Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti on their 3-2 UEFA Champions League win over Napoli
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00:00 We'll have to identify with his name and the one in the middle.
00:02 You've been at the radio station in Spain. What are your thoughts on the game?
00:08 You had the first half under control, then in the second half Napoli were a bit tight, but you played a great game.
00:16 It was a complete, serious game. We played well in the first half, then we conceded the goal.
00:23 We controlled the ball well, we played well between the lines, we created chances and we got ahead.
00:31 The dynamics of the game changed after the penalty, where Napoli tried to put more pressure on us.
00:40 We suffered for 10-15 minutes, then we took back control and scored in the end.
00:50 How do you assess this game? A very controlled first half, a different second half.
00:56 It was a complete, serious game. We played well in the first half, we controlled the ball well, we created chances.
01:04 The dynamics of the game changed after the penalty, where Napoli tried to put more pressure on us.
01:09 We suffered for 10-15 minutes, then we took back control.
01:14 Hi, Carlos. Good evening. Fernando Burgos, Radio Estadio Noche.
01:19 We have told all our colleagues that this is the second best start for a new player in the history of Real Madrid.
01:29 Cristiano scored 9 goals in his first 9 games and that Jut Belingham has scored 8 goals and 3 assists in his first 9 games.
01:38 Everyone is surprised, maybe you are the least surprised, but you are surprised by everything that Belingham is doing
01:48 in this season's start and in his first games with Real Madrid, far beyond the goals and assists.
01:56 Yes, what surprises me is that Belingham is only 20 years old. It seems that he is not 30 years old.
02:01 His character, his personality, he is always well focused on the game, he knows what he has to do.
02:14 This is rare in a player who is only 20 years old.
02:18 The quality of his world, his physical strength, his ability, obviously surprises everyone.
02:31 You are surprised by Belingham's 7 goals and 3 assists, almost equaling Cristiano Ronaldo with 9 goals.
02:44 Yes, I am surprised because at 20 years old, if he had scored 30 goals, it would have been different.
02:50 I am surprised by his character, he is always focused and also has a lot of quality and physical strength.
02:55 Hello, this is Carlos, live for the La Cadena Ser.
03:00 You said that there were 10-15 minutes in the second half in which Napoli seemed to make you suffer more
03:06 and that the result was in danger, especially after the penalty.
03:08 You have again helped Luka Modric, who after the debate on the table, two games without warm-up,
03:15 half-time only in the Metropolitano, has come out with personality and doing what he usually does,
03:20 putting order in the middle of the field.
03:22 I would like you to value that half hour of Luka Modric that has come out when things have been worse.
03:27 Yes, the truth is that he has done what we expected he could do.
03:33 Putting his experience, his knowledge of football, at the service of the team.
03:39 He has done it perfectly, he has played 30 minutes at a high level.
03:43 This means that the player is motivated and that he can contribute.
03:48 The truth is that this is what each coach asks of a player who does not cry, who is a little angry,
03:57 who does not lose motivation and the desire to be able to contribute.
04:03 Luka in this sense has been fantastic.
04:05 As you said, there were 15 minutes in which you suffered and you used again the card of Modric,
04:13 who has shown personality to put order in the middle of the field.
04:16 How do you evaluate his performance?
04:18 Modric has done what we expected from him, he has brought his experience and put it at the service of the team.
04:24 He has played 30 minutes at a high level, he has been very motivated.
04:27 This is what a coach asks of a player who is a little angry and he has been fantastic.
04:32 I wanted to ask you if you expected Napoli to be like this after a bit of controversy at the start of the season
04:40 and above all if this is the right result for you.
04:42 I expected this game, this Napoli, yes.
04:47 Because it is a team that has a lot of qualities.
04:50 A well-organized team that plays football well, that has players and individuals who are very dangerous.
04:57 The result, in my opinion, is right because the first half was played at a high level.
05:04 If I expected Napoli like this, the result is fair.
05:10 Yes, I expected a team because it is a team that has quality, plays very well, has dangerous players and the result for me is fair.
05:19 MartÃn, from El Diario.
05:21 Yesterday you were very clear when you spoke about Kamabinga and his position on the left.
05:25 I want to ask you why you have come back to Kamabinga in that position.
05:29 First, the line-up did not want to put too much hand in a team that has done very well in Girona.
05:39 A very, very important game, we have done well.
05:42 I gave Rodrigo the opportunity to rest and he did well.
05:48 Kamabinga is a side, he is not a side, he is an inside player who plays with the side.
05:57 He helps us a lot in the exit of the ball because he is able to enter the field.
06:03 Because he is not just a side, he helps us a lot.
06:06 I think the first part was also because of his characteristics that we did well.
06:15 You spoke yesterday about Kamabinga and why you have chosen to put him back in that position.
06:25 Simply because I did not want to change the winning line-up of Girona too much.
06:31 Rodrigo has rested and has entered the field rested.
06:36 Kamabinga is not a third-back but he plays well in this role.
06:39 He is able to enter and the first half was fundamental.
06:42 Good evening, I am Olivier Lorenzo from El PaÃs.
06:45 There is a lot of talk about Bellingham and his contribution to the goal.
06:49 I would like to evaluate the game that has created the game.
06:52 Perhaps he has been more participative in the first half.
06:59 I think that the success of the first half in the attack was because of Bellingham's position.
07:05 Valverde and Rodrigo, who were behind, created a lot of doubts for Napoli in the halfway line.
07:13 I think we took the advantage because sometimes Bellingham entered there.
07:19 Napoli's pressure has not always been able to cut this position.
07:25 In this sense, as I said, Bellingham and Valverde have played an important role.
07:36 What is your opinion on the actions and opportunities created by Bellingham?
07:44 The first half was a positive one thanks to his role and position, which created many doubts for Napoli.
07:53 We took the advantage and Napoli's pressure has not always been able to stop us.
08:00 Valverde also made a positive contribution.
08:03 How are you, coach? I am Mario Cortegana from Atleti. Congratulations on the win.
08:08 We have not had the opportunity to see much because of the injury of Vinicius to Bellingham and Vinicius.
08:14 Today we have seen that they have connected very well, that they have understood very well
08:18 what is working the most with them and what is asking of that duo.
08:21 It is the key to the attack of your team. Thank you.
08:24 I think what we ask of Vinicius is that he looks for the position where he is best.
08:38 Sometimes he stays a little more inside, sometimes he plays on the outside.
08:44 In this sense, Bellingham adapts. When Rodrigo is on the outside, he puts himself more inside.
08:51 I think they have combined well. They have a lot of creativity in this sense.
08:58 Having both of them positioned by our left wing creates a lot of danger, without a doubt.
09:09 We have not seen much of Vinicius playing with Bellingham because of the injury.
09:14 What is your opinion of this duo?
09:17 Vinicius has to look for his position, the position where he is best.
09:22 In that case, Bellingham adapts. They can play on the outside and on the inside.
09:27 They are both very creative and on the left wing they certainly create a lot of danger.
09:33 Last question.
09:34 Good evening. You said that before your team was replaced by Napoli's first goal.
09:43 A play with a high ball in which Kepa was a little unfortunate.
09:48 Have you seen any doubts in previous games?
09:52 I don't know if it is normal, considering the circumstances in which Real Madrid has been incorporated,
09:58 that it has had to be almost an express incorporation.
10:01 Each player has his own characteristics.
10:06 I think Kepa is formidable between the sticks.
10:09 There is a save in the first half.
10:12 Obviously, he suffers a little in the air ball.
10:15 This is quite normal. He is not two meters tall.
10:18 I think no one is perfect.
10:20 I am also very handsome. I am not perfect.
10:23 No one is perfect. Neither are you.
10:29 On the high plays, Kepa seems to have to improve a little.
10:35 What doubts are there?
10:37 Each player has his own characteristics.
10:41 Kepa made a great save at the beginning.
10:43 He suffers a little in the air ball because no one is perfect.
10:46 I am also very handsome. I am not perfect.
10:50 Thank you. Bye.
10:52 Thank you.