Ancelotti: Fighting in all leagues is a great illusion

The Italian Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, spoke at the press conference presentation regarding the Royal encounter against Valencia on Thursday at Santiago Bernabeu in the postponed game from the 17th  round of La Liga. Ancelotti was satisfied with his team’s performance against Real Sociedad on Sunday and sees his players on the right track. “We played a good game and repeated the good thing we did with Atlético and against Villarreal in the second half. Against Real, it was a complete game from the first to the last minute. The team is improving in every way, the players are improving their physical fitness and the performance of the team will grow,” he analyzed. Nor was he too concerned about being five points behind Real Madrid compared to Barça. “We have the rhythm of last year, Barcelona has done better. I don’t know if it is many or few, but we are confident that we can fight to the end. We have seen improvement in this period and we reach a very good level. We are going to fight in all competitions. A slightly more complicated month of January could be foreseen, we came out quite well and I think now the good things will come for us,” he said. Ancelotti confirmed the return of Carvajal and Tchouaméni for the match against Valencia: “They are both doing well. The recovery plan has been quite long, but they are one hundred percent ready to play. Alaba is still missing a bit,” he said. He referred to Saudi Arabia’s interest in recruiting Benzema and Modric for a league that has just entered Cristiano Ronaldo and is sparing no expense. What would happen if the Frenchman or Croat knocked on his door for advice, they asked him. I don’t think they need my advice. The legends of Real Madrid must stay with Real Madrid,” he interrupted.