.
The summary was that the game was “even and competitive, much struggle, ball too long, because there was no other way”. “I think team hHe did, and I’m glad I’m playing a game he’s not used to.“, that’s in question. When asked if he saw that at one point the tie was in jeopardy, he simply replied no, although he didn’t mind complimenting Cacereño either: “He played very well and put a lot of pressure. It was too high and we didn’t have a chance to hold the ball well.”
When asked about Eden Hazard’s performance and Rodrygo Goes’ goal, which he described as “fantastic”, he insisted on the field issue. “It’s hard to evaluate the players’ play individually because it was impossible to play “Small teams like Hazard and Rodrygo also have problems with these types of matches, but the team followed suit and did what it had to do.”
“I loved the team from the first minute to the last minute. I knew we had to suffer and we suffered, practically risking nothing behind. Second game after break and no second goal, everything is fine” he stated.
Cobo’s response
Julio Cobos, with the following three categories, did not hesitate to respond to the person who is still his professional colleague after all. Curiously, he used almost the same phrase: “this is football.” He also referred to the age of the Madrid coach: “Ancelotti is older and has played much worse pitches.. Space is bad or good for all. You need three touches and they are one. These excuses don’t work.”
Cobos regretted his crew’s lack of “hitting all the way and maybe gas.” We want a lot from them, both offensively and defensively. Let them help their side. With five changes, the day in Girona paid off. We were not successful today,” he analyzed. He praised his players and the reactions from the fans. “We are not used to it. You feel like you are in Primera. I would like to continue to see the stands so full.“It was stress.
“We played a very good game, we were able to watch almost 90 minutes towards their pitch. They barely reached us, but in the end, the quality ruled us out. I am proud of the team and the work they do: “Real Madrid suffered a lot, but the quality left us out. I didn’t see them happy but eventually a player like Rodrygo comes along and scores a great goal for you and you can’t do much there. If you watch the game, we were closer to 1-0 than them,” he analyzed.
His players confirmed their theses. “The pitch was bad for 22 playersHighlighting the “great game” Cacereño had, Iván Fernández said, “It was pretty smooth and there was a lot of slippage. The work of the whole season was reflected, we competed against an entire Real Madrid team,” he added.