The spouse of Actual Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde has strongly criticized supervisor Carlo Ancelotti following the group’s 3-1 loss to AC Milan within the Champions League.
Mina Bonino, Valverde’s associate, took to social media to slam Ancelotti’s choice to substitute her husband at halftime, together with teammate Aurelien Tchouameni, as Actual struggled to get again into the sport.
“It’s better that I keep quiet because they would take me to jail,” Bonino initially posted on her X account. She later doubled down, saying: “Brother, Fede plays best as a pivot and in recovery. What are you talking about? When are they going to understand once and for all that Fede is not a winger?”
Nonetheless, Bonino later claimed her account had been hacked and that she was not the supply of these messages.
Ancelotti defended his choice to withdraw Valverde, stating the participant was not 100% match as a consequence of again issues and didn’t appear to be at his greatest bodily.
The defeat by Milan was one other irritating night for Actual, who’ve now misplaced two of their 4 Champions League video games this season. In addition they path Barcelona by 9 factors within the La Liga standings after a 4-0 thrashing by their rivals final month.
Ancelotti acknowledged the strain he’s going through, saying: “When the team doesn’t perform at its best, the coach is responsible. But it’s very important that we all take responsibility.”
The Italian supervisor might be hoping to show issues round when Actual Madrid return to motion on Saturday in opposition to Osasuna in La Liga, earlier than the November worldwide break offers an opportunity to regroup.
