Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his team must “improve fast” after their 1-1 LaLiga draw against Las Palmas.
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Real Madrid must “improve fast”
Las Palmas took the early lead Alberto Moleiro’s fifth-minute goal before Vinicius Junior equalized with a second-half penalty.
Los Blancos finished the game with a draw for the second time in three LaLiga games.
Despite playing the full 90 minutes, Kylian Mbappe failed to score for the third straight game.
“It was a bad first half,” Ancelotti admitted in his post-match news conference. “It was hard for us to find the goal. We had to hang on, suffer a bit.
“The team wasn’t balanced, we weren’t moving the ball quickly. It was hard for us to win the ball back. Everything that happened [in the draw] against Mallorca. I didn’t see an improvement in the team. We must find an improvement fast, and I think we’ll find it.”
“It’s been hard for us to find the solidity we had last year. We can’t look for excuses, we have to improve fast, we have another game on Sunday.”
Madrid to turn things around this season
The Spanish champions began the season winning the UEFA Super Cup.
However, Madrid is currently four points behind LaLiga leaders Barcelona.
They host Real Betis on Sunday, before travelling to Real Sociedad after the international break.
Ancelotti knows that he has to device a plan for his squad to turn things around this season.
“I have to be clearer in the strategy on the pitch, to give clarity to the players. It’s been harder for us than we thought… These three games have shown me a lot of things that aren’t going well.”
“The play is slow, there isn’t much mobility, and without the ball it’s hard for us to be compact,” Ancelotti said. “We’re leaving spaces between the lines. The problem is clear, we have to find the solution … When there’s a problem, the coach has to take the responsibility.”
