Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid coach, breathe after beating Osasuna (4-0) at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, after two heavy consecutive defeats against FC Barcelona (0-4) and Milan (1-3) on the same stage.
The Italian coach was not even asked by journalists during the press conference about him and Osasuna. He also did not mention the rojillo club during his public appearance after the 4-0.
Ancelotti assured that although the board had initially closed the door to reinforcements during the winter market, the scourge of injuries he suffers, particularly in defense where against Osasuna, he added the losses of Éder Militao and Lucas Vázquez to those of Dani Carvajal and David Alaba, provokes an evaluation to be signed in the coming months.
“I don’t know, we will evaluate it in the next few months. There is nothing to do now,” try to collect as many players as possible and then we will evaluate what we can do in January,” Ancelotti told a press conference.
For the moment, the Real Madrid coach has confirmed that Raúl Asencio, Castilla central defender, will remain with the first team after his good debut against Osasuna.
“Raúl played very well, with personality. He delivered the ball on the second goal, it was a nice surprise and We have to thank the work they did with him in the quarry, especially Raúl who worked very well with a player we need at the moment,” he admitted.
“Now I no longer think about the transfer market. While waiting for the Christmas holidays, we have matches to prepare with the players we have. Today Valverde played right back, which I think is good, Raúl made a significant contribution to the team. We have it and since we did it well last year, we will do it this year,” he added.
Ancelotti He regretted what happened in the first half against Osasunaduring which the injuries to Rodrygo Goes, Éder Militao and Lucas Vázquez occurred. The blame was directed towards the schedule and the number of matches his players faced.
“Three injuries in the first half, it’s quite strange. The demands of this schedule which sometimes do not allow players to rest, they arrive at matches less fresh than normal and the risk of injury is higher. “It’s a general problem, not just for us,” he said.
