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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti stated Friday that two of the principle elements behind his staff’s poor play this season are “lack of depth in defence and sluggish ball circulation”. Real Madrid sit second in La Liga on 18 factors, three factors behind leaders Barcelona, however haven’t set the brand new season alight regardless of the long-awaited addition of star striker Kylian Mbappe over the summer time. On Wednesday, the reigning Liga and European champions misplaced their first match of the season away to French membership Lille within the Champions League. “We are nonetheless lower than par, however we aren’t distant,” Ancelotti stated throughout his pre-match press convention forward of Madrid’s home conflict with Villarreal.
“I feel there are gamers who haven’t reached their greatest stage, it is regular, we’ve to be affected person. We have a scarcity of depth in defence, additionally offensively, and sluggish ball circulation — that is the place we’ve to enhance.”
The Italian was philosophical when it got here to discussing his aspect’s 1-0 defeat at Lille, saying that “generally a defeat brings you again to actuality and I favored the best way the gamers have reacted”.
Ancelotti additionally addressed issues about Real’s power in depth: “I do not suppose there is a lack of gamers to play with.
“We have plenty of selection and even when we’ve not proven all the standard we’ve, there may be nothing lacking”.
On Saturday, Madrid face third-placed Villarreal on the Santiago Bernabeu. The Yellow Submarine have solely misplaced one recreation in La Liga this season — 5-1 at house to Barca.
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