The Real Madrid boss believes it is futile to focus on
stopping individuals in Saturday's Clasico and admits he is happy to see
Barcelona earmarked as favourites.
Carlo Ancelotti has ruled out any specific tactical plans
to nullify the threat of Neymar in Saturday's Clasico clash between Barcelona
and Real Madrid.
The Brazilian is poised to make his debut appearance in
Spain's most anticipated fixture, but Ancelotti believes it would be futile to
focus on a plan to stop the 21-year-old when the Blaugrana are blessed with a
wide array of attakcing talent.
"We cannot think of a plan to rein in Neymar because
if there is one for him, we must have others for [Lionel] Messi, Alexis
[Sanchez] and [Andres] Iniesta," he told a press conference.
Barcelona are favourites for the fixture despite not
having beaten Madrid since 2011, but Ancelotti believes that could work to his
side's advantage.
"I do not know who is the favourite. Everybody
thinks that is Barcelona and for us this is not bad," he continued.
"The timing is good for us. The match is very
difficult but last week was good and we improved a lot in all aspects. We can
do well in the Camp Nou.
"I have confidence in them. The last time they
played at Camp Nou (a 3-1 victory in the Copa del Rey in February) was a great
game. We are very excited.
"The key is to have courage and personality to play
football, not only to defend. We need character to go to Barcelona and try to
play."
The match kicks off at 18:00CET on Saturday.
Culled from Goal
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