Ancelotti: "We are focused on winning this Supercopa"
The Real Madrid coach points to his players' hunger for silverware and says they are confident ahead of the final against FC Barcelona
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti appeared at the press conference at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh on Saturday with confidence in his team. He showed that Real Madrid is focused on winning Sunday's final. Far from thoughts of "sextets", Ancelotti was clear about winning all the competitions in which Real Madrid team is currently involved: "We are focused on winning the Super Cup, and we feel confident".
"Our objective is to fight in every the competition and in all the games rather than to win all the titles", he said. "We have to do it step by step". "All the titles are important for us; they give us motivation and confidence to have a good atmosphere", he insisted, so his phrase regarding the Supercopa was: "We will try it".
Carlo Ancelotti predicted a final in which his team will have to play very well to win against Xavi Hernández's team. "To win against Barcelona, you have to play hard in all ways, attacking, controlling the ball... The key is not intensity, the key is to play a complete game in all aspects," he explained.
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"La clave para jugar contra el Barça no es la intensidad, la clave es hacer un partido completo en todos los aspectos.
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In that sense, Ancelotti said he did not have the feeling that Barcelona is more motivated for the match. "We fight every day for this moment, a final; the team is motivated, as always, and comfortable because the players are used to this kind of pressure".
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— RFEF (@rfef) January 14, 2023
"Luchamos cada día para esto, para llegar a una final. El equipo está motivado".
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According to the Italian coach's opinion, his team is never tired of winning titles. "They started winning in 2013, they are still winning, they want more and I don't think this hunger will ever stop", said Ancelotti, while finishing by pointing out: "We are a very demanding club that doesn't allow us to think that".