Discontent Last Night in the Madridist Bench of El Chiringuito. Many explanations about Real Madrid's defeat in Seville that distances them from the top. Edu Aguirre's was the most direct, criticizing the players.
The Madridist panelist of Josep Pedrerol absolved Carlo Ancelotti of responsibility. He pointed directly at the players, accusing them of playing "walking."
"The Players Were Walking"
This is how Edu Aguirre argued: "Ancelotti has done juggling to have an eleven. Without Militão, Alaba, Carvajal... and the defense has held up. And Madrid is competing.
It's a very difficult season. For all coaches, because there are many injuries, but especially for Real Madrid. Extremely difficult.
I think Ancelotti is fitting the pieces very well. Can he tweak two or three things? Yes, but yesterday was a matter of the players. Yesterday the players were walking."
He continued: "It's a mistake by Ancelotti, although Asencio will be a starter on Tuesday. Ancelotti has his share of the blame.
"We Would Be Killing Ancelotti in El Chiringuito"
I wouldn't have taken Mbappé off, but I imagine El Chiringuito today if Mbappé plays the 90 minutes and Madrid ends up losing 2-1. We would be killing Ancelotti because he didn't dare to take Mbappé off, because Endrick scored two goals.
The difference is that Betis played the match of the year and Madrid played the match before the most important match of the year.
The players were thinking about Atlético de Madrid.
Ancelotti is a good coach, but with the players Real Madrid has, as soon as they run and come together, they can beat anyone and yesterday they were walking."
Pedrerol's Version... or Florentino's?
Josep Pedrerol, who weeks ago called Carlo Ancelotti "the best coach in the world," did not share the same opinion. He did criticize Ancelotti at the start of the program:
"'We won't win on Tuesday like this,' says Ancelotti, who in the 75th minute takes off the best of the squad: Mbappé.
'We won't win on Tuesday like this,' says Ancelotti. And Asencio doesn't play because Ancelotti doesn't want him to. Ancelotti, managing like this, you won't beat anyone."
And, attention, Josep Pedrerol's speech is not his own, and his criticism of Ancelotti confirms that the hunting season against the Italian coach has opened.
The discontent reaches the command post.