Ancelotti insists that fear is a positive thing after Koeman stated that they won’t play the Madrid team with fear.
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has contradicted the word of Ronald Koeman saying ‘fear is a positive thing’.
Ancelotti will travel with his squad to camp Nuo on Sunday for the first El classico of the season.
Madrid got their season back on track with a 5-0 away Champions League victory at Shakhtar Donetsk this week after three games without a win before the international break.
“Worry is normal, sometimes fear too,” Ancelotti said in a news conference on Saturday. “They are positive feelings.
“If you aren’t scared, you face a lion thinking it’s a cat. Fear is a positive feeling. Confidence is necessary.
“In my opinion I have a strong team with players with a lot of quality, not just technically or physically, but mentally above all.”
“It’s something that happens to you before a game, sometimes before a training session, sometimes afterwards.
“It is quite constant. But it’s a good feeling, not a bad feeling. Fortunately I’m not terrified by a game ever… I think there are worse things in life than losing a game.”
Ancelotti further stated that Eden Hazard and might not feature in the game as he just came back from injury.
“Talking about who will play tomorrow wouldn’t be right, I haven’t told the players yet, but our idea is clear,” Ancelotti said. “The team is ready, we’ll have Carvajal and Hazard back.
“Hazard is fine, he has trained well, Carvajal too. But it’s difficult to put a player who has coming back from injury in from the start. The important thing for us is he could be useful at any moment.”
