Rodrygo, Ancelotti and Courtois spoke after winning the Cup, showing once again that there is no time for celebration in Madrid
They’re used to that already, after winning a title, Real Madrid automatically thinks about the next one. On this occasion the calendar is as obligatory as the winning mentality of the team, but it is clear that it is something intrinsically linked to the soul of the club, because if they win a European Cup, which is normally at the end of the season they are already thinking about the next year before they celebrate.
The white team rallied nine seasons without playing the Copa del Rey final and as they have the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Manchester City on Tuesday, the club has not officially celebrated or will celebrate the title. Last night several fans were in Cibeles to celebrate the twentieth Copa del Rey, but the players rested after dinner at the concentration hotel in Seville and went back to Madrid on Sunday morning to train in the afternoon and prepare for the key game on Tuesday .
Thibaut Courtois, a hero in Paris and who had hardly any work due to the good performance of the defense (especially by Carvajal) against Osasuna, gave his opinion on the best way to celebrate this title. “We are professionals. We have a big challenge ahead of us in the Champions League, against a great team who have played very well in recent months. Perhaps the best thing to celebrate is to win on Tuesday and celebrate with our fans there”.
The MVP of the match RodrygoHe also brought that winning mentality to the fore at a press conference, despite the fact that he has already won all titles as a Real Madrid player at just 22 years old. “We won today, it was a special title, but we are already thinking about rest, because on Tuesday we have what I think is the most important game of the season. We must have the mindset of always wanting more and more.”.
AND Ancelotti, Calm and composed as ever, he also wanted to congratulate himself on everything he had achieved, but also look forward to what was to come. “We achieved something important tonight, we won every possible title in two seasons and now Real Madrid’s demand tells you to prepare another game on Tuesday. What do I say to the madridista now? go for tuesday”.
Source: Goal