Madrid (DPA/States Perform)
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said he understands Marco Asensio’s anger after being on the bench in the match that his team won over Mallorca 4-1 in the sixth round of the Spanish Football League.
Asensio, who was linked with a departure from the Santiago Bernabeu during the last summer transfer window, participated in only 17 minutes with Real Madrid in all competitions this season.
Asensio became angry when Ancelotti preferred to include Dani Carvajal instead of the injured Lucas Vazquez in the 71st minute of the match, so that the Real Madrid winger threw one of the warm-up shirts before kicking a water bottle on his way.
When asked about the incident, the Italian coach said: “We would have included Mariano Diaz and Asensio if we had not advanced by 1-2, and Lucas Vazquez was injured, and we only had one substitution and I did not think about making that substitution.”
He explained: “If he is angry, I agree with him, this is normal and means that you want to play and feel important. In this period, he was the most affected player in the team and I take that into account, I totally agree with his anger and nothing happened.”