Ancelotti on Espanyol defeat: "We deserved to lose"
Real Madrid suffered their second shock 2-1 defeat this week and Carlo Ancelotti was far from impressed with the LIga leaders' latest setback.
Carlo Ancelotti reflected on a 2-1 defeat to Espanyol as Real Madrid's worst performance since he returned to the club.
A miserable week for Los Blancos took another turn for the worse when they missed the chance to restore a three-point lead at the top of LaLiga at RCDE Stadium on Sunday.
Sensationally beaten 2-1 by Moldovan side Sheriff in the Champions League in midweek, Madrid went down by the same scoreline following goals from Raúl de Tomas and Aleix Vidal.
Karim Benzema pulled one back, but Ancelotti pulled no punches with his verdict after watching his side slip up before the international break.
Ancelotti: "We played badly, there is not much more to say"
The Italian said: "It was our worst game [of the season]. We played badly, there is not much more to say. We have to change our attitude this week.
"The defeat is not an accident because we deserved to lose. We are worried because two defeats in a row at this club is not customary and we must remedy this, correcting the errors."
Ancelotti says Madrid must reflect on their shortcomings during the international break.
He added: "We have started with an idea and the idea has changed with the first goal conceded. We were not able to keep calm and the idea and the team has been poorly positioned with the ball and without it.
"The approach was quite clear, I am not going to explain it now. The team has been very messy, with and without the ball. We have to fix it, I have discussed it with the players and they agree.
"Now comes the break. Sometimes it is better to play again immediately, but you have to use the break to reflect."