Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has claimed that a fixation on a certain strategy in football is a recipe for failure. In anticipation of Real Madrid's Copa del Rey Semi-Final with Real Sociedad, he also assessed the opportunities of Endrick Felipe.
Ancelotti was asked if he frustrated that Barcelona was getting so much praise for their football style this season, while Los Blancos has often been criticized because of their 'incomplete' versions.
“No, everyone has their own opinion and some prefer possession, long balls, fighting for the second ball … There are many facets, and everyone can give their opinion about what they like more or less.”
That said, he was very supplementary for Barcelona's football this season.
“Barcelona plays very well, Real Madrid plays a different kind of football with a lot of quality. I love the way Real Madrid plays and the way Barcelona plays. You can compare the same phase, but it is difficult to compare the playing style of two teams because it has a lot of the players. I have loved it for three years.”
However, one of the criticism that has been leveled in Barcelona in the past has been an adaptive obsession with a certain style of football, and Ancelotti was clear that can lead to problems in his eyes.
“Of course there are things that can be improved. There are more or less complicated seasons. This changes. You do not always have the same structure. Players change, and that is why it is impossible to change that well -defined identity. The one who always tries to preserve the same identity ultimately fails.”
Against Leganes, Real Madrid was almost under pressure for almost the whole game, in which a 3-2 victory was obtained in which they give up a lead and gave them one after the other. He was asked why Los Blancos has trouble ending games.
“Because the games are competitive. I have seen that we have been very effective in advance. We are less solid than last year, but more effective in advance. We have serious injuries at the back and we have lost our firmness.”
Los Blancos enters the second stage with a 1-0 lead of the draw at Anoeta thanks to a goal by Endrick Felipe. Ancelotti was not worried about his lack of minutes this season.
“Who is worried, I don't know. I am happy with him. I gave him minutes whenever I can, and he has always used them. Is he worried? I don't know. He has the chance to play tomorrow.”
“I am considering playing him. It depends on many things. In addition to the competition, there is nothing missing. It is a matter of competition. There are players who are extremely high quality. I think the history of this club shows that many starters have sucked it on the couch for a long time. Vinicius, for a few years, Camavinga. If you suck it.
Endrick was associated with a loan movement in the summer and he openly admitted that he was worried about losing his place in the Brazilian team recently prior to the World Cup 2026. Endrick, however, sustained that he would like to stay in the club, and the contrast was attracted by Arda Guler if he no longer gets playing time.
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