The atmosphere is growing in the Real Madrid dressing room during the victory in Valencia

Real Madrid He pulled off an extremis win against Valencia on Friday night, as they return to action after the Christmas break. However, there was little in the way of festive spirit in the dressing room.

According to Marcomanager Carlo Ancelotti was incredulous at what he saw at half time, as his side went into the break a goal, because of the “apathy, laziness, lack of sacrifice and help for his teammates team” from many of the players. The Italian manager raised his voice during his team talk, in what has been described as the second moment of tension between him and his players this season. He reminded them that the leader of the League was on the line, but remembered the players for their negative attitude, and the lack of work in defense.

The first moment of tension came after successive defeats to Barcelona and AC Milan, when Ancelotti called a team meeting to try to change the direction of the team. Despite the defeats at Liverpool and Athletic Club, Ancelotti has been pleased with the reaction since. However, against Valencia, there were signs of the attitude that saw Los Blancos in their first crisis of the season.