Ancelotti Explains Last Season's Setback

The former head coach of Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, reflected on his final season with the club. At the end of May, the Italian manager stepped down from his position at the "Royal Club" to take charge of the Brazil national team.

"What went wrong? We lost all our key defenders.

Carvajal and Militao were sidelined, and Rüdiger played with a serious injury. Fortunately, Raul Asensio from our second team stepped up and performed well.

I also had to frequently deploy Valverde on the right flank of the defense and Tchouaméni in central positions, which led to a shortage of midfield players. The lack of solidity in defense cost us trophies.

I do not think this issue was related to Kroos, as we had adapted our game with other midfield players," Ancelotti said in an interview with Diario AS. In early June, Xabi Alonso was appointed as the new head coach of Real Madrid.

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