By: EFE
By: EFE
Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madrid , ensured after the defeat in the Santiago Bernabéu before Sheriff Tiraspol (1-2) , who are “more sad than worried”, he pointed to “Small details” decisive in the result and he thought that his players “did not deserve it”.
“ We have had opportunities to win all three points, we are more sad than worried. The team has delivered, has played with great intensity and commitment but small details have cost us the game. There are moments that bad luck has marked but we have had many opportunities. We could be finer in the last meters but it is difficult to explain this defeat “, he said at a press conference.
Ancelotti surprised in the final stretch of the match, after drawing a penalty and seeking the victory , by locating two midfielders such as Eduardo Camavinga and Fede Valverde of wings. A decision he defended.
Ancelotti:
“We have had opportunities to win, we are more sad than worried. The team has delivered, they have played with great intensity and commitment but small details have cost us the game. There are moments that bad luck has marked. ”
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“Camavinga is used to playing there because he has played many times in the past. We had total control of the game, Valverde pushed a lot as a winger, we had two forwards and I changed the two in the middle to have more freshness. We have not lost by putting Camavinga on the left side and Valverde on the right. We have lost due to bad luck, “he said.
” This type of game, when you are in control, it is the small details that determine it. They have cost us the game and it may be a good lesson for the future. A throw-in, a corner, a useless foul cost you dearly and the team did not deserve it ”, he added.
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For Ancelotti the main merit of his rival was in the defensive work. “ The Sheriff defended well, as he could, very close behind. He has let us play on the outside, we have broken the line many times and we have made many crosses but we were not focused. ”
The improvement shown by Eden Hazard was not accompanied by the goal, which is what he needs to take the leap that Real Madrid and his coach expect from him. “He lacks the goal because he played the game well, he combined well with Benzema and had opportunities. He needs to score because the goalkeeper has done well ”.
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