Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has admitted that the team is struggling to find the kind of solidity they had last season.
The Italian tactician made this known on the backdrop of the team’s 1-1 draw against Las Palmas on Thursday in La Liga.
Speaking after the game, Ancelotti stated that It’s difficult for him to look for the right play at the moment.
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“It was a bad first half. It’s difficult for us to look for the right play at the moment. We have to hold on and suffer a bit because the team isn’t well balanced. We’re not quick in our movement and it’s hard for us to win the ball back. It’s everything that happened against Mallorca, I haven’t seen any improvement. We have to look for a quick solution and we’re going to find it.
“We are struggling to find the solidity we had last year. We can’t look for excuses now, because the calendar is tight and we have another game on Sunday. I have to be clearer in my strategy to give the players clarity. It’s proving more difficult for us than we thought. We have to work and focus on what we have to do. Fortunately, these three games have shown me a lot of things that are not going well.
“I’ve noticed that our game is slow, there’s not much mobility. The ball comes to the strikers when the opposition has already dropped to defend, without the ball it’s difficult for us to be compact and we leave spaces between the lines. The problem is quite clear.”
