Crisis meeting in the Real Madrid locker room

Real Madrid had accustomed us to more serenity. The reigning Spanish and European champion remains on two bitter defeats at Santiago-Bernabéu, in La Liga against long-time rival FC Barcelona (4-0), and against AC Milan in the Champions League (3- 1). Certain attitudes seen on the ground have not gone unnoticed and have been the subject of criticism from the Spanish press. It must be said that between Vinicius’ criticism of the referee, Bellingham’s insults, Mbappé’s performances and even Valverde’s wife’s post, there was plenty to do…

Even Carlo Ancelotti’s future is under threat. The Italian coach seems to have lost track a little in recent weeks when faced with players who no longer meet his demands all the time. As proof, Real is the team that runs the least since the launch of this Champions League campaign. Players who no longer make the effort for each other means something is wrong tactically, but also in the locker room. There is an urgent need to act to the point that the technical staff undertook a crisis meeting with the entire locker room on Thursday morning.

Ancelotti takes the problem head on

This is what reveals Marcaalso giving the content of this meeting. The atmosphere was tense but there was no outpouring of anger either. The coaches pointed out what had been done well but also distributed the bad points, without naming those responsible. Certain data was put forward to support the staff’s comments. Some players would then have been surprised by some figures. There was also talk of solidarity and phases of play, with particular emphasis on the action leading up to Milan’s second goal on Tuesday evening.

Overall, everyone agrees that this meeting was constructive. It was a question of commitment to everyone, of searching for solutions. Ancelotti also appeared with rare energy. Certain problems were highlighted and, again according to MarcaThursday’s session was particularly dynamic. It is now a matter of putting all these instructions into practice on the pitch, starting on Saturday against Osasuna at the Santiago-Bernabéu (2 p.m.). Another poor performance against one of La Liga’s surprise teams would mean even bigger shocks.