Ancelloti Lauds Rodrygo’s Performance Against Cadiz

Carlo Ancelotti has heaped praises on Rodrygo Goes for his man-of-the-match performance against Cadiz that shot the Los Blancos top of the league yesterday.

Coming from a controversial international break, the Brazilian international scored twice and assisted Jude Bellingham for Real Madrid’s third goal to sink Cadiz at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla last night.

Evidently, Rodrygo’s great effort against the Yellow Submarines made the difference for the Galacticos last night, but the fact that the 22-year-old played through a minor knee & tooth problem was shrouded.

“I found out 20 minutes before the game that I was gonna play. My tooth was a little sore, I had a little knee problem… But it went well,” he said post-match.

🗣️ Rodrygo: “I found out 20 minutes before the game that I was gonna play. My tooth was a little sore, I had a little knee problem… But it went well.” pic.twitter.com/dsQD2sFePB

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Ancelloti in his  post-match interview, referred to difficulties as an impetus that sometimes provides opportunities for added motivation in situations like this.

“Difficulties can sometimes provide an opportunity and added motivation. The players understood this perfectly well,” Carlo said.

He added: ” We’ve got some very important players out, but we’ve dealt well with players being out on other occasions and also today as the team played very well out on the pitch. The win today gives me a lot of confidence going into the rest of the games.”

The Gaffer on Rodrygo’s Brace

He said: “Rodrygo returned and made the difference today. Modrić picked up a hamstring strain and I think it’s nothing more than that. He played very well in a position that is not his on a defensive level.

“We played well, we played with quality, a good attitude and we controlled the tempo well. We’re very happy because the result looks straightforward after the game, but we had to set the game on the right course and we did so from start to finish.”

Rodrygo has notched up seven goal contributions in his last two La Liga games for Real Madrid.

Rodrygo has SEVEN goal contributions in his last two LALIGA games 👀

⚽️⚽️🅰️ vs. Cadiz
⚽️⚽️🅰️🅰️ vs. Valencia

On a tear ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/6m93KSbANA

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