Simeone's Praise for Ancelotti Ahead of Atlético - Real Madrid: 'He is Better...'

The tough match that the white team has against Atlético de Madrid in the Champions League tonight will be extremely important. The Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti has a very important responsibility ahead of this match. However, the one who seems to want to take the pressure off the Italian is none other than Simeone.

The coach of the red-and-white team has decided to praise his merengue counterpart in an inexplicable way. "Ancelotti is much better than me," said the Argentine just before the European Madrid classic. Nevertheless, some might take this as a kind of release to take all the pressure off himself.

It should not be forgotten that this coach is the highest-paid in the world and is always in the eye of the storm. Therefore, putting all the pressure on his rival's shoulders will be the best possible option to avoid any blunder.

An Interesting Tactic

The South American coach has been criticized on several occasions because he is the highest-paid in his field by far. Therefore, it is somewhat curious to see how, from one moment to the next, he decides to praise the one who is his main rival today.

The Italian coach has a track record and, above all, a history as a coach and footballer that is enviable to many. However, coming from a highly anti-Madrid institution, it is strange to hear this kind of thing from the rival coach.

Contrary to what some might think, this could be more of a strategy than a real compliment. All in order to take off as much pressure as possible for a team that must qualify by all means. Moreover, their hunger for revenge can make them use any kind of strategy to win.

His Tricks Won't Work

We have already seen in previous moments how this kind of thing doesn't end up working and, in many cases, ends up having the opposite effect. Ancelotti starts with all the possible pressure that Madridism puts on him and wants to win for them. Therefore, this kind of trickery never works with Real Madrid.