Ancelotti goes on attack but Real failings so clear

Spanish football pundits have a neat phrase called the ‘ataque del entrenador’.

Ancelotti goes on attack but Real failings so clear

While difficult to translate exactly into English, it describes a brainwave by a coach who surprises everyone before a game with what he thinks will be a tactical or selection masterstroke.

As suggested by the word ‘attack’, these attempted masterstrokes seldom work as hoped.

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