The manager of Real Madrid admits the lack of commitment of the team in the loss of Barcelona

Manager of Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti he admitted that his team did not commit to the plan they had against Barcelona in the final of the Spanish Supercup, suffering a close defeat. Blancos face Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey on Thursday night, but the Galician side were barely mentioned after the Clasico.

Ancelotti was heavily criticized in the hours after his 5-2 defeat, but he noted that it was only one game, and his team was still in all their other competitions, and in a good position to win. One of the things he highlighted about the Clasico was that his team lacked “team commitment”.

“The lack of commitment is collective, it is not an individual commitment. The evaluation of the match was a poor defensive plan in all areas of the field. Nothing more to add.”

On several occasions he was asked to diagnose the problems that led to their second heavy defeat to Barcelona of the season.

“I have to clarify one thing, this is a press conference and not a debate. We already had that with our players and the coaching staff. Doing it here does not seem to me the most appropriate thing.”

Earlier this season, Ancelotti noted that he believed some of the criticism leveled at him was unfair. He was asked if the most hurt of the paths from his side is that they are not well prepared for the games from him.

“It doesn't bother me at all because the team is working well. It doesn't bother me because it's not the truth.”

With his earlier comments, it was suggested that the will and desire on his part could be questioned.

“The word commitment is used many times because it is a very important aspect of the game, which adds to the quality is what makes you successful. Having everything together is what we lacked, but the important thing is to put together the individual commitment, as a group”.

The Blancos reached their first Copa del Rey tie against Deportiva Minera, and will face the Celtic side that has been up and down this season, but generally dangerous. The Galicians showed how much after a narrow defeat 2-1 to Real Madrid to Balaidos. That said, Claudio Giraldez's side have struggled far more away from home.