Champions League - Guardiola's Manchester City get on Ancelo i's nerves
The Italian coach admits that he suffers long before this type of match
Carlo Ancelotti attended the media in the Ciudad Real Madrid one day before the Grst leg of the quarterGnals of the Champions League. The Italian coach analyzed a tie that will paralyze the world of soccer, did not want to give clues about a piece that he may modify for this match (Nacho or Tchouaméni in the center of the back) and explained what his team lacked in the last edition after falling 4-0 in the Etihad: "We played without courage and without personality. They are fundamental aspects in this type of match and last year we lacked this in the return."
Arbitration
"We don't think about that. To prepare a game like this, there are other things to think about. We have four players in the Grst way and if they get a yellow one from one of them, another will play the lap. It's not a concern for tomorrow's game."
Comparisons with Guardiola
"It doesn't bother me. Guardiola is a great coach, I don't care much about what they think of me. I care what my club thinks. Guardiola is a great coach and there is no doubt about that."
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"We play without courage and without personality, which are fundamental aspects in this type of game. On the way back we lacked that. Obviously, soccer was also missing in some situations of the match. It was not only a mental problem, but also a technical one. They put a lot of pressure on us and we didn't look for alternative solutions. These are things we want to avoid in this qualiger."
Last year's quali Are you nervous?
"Yes, very nervous. The hours before a game on a personal level are of suffering. The other day I was thinking that defeat is suffering and victory is happiness, but it's not like that. Victory is relief. It's happiness if you win titles, but an individual victory is a relief. The days later you are calmer and happier, but suffering is part of your job. It's what keeps you alive. It's gasoline for me."
Individualities
"The tie is at the feet of the highest quality players. There are a lot of players in both teams with a lot of qualities. This will determine the game, as it always happens. The matches are determined by the players who are on the Geld. Apart from the strategy, which must be clear and players must be convinced to do it in the best way. There are many things in these matches: the individual quality, the duels, the defenses, the cons... They have to be at the maximum. It is all these aspects that we have to handle well."
Does Madrid have more creativity than last year?
"We have different characteristics with the ball. Last year we had Benzema, which was a reference. This season we do not have a center forward, but we have handled this absence with more mobility. It was good for us. Mobility, not setting the positions in front, can also be one of the keys of the game."
About Belingham
"He's having a very good season in the area. Physically it is very strong and is helping us a lot in the defensive aspects and in the front to create spaces and offer mobility. He is very mature. He is only 20 years old, but he is very professional, very serious and humble. We were not surprised as a player, but as a person, because for his age the head is very well furnished."
Alignment
"I don't think there are weird things in the game. I'm not going to tell you anything, but you're not going to fail in the lineup. You may fail in one, but the alignment is quite clear. I have not communicated anything to the players, there are some doubts. I'll let the team know tomorrow."