Ancelotti Blames Players: A Stark Warning After the Draw
Disappointing start:
Everything looked so good as Ancelotti , with that Cuadrilla del Arte formed by Bellingham, Rodrygo, Mbappé and Vinicius, that it seemed that Madrid was going to walk around in each of the 38 games of this League. But football, like life, demands that you go to death in every action, in every dispute. Mallorca, technically very inferior, gave their all to alleviate the indisputable superiority of a Madrid that in the first half did establish itself.
But after the break a level of complacency arrived that took its toll. The 1-1 tastes bad. A low point. A point of reflection. Surely the maestro Ancelotti will soon analyse the problem and will not take long to give the team the impulses that were lacking today in Son Moix..
he first goalscorer:
“God helps those who get up early,” says the wise saying. Or if you prefer, “he who strikes first strikes twice.” In fact, the verb to strike includes the word “goal.” Well, that’s what Rodrygo did, opening his scoring in the first white goal of this League, which promises afternoons and nights of satin white when the team acquires Ancelotti that cruising speed that it now lacks.
In Mallorca I remember how Michael Owen debuted in the first match of the 2004-05 League with a great assist to Ronaldo Nazario, which gave the three points to the team of the irreducible Camacho. In Son Moix, Mourinho debuted in the League with worse luck (0-0), in that afternoon that left Canales and Pedro León unfairly pointed out.
But I remember leagues that started in a great way, like that of 1994 with an imperial 1-4 at the Pizjuán, with Jorge Valdano at the helm (that League was eventually won by Madrid with ease).
It only took Iván Zamorano 14 seconds to open the scoring before beating the team from Nervión. And of those in the current squad, Gabi ‘Teletipo’ reminds me that they made their debut at the start of the championship:
Carvajal, who scored the first goal (2018-19), Valverde in 2020-21, when he was still ‘El Pajarito’, Lucas Vázquez in 2022-23 Ancelotti (against Almería) and Rodrygo, against Athletic Club in San Mamés, in the last league (the second was scored by Bellingham in his debut). The Brazilian repeated today with a tremendous goal that opened the scoring. His drive towards the Slovakian Greif’s crossbar was unstoppable. In fact,
Rodry was the best of the trident. Neither Vini nor Kylian had their afternoon Ancelotti …
Bad refereeing after that Ancelotti said:
It’s not complaining for the sake of complaining. But my eyes saw a possible penalty on Mbappé after an incredible run by the Frenchman (Maffeo grabs him so that he falls and can’t face Greif) at the start, as well as a red card forgiven to Maffeo himself for intentionally stepping on Vinicius’ calf with his studs. Or a clear grab by Valjent on Militao in the six-yard box that the VAR didn’t want to review. Ancelotti Last night we saw how Barça benefited from a ‘penalty’ called on Raphinha and a second yellow card forgiven to Cubarsí with a world ahead of him. These are details, but that’s how it is…
Vermilion lordship after that Ancelotti said:
Two years after the unpleasant Mallorca-Real Madrid of two seasons ago, with
a public denunciation of Vinicius included, the Balearic club behaved in a stately manner with its high-class visitor. Ancelotti First, it left the kick-off to Rudy Fernández, a great basketball legend with Madrid and Spain, born here in Palma 39 years ago. Before, Arrasate’s men made a corridor for Ancelotti’s troops for their sixth European Super Cup.
And in the Box of Honor was Rafa Nadal, a self-confessed Real Madrid fan but also a recognized fan of the team from his beautiful native island. These were the most pleasant notes for a champion stuck against an exemplary Muriqi, who ended Courtois’ streak.
The Pirate was a pain in the ass. Ancelotti This week it’s time to go to the couch.
