The Italian coach was not impressed by his side's
performance and has insisted they must improve if
they are to be successful this term
Carlo Ancelotti has voiced his discontent with Real
Madrid's showing in their narrow 2-1 win over Elche in
La Liga on Wednesday evening.
A controversial stoppage-time penalty dispatched by
Cristiano Ronaldo saw Madrid eventually bag the full
three points, but Ancelotti warned his side that if they
played at the same level on Saturday they will have no
chance of beating cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid.
"I am not happy. We need to play differently. We
suffered a lot during the match, particularly during the
closing minutes of the match. Playing the way we did
today, we are not going to win the derby," the Madrid
coach said at a press conference.
"We need to play better, with more intensity and more
personality. We didn't have control of the game in the
second half. The only important thing is that we won
but that's not enough. We need to improve."
Ancelotti also briefly discussed the referee's decision to
award the match-winning penalty and claimed that
Pepe, who won the spot-kick, stressed the official made
the right call.
"It is difficult to talk about the penalty, because you
can't see properly when you are on the bench.
"I talked to Pepe and he told me that it was a clear
penalty."
Madrid currently sit third in La Liga trailing leaders
Barcelona and second-placed Atletico by two points.
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