that Ancelotti and the dressing room are settling in and seeing green shoots | Relief

At Real Madrid, every defeat is a drama, and therefore every time it occurs, an already established process is activated. First, the coup is followed by mobile messages from the top of the club to the base; Then hours pass, the pulse calms down, and the next day the accident is analyzed from all sides. This scenario is usually possible in such a winning club. However, this point has been reached too often this season. And there are those who are already moving in their place. Not only because there are more red squares in the balance than we would like, but also because there is behavior in the club that is annoying.

Real Madrid’s nightmare at Liverpool being devoured at Anfield exposed the reality of this team, ravaged by injuries, with poor performances buoyed by Courtois and with Mbappe’s hole as unexpected as it was alarming. The Frenchman’s blocking and uncertainty showed when the referee awarded a penalty to Lucas Vazquez. While most of the players celebrated the decision, Kylian kept his head down, knowing he had the responsibility to equalize. His body language gave away his ghosts and ultimately failed. This lack of character is starting to bother more than one person. But There was something worse for the club than this mistake or the final score of 2:0, which This drops the team to 24th place in the Champions League. The big reproach is the conformity that was seen in the statements of Ancelotti and some football players after the end of the disaster.

“I liked the team because we competed well against the toughest opponent on the continent. The path is: to become a team again,” Ancelotti said. This is the same message that comes from the stand: “We compete well within the situation; We are on the right track.” No one in the noble zone disputes that before them was the best Liverpool of recent times, the leader of the Champions League and the Premier League. However, what excites the team is that both the coach and most of the locker room see green shoots in the dark night. “This is Madrid, some people don’t know where they are…” was one of the criticisms that could be heard in the corridors of Valdebebas yesterday.

The speech of the headquarters and the detachment is not directed towards the gallery. They claim that the team has changed since the defeat to Milan, with more rallies in defense and improved coordination. That night was followed by two good wins against Osasuna (4-0) and Leganes (0-3), which confirmed the feelings they said they had at Anfield. Despite the defeat. The real leader (Vinicius) didn’t play; the defense consisted of patches (Valverde de twoAsensio youth team…); the false number 9 is Brahim; in Liverpool (Camavinga) one of the columns broke… Everyone takes their share of the blame, but considers the situation reversible. Hence the slogan that they wanted to convey to the media. However, the club did not like this arrangement.. The discomfort did not reach the level of those words of Schuster in 2008 that led to his dismissal (“It is impossible to win at the Camp Nou”), although they gnashed their teeth.

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Thus the peace is once again broken and through the cracks comes the noise that, above all, surrounds Mbappe and Ancelotti. Although in a different way. Bye French has equal parts care and faith, because they believe that time will remove the black cloud, speed up their adaptation, awaken the leadership that no one knows where it is, and restore its effectiveness, With the coach, the looks of disbelief increase. The atmosphere was already tense after the sad defeats in the Clasico (0-4) and in the match with Milan (1-3). So much so that, as Relevo reported on November 23, Carletto He was eventually so shocked that Solari, the club’s director of football, was warned that he would become coach if the Italian lost, an extreme that no one at the club wanted.

Ahead lies the aupa calendar, which will act as a road sign. The results will indicate one path (possibly continuity) or another (signatures and decisions). Up to seven games in 22 days: Getafe (1-D), Athletic San Mames (4-D), Girona (7-D), Atalanta (10-D) and Rayo (14-D) before Madrid will play for another title – the Intercontinental Cup (18-D). D). They will end the year on the 22nd, hosting Sevilla. Five matches that will show the state of their health in La Liga, a Champions League meeting in Bergamo, a key to their future in the tournament, and a trophy that is seen as an oasis and emotional springboard. .

Ancelotti himself, as always, is the most confident of his return. He looks strong and has never thought about taking a step aside. He believes there will be a reaction and feels supported by the players. For this reason, despite the anger over the statements, the coach and his team insist they are on the right track.