Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti spoke after his team won against Cadiz in the Spanish League, in the last match before the Qatar World Cup 2022, and commented on Luka Modric’s mistake and joked with him about it
Real Madrid beat Cadiz with two goals, and the newspaper “Marca” published Ancelotti’s statements and said: “We finished this first half well, and we deserved the three points
And about Modric’s mistake, where he missed an opportunity for a certain goal, the Real Madrid coach stated: “I told him, fortunately, that his call-up to the Croatia (World Cup) squad had already been done and he had no problems
And about a shot of Valle interfering with Rodrygo, Ancelotti explained: “He told me that they punched him and I watched a video and it seemed to me that it was an attack
And on the lack of participation of his player Marco Asensio, Ancelotti indicated: “He was feeling a little tired and I preferred not to risk it
And about making the substitutions too late, the Italian replied: “Because the team was fine, that’s why I didn’t make an early substitution, changing for the sake of change is not my idea
Regarding the interventions on Vinicius, Ancelotti added: “He deals with what is happening very well, yesterday I looked at a statistic, it is the league that has the most red cards, and there are many non-red cards
He continued: “The fact that there are 55 red cards means a lot, it is a fact that affects the presentation, I remember Real against Valencia, Rakitic yesterday, Borja Iglesias in the derby, be careful, this is not a criticism, it is a fact that I want to highlight as a football lover because it affects me Spanish football, a beautiful tournament, very beautiful
Ancelotti was asked about the plan with those who will not participate in the World Cup, and he replied: “Tonight we have good news, the three points, the last press conference… We will rest until December 1 and then go back to training and see if we play a friendly match, the international players will get Ten days off
On Kroos’ role with Tchwamini, Ancelotti said: “It is true that he cares more about defense because Tshuamini likes to move more, but the two combine well
And if he were to watch the World Cup, the Real Madrid coach completed: “Of course I will watch it at home, I don’t see clear candidates, I have players in the World Cup from my team, there are many teams: Brazil, Uruguay, France, Croatia … Unfortunately, Italy cannot win (didn’t qualify)
