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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti. Denis Doyle

Ancelotti rubbishes crisis talk after Real Madrid suffer back-to-back defeats

The Italian has watched his side’s winning streak come to an abrupt end with losses to Valencia and Atletico Madrid.

CARLO ANCELOTTI HAS rubbished talk of a crisis at Real Madrid following back-to-back defeats for the European champions.

Real suffered a 2-1 league loss at Valencia on Sunday — halting their 22-match winning streak, two short of equalling a world record — before going down 2-0 to city rivals Atletico in the first leg of their Copa del Rey last-16 tie last night.

Despite that breathtaking run prior to the turn of the year, some pundits have been quick to look for signs of panic amid their poor start to 2015, but Ancelotti scoffed at those suggestions.

“That’s a bit much [to say the club is in crisis],” he is quoted as saying by SportYou. ”We are not happy with these two games. We have to pick up a win again soon.

“We’ve got Espanyol on Saturday and then we play the second leg [against Atleti].

We have a chance, but not much. Atletico have the advantage and we have to give our all.”

Raul Garcia opened the scoring from the spot after being hauled down by Real captain Sergio Ramos in the box, before Jose Gimenez headed a second 14 minutes from time.

“We controlled the match until the penalty,” Real coach Ancelotti added. ”In the latter stages of the match we did not do well.

“In the first half, with more control, we needed more efficiency and depth. Furthermore, Atletico defend very well, always together.”

The return leg takes place next Thursday at the Santiago Bernabeu.

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    Mute Kieron Duffin
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    May 10th 2016, 10:34 AM

    What are ya’s on about who’s paying who ? It’s no advertorial ! Am I the only one surprised and delighted them girls are getting a kit deal worth €60,000 ? I remember in my own county the great Wexford camogie team of the time having to scrimp and save to get a bloody holiday, even though they won an All Ireland, went so far that they done bag packing in Dunnes FFS ! Imagine the men doing that !!! Ladies sport, OK, it’s debatable that it’s not as entertaining as the men’s game but they don’t deserve to be treated as second class citizens ! Fair play girls, f@€( the begrudgers.

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    Mute Leo Lowe
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    May 10th 2016, 10:38 AM

    Is a yas anything like a yak?

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    Mute Kieron Duffin
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    May 10th 2016, 10:43 AM

    Stay off the internet when you’re drunk like a good lad.

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    Mute Mark Ryan
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    May 10th 2016, 10:52 AM

    Kieran.. Maybe you should sponsor the Wexford team if you feel so strongly about it..

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    Mute Kieron Duffin
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    May 10th 2016, 10:54 AM

    Maybe I did Marc.

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    Mute Jumperoo
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    May 10th 2016, 9:15 AM

    I reckon this piece should be marked as an advertorial for McKeever Sports/thegaastore.com

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    Mute Arthur Pewty
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    May 10th 2016, 11:38 AM

    Fair play to them. Sporting legends and really need to be recognised so…

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    Mute paddy
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    May 10th 2016, 12:37 PM

    Yeah Arthur absolute legends known throughout the country

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    Mute An_Beal_Bocht
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    May 10th 2016, 7:03 AM

    Is that the old style crest? How come the men aren’t allowed use that?

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    Mute Donncha Ó Ríordáin
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    May 10th 2016, 11:41 AM

    can’t vouch for the ladies team continues with the old crest but I’m fairly sure the men’s team brought out the new crest which was in turn copyrighted by the county board. whatever way you look at it there was money involved.

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    Mute Paul Collins
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    May 10th 2016, 12:00 PM

    The crest used here is the coat of arms of Cork City. The Cork GAA teams (i.e. the mens) came up with a new crest a few years back. I assume that because the Ladies Gaelic Football Association is (bizarrely) not a part of the GAA they can’t use it…

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    Mute An_Beal_Bocht
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    May 10th 2016, 4:14 PM

    Ya Donncha, I know in Tipp and other counties it was a trademark issue and county boards came up with their own makey upey ones and I’d imagine it was money related indeed. Which begs the question are county boards now run like companies just like pro clubs?

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    May 10th 2016, 7:27 AM

    Is it just me or does the adidas gear look crap when you know it’s sort of fake

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    Mute Lad
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    May 10th 2016, 12:35 PM

    Fake?

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    Mute Ollie Watson
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    May 10th 2016, 3:18 PM

    @lad I’m pretty sure no one working for adidas apart from the factory workers in Pakistan know about the gear still a great deal though

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    Mute Coco Beware
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    May 10th 2016, 12:25 PM

    Bet Anna Geary will be looking savage in it oh & Aisling Thompson too, sexy ladies

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    Mute Veronica
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    May 10th 2016, 5:22 PM

    @coco expect Ann Geary has retired from inter county playing now..

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    Mute Trevor Beacom
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    May 10th 2016, 7:46 AM

    Free kit for the next three years…..a saving for the cork county board. If its a print (white on the inside) its shit just like the o’neills ones

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    May 10th 2016, 9:11 AM

    Yeah the county jerseys are the same price as soccer ones but the county jerseys are poorer quality

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    Mute Tony Mcgrath
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    May 10th 2016, 9:33 AM

    Who is paying who for this article

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    Mute Veronica
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    May 10th 2016, 5:24 PM

    About time the girls got something, they always play better & win more then the guys do.. Cork GAA hasn’t won hurling since 2005 & Football since 2010, shame on them…

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    Mute paddy
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    May 10th 2016, 12:35 PM

    Sixty grand wow it must be a really popular game

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    Mute Kieran Fitzgerald
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    May 10th 2016, 6:13 PM

    Jesus that’s ugly.

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