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It was an inevitably delighted Carlo Ancelotti who spoke after his team’s success in the derby against Atlético Madrid (2-1). “Very happy after winning the derby, very happy obviously. We had the double advantage with 0-2 and we were able to defend well. The idea was to be well back and play vertically with balls between the lines. That’s how the two goals came and we accepted that with 0-2 it was time to defend, that was enough. »
But Carlo Ancelotti above all displayed his satisfaction at holding Rodrygo, very good this evening at the forefront, an excellent replacement for Karim Benzema at the forefront of the attack.
“He is intelligent, he knows how to get out of it very well and he has a lot of quality. His goal was fantastic. Due to the quality he has, he can play in any position. He’s not used to playing indoors, but he’s so smart he learns fast. »
A satisfaction shared by Rodrygo himself who displayed all his joy at having succeeded in providing such a successful performance.
“I’ve always had confidence, but last season I scored more late goals and now I’m scoring early too. I have just had a very good season and I want to continue like this. It’s impossible to replace Benzema, but I’m trying and I think it’s going well. Although I must say that I do different things from him, we changed the style of play a bit.
to summarize
While Karim Benzema was absent for the Madrid derby, he was replaced perfectly. What has more to Carlo Ancelotti. The Real Madrid coach spoke after the meeting to review the performance of his team.
