Carlo Ancelotti is a man who, at least publicly, always gives off a certain serenity and tranquility. It is clearly not the type of coach that we see getting angry in front of the cameras or offering remarkable media outings. But internally, Carletto knows how to raise the tone when he considers that it is necessary and that his players need to be referred.
And this is what happened on Saturday, during the half-time of the shock against Atlético, while the Merengues were led 1-0 following the goal of Julian Alvarez in the first period. In the locker room, the Italian tactician pushed a big rant, who notably aimed at 4 of his players: Kylian Mbappé therefore, but also Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo, those nicknamed the Fantastic Four in Madrid.
Ancelotti was waiting for more
Information revealed by Marca Who indicates that Ancelotti was annoyed by the little intensity deployed by his four stars on the lawn, and he did not hesitate to make them understand. Clearly, he did not appreciate what they proposed, also believing that they were too individualistic during the first period, both in defense in terms of the efforts made when Atlético had the ball, in attack in attack in attack , where they each played for their apple.
The Madrid newspaper reports that Encelotti did not take tweezers and that he was very direct in his way of talking to the players. He even threatened them: “Either we do what we had prepared, or there will be changes”. A message that went well since on the return from the locker room, the Real Madrid stars displayed a completely different face and managed to raise their level. But Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius and Company are warned: there is no question of resting on their laurels …