After Asensio freak out: Ancelotti shows understanding

At Real Madrid, the lack of playing time for Marco Asensio caused an outburst of anger. Carlo Ancelotti does not scold or punish, but shows understanding for the frustration.

Marco Asensio made 42 competitive appearances last season. Although he only played a little more than half of the games from the starting XI and full commitments over 90 minutes were clearly the exception rather than the rule. And yet he played an important role in Carlo Ancelotti’s team.

In the current season, however, the situation is different. The offensive player has only played 17 minutes of the seven games so far. A brief substitution in the Champions League when the opening game against Celtic Glasgow was already decided, and another on the second day of the league.

Asensio with frustration: “He suffers the most”

Apparently, a lot of frustration has built up in the 26-year-old in recent weeks. When he realized in the duel with RCD Mallorca on Sunday – as a native Mallorcan – that he would not play again, he raged on the bench.

He threw off his shirt, kicked bottles aside, threw a jersey off the bench – where he reluctantly sat down, arms crossed.

Apparently Carlo Ancelotti is not thinking about a penalty for the freak out.

The opposite is the case. When asked about the incident, the coach explained his understanding (via sports picture): “Asensio is angry, I understand that, that’s normal. It shows that he wants to play, that’s important.”

“He’s suffering the most in the team at the moment, I know that. But Marco is an important player for us, I totally understand his anger,” Ancelotti continued.

Words that may sound good to the player, but don’t help him at first. For the Spaniard, assignments that he apparently vehemently demands will be significantly more important than what his coach says.

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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as.