Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti Eyes Improvement After 2-1 Win Over Real Betis
Real Madrid coach
Carlo Ancelotti conceded there was room for improvement but still felt
his side deserved a 2-1 win in their Primera Division opener against
Real Betis.
New coach Ancelotti, taking charge of his first competitive match since replacing Jose Mourinho, believes Madrid were full value for the victory but admitted they were far from firing on all cylinders - especially at the back.
"I told the players that the first game is never easy. We had a good pre-season and we are excited. We didn't play well, but that's normal," he told reporters.
"The most important thing is to win the match, and I think we deserved to win because we created many opportunities to score."
He added: "We can improve. We've had some good combinations, especially out wide. The problem above all was defensive.
"It was a problem of balance. There was too much space between the lines. Betis played a good game. Our players have been playing with their national teams this week and in the physical aspect Betis were better."
Ancelotti caused a surprise before kick-off when he opted to name Diego Lopez in his starting XI in place of long-serving club captain Iker Casillas.
Mourinho's decision to replace Casillas with Lopez for the latter half of last season caused a massive stir but Ancelotti opted to continue with the latter.
Ancelotti said he made his choice on the day, explaining: "As I said, they are decisions based on minor details, but that's the decision I made.
"Diego Lopez was the goalkeeper for this match and we'll see for the next game. I spoke with Iker, who is very professional. He wants to play and that's good. Diego played and he was the goalkeeper today."
Meanwhile, the 21-year-old Isco was delighted to make a dream debut for the club, although he too admitted they can do better.
The 21-year-old, who joined from Malaga for a reported 27million euros this summer, said on his club's website: "We started with a win at home, which is important. It's the first goal I've scored from a header in La Liga and I am very happy to win three points.
"We were a little surprised by Betis, but it's the first match of La Liga, we need to improve but it was important to win".
"We need to work a bit harder, but we have a good feeling about Madrid for the rest of the season."
Madrid
looked like they would have to settle for a draw at the Bernabeu as
they remained locked at 1-1 with Betis heading into the final stages.
However, summer signing Isco Alarcon popped up in the 86th minute to power home a header and earn Madrid the points.New coach Ancelotti, taking charge of his first competitive match since replacing Jose Mourinho, believes Madrid were full value for the victory but admitted they were far from firing on all cylinders - especially at the back.
"I told the players that the first game is never easy. We had a good pre-season and we are excited. We didn't play well, but that's normal," he told reporters.
"The most important thing is to win the match, and I think we deserved to win because we created many opportunities to score."
He added: "We can improve. We've had some good combinations, especially out wide. The problem above all was defensive.
"It was a problem of balance. There was too much space between the lines. Betis played a good game. Our players have been playing with their national teams this week and in the physical aspect Betis were better."
Ancelotti caused a surprise before kick-off when he opted to name Diego Lopez in his starting XI in place of long-serving club captain Iker Casillas.
Mourinho's decision to replace Casillas with Lopez for the latter half of last season caused a massive stir but Ancelotti opted to continue with the latter.
Ancelotti said he made his choice on the day, explaining: "As I said, they are decisions based on minor details, but that's the decision I made.
"Diego Lopez was the goalkeeper for this match and we'll see for the next game. I spoke with Iker, who is very professional. He wants to play and that's good. Diego played and he was the goalkeeper today."
Meanwhile, the 21-year-old Isco was delighted to make a dream debut for the club, although he too admitted they can do better.
The 21-year-old, who joined from Malaga for a reported 27million euros this summer, said on his club's website: "We started with a win at home, which is important. It's the first goal I've scored from a header in La Liga and I am very happy to win three points.
"We were a little surprised by Betis, but it's the first match of La Liga, we need to improve but it was important to win".
"We need to work a bit harder, but we have a good feeling about Madrid for the rest of the season."
Nigerian Army Creates New Division
By: Bayo Oladeji on August 19, 2013 - 2:06am
As
the battle against the Boko Haram sect enters its final stage, the
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Azubuike Ihejirika has created an Army
Division that would take over the war from the Joint Task Force (JTF)
and this would mean other sister forces might be asked to withdraw from
the operation.
LEADERSHIP recalls that since the declaration of the State of Emergency by President Goodluck Jonathan, the Army has been combing all the sect’s camps and this has, among other things, led to the killing and arrest of many of the terrorists, but not without casualties on the side of the Army.
The military has vowed to ensure the sect is weeded out just like the Maitatisine sect and this has led to the re-inforcement of its soldiers with those who returned from Mali.
The Defence Headquarters, which issued a statement yesterday in Abuja, signed by its Director of Information, Brig-Gen Chris Olukolade, which disclosed this new development, states the JTF would hand over to the new Army Division today.
“The command of the ongoing internal security operations in the North East will tomorrow (Monday) enter a new phase as the control of the mission reverts to the Army Headquarters. Accordingly, a new army Division has been created and will take off to continue the counter-insurgency operation with immediate effect. Coming three months into the mission to stamp out terrorism in the North East,” it said.
This development is in line with the plans laid out for the conduct of the operations to execute the mandate spelt out in the State of Emergency declaration by the President, Commander-in-Chief. The phase being concluded on Monday was executed by a Joint Task Force composed by troops drawn from the Services of the Armed Forces as well as other security agencies who conducted Operation BOYONA”.
The statement disclosed further that Code-named Operation BOYONA, an acronym was derived from the names of the 3 states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa covered by the State of Emergency declaration, the effort was meant to constitute the first phase of the counter-terrorists operation. And with this new development, “The Nigerian Army will now be solely in charge of the operations, but still under the routine guidance of the Defence Headquarters.”
A General Officer Commanding (GOC), in the rank of Major General is being proposed to command the new Division which will have its Headquarters in Maiduguri. He is due to take over Command and the assets of the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force. The new Division is to continue with the conduct of counter-terrorists operations in the North East which comes under its Area of Responsibility.
LEADERSHIP recalls that since the declaration of the State of Emergency by President Goodluck Jonathan, the Army has been combing all the sect’s camps and this has, among other things, led to the killing and arrest of many of the terrorists, but not without casualties on the side of the Army.
The military has vowed to ensure the sect is weeded out just like the Maitatisine sect and this has led to the re-inforcement of its soldiers with those who returned from Mali.
The Defence Headquarters, which issued a statement yesterday in Abuja, signed by its Director of Information, Brig-Gen Chris Olukolade, which disclosed this new development, states the JTF would hand over to the new Army Division today.
“The command of the ongoing internal security operations in the North East will tomorrow (Monday) enter a new phase as the control of the mission reverts to the Army Headquarters. Accordingly, a new army Division has been created and will take off to continue the counter-insurgency operation with immediate effect. Coming three months into the mission to stamp out terrorism in the North East,” it said.
This development is in line with the plans laid out for the conduct of the operations to execute the mandate spelt out in the State of Emergency declaration by the President, Commander-in-Chief. The phase being concluded on Monday was executed by a Joint Task Force composed by troops drawn from the Services of the Armed Forces as well as other security agencies who conducted Operation BOYONA”.
The statement disclosed further that Code-named Operation BOYONA, an acronym was derived from the names of the 3 states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa covered by the State of Emergency declaration, the effort was meant to constitute the first phase of the counter-terrorists operation. And with this new development, “The Nigerian Army will now be solely in charge of the operations, but still under the routine guidance of the Defence Headquarters.”
A General Officer Commanding (GOC), in the rank of Major General is being proposed to command the new Division which will have its Headquarters in Maiduguri. He is due to take over Command and the assets of the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force. The new Division is to continue with the conduct of counter-terrorists operations in the North East which comes under its Area of Responsibility.
Nigerian Army Creates New Division
By: Bayo Oladeji on August 19, 2013 - 2:06am
As
the battle against the Boko Haram sect enters its final stage, the
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Azubuike Ihejirika has created an Army
Division that would take over the war from the Joint Task Force (JTF)
and this would mean other sister forces might be asked to withdraw from
the operation.
LEADERSHIP recalls that since the declaration of the State of Emergency by President Goodluck Jonathan, the Army has been combing all the sect’s camps and this has, among other things, led to the killing and arrest of many of the terrorists, but not without casualties on the side of the Army.
The military has vowed to ensure the sect is weeded out just like the Maitatisine sect and this has led to the re-inforcement of its soldiers with those who returned from Mali.
The Defence Headquarters, which issued a statement yesterday in Abuja, signed by its Director of Information, Brig-Gen Chris Olukolade, which disclosed this new development, states the JTF would hand over to the new Army Division today.
“The command of the ongoing internal security operations in the North East will tomorrow (Monday) enter a new phase as the control of the mission reverts to the Army Headquarters. Accordingly, a new army Division has been created and will take off to continue the counter-insurgency operation with immediate effect. Coming three months into the mission to stamp out terrorism in the North East,” it said.
This development is in line with the plans laid out for the conduct of the operations to execute the mandate spelt out in the State of Emergency declaration by the President, Commander-in-Chief. The phase being concluded on Monday was executed by a Joint Task Force composed by troops drawn from the Services of the Armed Forces as well as other security agencies who conducted Operation BOYONA”.
The statement disclosed further that Code-named Operation BOYONA, an acronym was derived from the names of the 3 states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa covered by the State of Emergency declaration, the effort was meant to constitute the first phase of the counter-terrorists operation. And with this new development, “The Nigerian Army will now be solely in charge of the operations, but still under the routine guidance of the Defence Headquarters.”
A General Officer Commanding (GOC), in the rank of Major General is being proposed to command the new Division which will have its Headquarters in Maiduguri. He is due to take over Command and the assets of the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force. The new Division is to continue with the conduct of counter-terrorists operations in the North East which comes under its Area of Responsibility.
LEADERSHIP recalls that since the declaration of the State of Emergency by President Goodluck Jonathan, the Army has been combing all the sect’s camps and this has, among other things, led to the killing and arrest of many of the terrorists, but not without casualties on the side of the Army.
The military has vowed to ensure the sect is weeded out just like the Maitatisine sect and this has led to the re-inforcement of its soldiers with those who returned from Mali.
The Defence Headquarters, which issued a statement yesterday in Abuja, signed by its Director of Information, Brig-Gen Chris Olukolade, which disclosed this new development, states the JTF would hand over to the new Army Division today.
“The command of the ongoing internal security operations in the North East will tomorrow (Monday) enter a new phase as the control of the mission reverts to the Army Headquarters. Accordingly, a new army Division has been created and will take off to continue the counter-insurgency operation with immediate effect. Coming three months into the mission to stamp out terrorism in the North East,” it said.
This development is in line with the plans laid out for the conduct of the operations to execute the mandate spelt out in the State of Emergency declaration by the President, Commander-in-Chief. The phase being concluded on Monday was executed by a Joint Task Force composed by troops drawn from the Services of the Armed Forces as well as other security agencies who conducted Operation BOYONA”.
The statement disclosed further that Code-named Operation BOYONA, an acronym was derived from the names of the 3 states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa covered by the State of Emergency declaration, the effort was meant to constitute the first phase of the counter-terrorists operation. And with this new development, “The Nigerian Army will now be solely in charge of the operations, but still under the routine guidance of the Defence Headquarters.”
A General Officer Commanding (GOC), in the rank of Major General is being proposed to command the new Division which will have its Headquarters in Maiduguri. He is due to take over Command and the assets of the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force. The new Division is to continue with the conduct of counter-terrorists operations in the North East which comes under its Area of Responsibility.
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