Ancelotti: “The team got the job done and I’m pleased”
“We played a kind of match we’re not used to”, explained the coach.
Carlo Ancelotti spoke to the media in the press room at the Estadio Príncipe Felipe following Real Madrid's win in Cáceres: “Rodrygo produced a moment of brilliance. It was a tight game, hard-fought. There was lots of fight on display, a lot of long balls. The team got the job done and I’m pleased because it wasn't the kind of match we're used to”.
“I was impressed with Hazard's performance. It's tough to assess how the players did today because it was impossible to play. It was a real long-ball game and the smaller players like Hazard and Rodrygo struggled. He delivered during the time he was on the pitch and did what was asked of him”.
Second clean sheet in a row
“I never felt in danger in the tie. Individual quality came up against a pitch where we couldn't pass the ball crisply. That's why we opted for more long balls and we were able to adapt. I like what I saw all round, from start to finish. We knew we'd be up against it in this kind of atmosphere. We didn't take any risks at the back and we've kept a clean sheet for the second game in a row'.
“I was impressed with Hazard's performance. It's tough to assess how the players did today because it was impossible to play. It was a real long-ball game and the smaller players like Hazard and Rodrygo struggled. He delivered during the time he was on the pitch and did what was asked of him”.
Second clean sheet in a row
“I never felt in danger in the tie. Individual quality came up against a pitch where we couldn't pass the ball crisply. That's why we opted for more long balls and we were able to adapt. I like what I saw all round, from start to finish. We knew we'd be up against it in this kind of atmosphere. We didn't take any risks at the back and we've kept a clean sheet for the second game in a row'.
“You can’t play football like this. For me, this isn’t football. It’s another nice sport because smaller teams go up against bigger ones. It’s good for the fans, but they also want to watch good football.”
Cacereño
“They played really well, closed us down and pressed high up the pitch. We didn’t keep hold of the ball enough and we didn’t perform how we normally do, but we were competitive.”
On lifting the Copa del Rey trophy
“The team has the quality to compete for every competition it’s in.”
Cacereño
“They played really well, closed us down and pressed high up the pitch. We didn’t keep hold of the ball enough and we didn’t perform how we normally do, but we were competitive.”
On lifting the Copa del Rey trophy
“The team has the quality to compete for every competition it’s in.”