The three defeats in the three clásicos played in 2023 do not mean that the Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, is going to tweak his system at the Camp Nou, to look for a comeback in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals. , and pointed to making "faster transitions" as the main change to be made by his players. In addition, he believes that "tomorrow -by Wednesday- it's our turn to win." The Italian appeared at a press conference almost at the same time as Xavi Hernández.
"The idea is not to go crazy to score a goal because you can do it in the 90th minute," Ancelotti said after directly ruling out that he was going to make a change to the system, answering a resounding "no" when asked about a possible modification to the drawing. .
"We have to play a complete game handling the ball. In the first leg we controlled the game well but the truth is that we didn't reach the goal many times. Making faster transitions is an important aspect, but we won't go crazy to score a goal. We must play a complete match because if you do, you will score the goal", he added.
Once the modification of the drawing was ruled out, a 4-3-3, Ancelotti pointed to the surprise factor in other aspects that can occur during the match.
"In small details you can surprise a team, but it's difficult to change the system when you've been with it for a year. You can surprise your opponent but it's more dangerous to create it in your own players. I don't advise a change of system, small details on the ball stopped you can give the surprise but the rest is going to surprise you to yourself and it is not suitable", opined.
Despite the defeats, the Madrid coach is satisfied in the tactical aspect of what his team has shown in the last two clásicos, the 0-1 defeat at the Santiago Bernabéu in the Copa del Rey and 2-1 in the Santander League after being annulled a goal from Marco Asensio in the final minutes when the game was tied.
"You have to assess that we've done well in the last two games, obviously we don't just look at the result, just as we don't when it's positive. In the last two clásicos we've competed, they were even, we were very close to winning at the Camp Nou. I can make a different line-up of course, likewise the line does not change. We want to play a complete game because the last two at the level of play have not gone badly", he highlighted.
