Ancelotti: "We won the game with a very strong first half, and struggled more in the second"
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Carlo Ancelotti spoke to the media gathered at the Coliseum press room to discuss Real Madrid's win over Getafe on LaLiga matchday 33: “The goal was to take three points and we did that, with a very strong first half, and then we struggled a bit in the second because Getafe pressed us more and we found it hard to keep control of the ball."
“It's true that in the last few games we've been more solid at the back, we're lacking a bit of a clinical edge up top. We were better in the first half, but in the second, we should have been more decisive with our counter-attacks."
Knocks for Camavinga and Alaba
“We'll have to assess them tomorrow but both Camavinga and Alaba have muscle issues in their leg, so it's hard to see them making it back for Saturday. The only option for Saturday is Fran García.”
Arda Güler
“He played inside and he did it in his own way, a very good performance showing great quality and a sense of calm. It's a system we haven't used all that much. In a 4-4-2, he can't play in the centre or only on the inside right. In a 4-3-3 he can do a great job on the inside because he works really hard too. He's lacking a bit of aggression in his duels but he has so much quality, not just with the goal but his all-round play. His future is more likely to be there than playing further forward. It might sound crazy now to think of him as a pivot, but he could certainly play that role in the future. He has immense quality in building the play."
The Copa del Rey final
“It's a final and perhaps they are favourites. But a final is a final and anything can happen. In the final, we could play a 4-4-2 with six midfielders and no striker. We have to defend well and I'm sure we'll do that and create chances up the other end too."
Endrick
“He had two chances. He couldn't have done any better with the first one, and with the second, he may have been offside but he can't be doing that. He's young and he has to learn but he has to shoot as well as possible and quit clowning around. There's no room for drama club in football."
Brahim as an option for the Copa final
“He's an option. He dropped off a bit in recent games but he's come back strong. He didn't play for long against Athletic Club but he did very well. It was a complete performance from him today in every sense."
Could Rodrygo having scored just once in the last three months go against him with a view to the final?
“Statistically, he has to play, because if he's gone all that time without a goal, he'll have to get one sooner or later. He always scores in these kinds of games and I have absolute faith in him."