Ancelotti: “Too many games, absurd calendar. The Var has taken over the referees, we need to change” – Calcio

The future between the desire to stay in Madrid and the court of Brazil, the Champions League that returns, the Var to change. These are the topics touched by Charles Ancelottiwho spoke this morning on Radio Anch’io Sport on Rai Radio
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Ancelotti and the court of Brazil

Ancelotti is Brazil’s first choice, but he also has a contract with Real expiring in 2024. In short, everything is still at stake and obviously a lot will depend on how the season ends. Sure, Selecao’s call is strong, but the coach from Reggiolo reiterates that nothing has already been decided. “There is a beautiful saying that is right for the case: the wind carries away the chatter. And that’s right, I have a contract until June 30, 2024 and I would like to respect it”. And his son Davide will still be at his side: “He’s finishing the UEFA Pro coaching course in Wales, it will end in May, then he will be able to coach any type of team. It won’t be Basel, because they feel good here and we want to continue here The day he wants to start on his own, I think he will do it well”.

The Champions League against Chelsea and the derby

Come back Tuesday Champions with the first leg of the first two quarters, Real will be engaged on Wednesday at the Bernabeu against Chelsea, the same day as the Italian derby between Milan and Naples. “It will be a very balanced and very uncertain match. Would it be nice to meet again in Istanbul? Yes for Real, I think also for Milan, but everyone wants to get to Istanbul.” Ancelotti doesn’t believe that the 4-0 win by the Rossoneri on Spalletti’s team in the last match in the championship will have an impact. “It’s difficult to say who is more favorite between Milan and Naples: Napoli is having a fantastic season, Milan are more fluctuating, they come to this match with different motivations, but then the motivation will be the same: to reach the semifinals”. And what about instead Benfica-Inter“on paper, Benfica are better off, a team that has done well especially in the Champions League, but also in the Portuguese league. A solid team. Inter aren’t favourites, but they have the chance to make up for a fluctuating season.”

Ancelotti: “The Var must have changed a bit”

Good luck to Berlusconi (“We are all apprehensive and anxious, I am very attached to him, I hope everything goes well”), Ancelotti admits that he is not very happy with how the Var is applied: “At this moment he has taken over the arbitration decision, the Var is used too often. He was born to remedy clear and obvious mistakes, but now his intervention is too much requested, he needs to be changed a bit. There is still a lot of confusion about handballs. There could be an idea to put the effective time to avoid these maxi-recoveries. Some things can be done”. Close on Real, fresh from the home defeat against Villarreal which brought down the last hopes of a comeback: “It’s a very, too demanding season, there are too many games. There was a World Cup in the middle with 15 of our players involved, then the Spanish Super Cup in Arabia, the Club World Cup in Morocco in February: moral of the story from December 30 to March 20 we played every three days. In the championship of regularity, we were unable to have the continuity of Barcelona. The calendar is absurd “And even there something should be done. But we have to play in the final of the Copa del Rey and the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the season is still open. And let’s not forget that we have already brought home the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup”.