The Italian coach was pleased with his team’s performance in their win against Cádiz, and singled out Rodrygo for praise, “Rodrygo made the difference”.
Ancelotti’s post-match press conference
Carlo Ancelotti appeared at the press conference after Real Madrid’s win against Cádiz at the Estadio Mirandilla and analyzed the game on matchday 14 of the league:
“Rodrygo played again today and made the difference. Modrić has a hamstring strain and I think that it’s just that. He played very well in a position that wasn’t intended for him defensively. We played at a high level and with a good attitude and controlled the tempo well. We are very happy because of the result after the game seems simple, but we had to get the game back under control and we did that well from start to finish.”
“Difficulties can sometimes also be an opportunity and an additional motivation. The players understood that very well. We lost important players, but we dealt well with the failures that we had on previous occasions and today too because the team played very well on the pitch. Today’s win gives me a lot of confidence for the next games.”
Rating of the season
“So far we have performed very well. The team has always been competitive and always fought. We have won a lot of games. It is an important moment in the season because there are still important games in the league until Christmas and we We also want to reach first place in the Champions League group.”
Great performance from Rüdiger
“Today the question was either him or Alaba. Nacho trained well and always made his contribution. I gave Alaba a break because they relied a lot on long balls and Rüdiger was more helpful to us because he is a good header player. The three central defenders are doing a very good job and I might not use Rüdiger in the next few games.”
The shape of Bellingham
“He feels well protected and played a very good game today, like the others.”
Return of Ceballos
“He is doing very well and our style of play will help him because he is a very generous player who can handle the ball well. His absence was long but fortunately he is back and has recovered well.”
Lunin
“The most important thing is that he was ready to play very early after Kepa’s injury. He did very well. I think Kepa will play against Granada if he is healthy.”
Brahim’s short-term absence
“I wanted to give Rodrigo a break because he only trained yesterday after a very long trip. Brahim had an intestinal problem and couldn’t play. I was lucky because I substituted Rodrygo and he played well.”
Ancelotti was also pleased with the performance of his young players.
“The young players are doing very well and they are the future of the club. They have a lot of talent and they are working hard to improve every day.”
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