Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti has come out to blast the calendar congestion for his players. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, his players will have only 72 hours of rest since their UCL round-of-16 penalty shootout victory over Atlético Madrid before facing Villarreal in La Liga days later, so he does not understand why his team is playing on Saturday.
Ancelotti added that it has been a stressful season for Real Madrid and that is because TV rights and money come first.
His words, “I don’t understand why we’re playing on Saturday, and I hope one day we can change this kind of scheduling. Television rights and money come first, and the last thing on anyone’s mind is the players’ recovery.
This has been a stressful season and it is because of the calendar [congestion].”
On Vini, “There’s nothing wrong with Vinícius, he is just tired so we have given him an extra day of rest, but he’ll be back against Villarreal. Vinícius is an unquestionable player for us.
For me, he plays better or worse sometimes, he might have ups and downs, but he’s unquestionable. I will never doubt him regarding his performance, even if he fails sometimes. But he’s been so important for this club, and that’s why I can not question him.”
On UEFA considering a penalty rule change, “I did not realise that and that game is over for us. We are happy to be in the quarterfinal and not interested in everything that is happening around that game. We are only focused on tomorrow’s game, which closes a stage.
We’re still in the recovery period, we have to take that into account as we great ready to face a tough opponent. We have to play an intelligent game.”
WOW.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football.
Real Madrid has maintained the white shirt for its home kit throughout the history of the club. There was, however, one season that the shirt and shorts were not both white. It was an initiative undertaken by Juan Padrós in honor of an English team Corinthian F.C., which he had met on one of his trips, one of the most famous teams at the time known for its elegance and sportsmanship.
It was under Florentino Pérez’s first presidency (2000–2006) that Real Madrid started its ambition of becoming the world’s richest professional football club. The club ceded part of its training grounds to the city of Madrid in 2001, and sold the rest to four corporations: Repsol YPF, Mutua Automovilística de Madrid, Sacyr Vallehermoso and OHL.
Hala Madrid is a magazine published quarterly for the Real Madrid club members and the Madridistas Fan Club card holders. The phrase Hala Madrid, meaning “Forward Madrid” or “Go Madrid”, is also the title of the club’s official anthem, which is often sung by the Madridistas (the club’s fans).
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