The Real Madrid boss says the Portuguese has already contributed superbly to the team’s season
and says he is ambitious enough to win trophies
despite his “full cupboard”
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and says he is ambitious enough to win trophies
despite his “full cupboard”
>Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti says he would be happy with Cristiano Ronaldo’s efforts this season even if he failed to score again in 2014-15.
The Portugal star has a staggering 50 goals in 47 appearances so far this term but has failed to score in his last three matches.
Against Almeria on Wednesday, the Santiago Bernabeu announcer credited Mauro dos Santos’s own goal as a Ronaldo finish, prompting the 30-year-old to wave a finger to indicate he was not the scorer despite his battle against Lionel Messi to win the Pichichi prize hotting up.
Ancelotti, however, says Ronaldo’s contribution to the campaign has already been strong enough to mean he does not need to score again to earn his coach’s thanks.
“If Cristano doesn’t score from today until the end of the season I would still be happy. He has already scored 50 goals this season,” he told a press conference after the match.
Madrid’s 3-0 win over Almeria has moved them back to within two points of Barcelona and Ancelotti is refusing to give up the title race – despite his already impressive trophy cabinet.
“We are convinced that we can win the four remaining games in La Liga. We are not worried about Barcelona’s results,” he said.
“My cupboard is already full, but I have ambition for this club, the players, the fans.”
Ancelotti opted to hand the likes of Asier Illarramendi, Jese Rodriguez and Keylor Navas a starting berth on Wednesday but says he will not rest players in their next game against Sevilla despite the looming Champions League final with Juventus.
“Illarramendi played very well in Vigo last Sunday. He has total confidence from his coach,” the Italian added.
“Sevilla? I will play the best XI. It is a very important
match for us. We will work to win.”
match for us. We will work to win.”
Finally, the former AC Milan boss stressed that Martin Odegaard need not be rushed into first-team action after the teenager was an unused substitute against Sergi’s side.
“Odegaard is still very young and he has all the time left to still make his debut,” he added.
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